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Originally Posted by HarryT
Most people want to use smartphones for watching YouTube videos, playing games, etc. eInk is fine for "dumb" phones (and that's where it's currently used) but I really don't see it being a particular attraction for a smartphone. Why do you think it would be?
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1. I'm not ready for most vendors' pricing on data plans. Still too much for
me. Get off my lawn with those prices for 250MB.
2. I recently lost a 8yo readable-in-sunlight Nokia 3588i in a cab,
went for another "dumb" phone (Samsung) and I quite simply
can't use it during daylight hours unless I look for shade
somewhere. It's beyond absurd. I could read the 3588i's display
whenever, wherever.
3. I'd like SOME device consolidation. My "smart" unlocked GSM Samsung
6310 (Android 4.x) is my constant companion, but again -- can't really
see the thing outside during waking hours, so I never bothered to buy
an American SIM to phonify it.
If I have to wait until I get home to play some tunes, read news, etc, I can handle that, but a phone you can only use under highly specific situations? I feel like Maggie Smith in "Downton Abbey": "Is this an instrument for communication or torture??"
[Edit: I see from teh Google that the 3588i had an LCD STN (super-twist nematic) screen, which has gone the way of VHS for phones. Pending e-ink phones being for realz, I want that kind of experience back.)