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Originally Posted by orebmur
Producers like Onyx are notorious for mediocre software on their readers. They are not alone, IMHO Boyue is even worse.
Do you really think they would be even remotely capable to provide a serious smartphone if their flagship products still leave so much to desire?
The one thing all those e-ink readers suffer from is subprime software. For my purposes, with the arrival of 10 inch readers the hardware is all there already, but the software is still similarly insufficient. You might get more speed for the money hardware-wise but if the provided software doesn't become significantly better there is no point for it.
For e-ink phones, better have a look at existing products like the HiSense A6 or the Yotaphone offerings. |
I agree, I don't think they could provide a serious regular smartphone experience compared to other manufacturers. But, despite the lower end hardware and, yes, the need for software development, I think they could produce a limited/basic useable eink only smartphone that doubles as ereader/note taking device. They have tried (and failed) before so it is possible they might try to manufacture such a device again sometime in the future... I would be willing to give it a go if they did.