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Originally Posted by shalym
Yes. I use my phone as a phone, and to check email while on the road. If I am trapped somewhere with no e-reader, I will use it to read, but that happens very rarely. The most important thing for me is how good it connects to the network--If I need to make a call or check my email, I NEED to do it. If I can't connect, the phone is a useless piece of garbage that is adding weight to my purse.
Shari
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99% of the time my phone is just dead weight in my pocket.
Of the 1% of the time I do use it, two thirds of the time it's as a phone. Checking Email and Mobileread is the rest.
The reason we don't see a mass market eink-only phone (it *has* been tried) is that eink's calling cards (very low power and outdoor readability) are offset by their higher price compared to LCD, limited availability, and distinct hardware needs. On cellphones the biggest draw on the battery is the radio not the screen so switching to eink buys (relatively) little added battery life.
There *should* be a niche for an eink phone but it may not be profitable enough to last.
http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/ei...ext-to-nothing
http://www.yankodesign.com/2014/10/2...nk-cell-phone/
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