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e-Ink Tablets

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Are there any e-ink tablets that also support being used as a phone (full sim support)?

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[–] phillycodehound 1 points 1 year ago

Nope not that I'm aware of nor would it be really good right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well there ARE E-Ink phones like the Hisense A9 and similar but I don't know if this is what you're looking for or not.

https://goodereader.com/blog/reviews/hands-on-review-of-the-hisense-a9-4g-e-ink-android-11-smartphone

[–] pinballcartwheel 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, that's definitely closer to what I'm looking for, will see if it'll work for me.

[–] SpaceNoodle 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] WeirdGoesPro 2 points 1 year ago

Doesn’t everyone shout at their books in public?

[–] pinballcartwheel 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm looking for an e-ink tablet I can also use for a multi-purpose tablet. Simultaneously my phone is getting really old, but I don't make many phone calls, so I'm looking to see if I can potentially roll that use case into a single device rather than buying multiple.

[–] SpaceNoodle 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

e-ink is not multipurpose yet. Refresh rates are still extremely low, and color is highly limited. If you want to scroll, view color images, or watch video, e-ink is not the ideal solution.

You also probably don't want to be making phone calls on a tablet. You might think about a cheap little flip phone.

There are e-ink smartphones out there which might hit a couple of your criteria, but there's no killer device yet.

[–] pinballcartwheel 1 points 1 year ago

Ah well, worth a shot asking anyway. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

None that I know of.

Seems cellular capabilities are low on the list for eink device makers.

Even the Boox Palma doesn't have a sim card. Crazy