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Originally Posted by binaryhermit
It is possible there might be something similar, someone on better financial footing might buy the tech and release something, potentially even called yotaphone (their trademarks are for sale too), it's an interesting idea.
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Hisense, a Chinese company, make a very similar phone, the Hisense A2 Pro:
https://eyestraintreatment.com/review-hisense-a2-pro/
They also have an even newer model which has a frontlight on the eink side, the Hisense A6:
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...s-nice-videos/
However, the Google Play Store cannot yet be installed on the A6 model which is why I opted for the A2 Pro instead. A very nice device although I really lament the lack of a frontlight.
Personally, although I really like my dual screen A2 Pro, I think such phones are a bit gimmicky. I would much rather have a decent single screen eink phone and I suspect that many of the people drawn to such devices feel the same.
Instead of having the colour screen which I don't really need, it would have been nicer if they had opted for a better camera instead. The camera on the A2 Pro is really quite mediocre.
If such companies were to produce a really high quality specialized eink phone, I think they would find an eager market. Instead, they produce a phone with mediocre specs which doesn't really satisfy anybody's needs/desires.
Although it is sad to see the demise of Yotaphone as it leaves less competition in the market which often serves to drive innovation, perhaps it will spur somebody on to really re-examine the concept and produce a high quality dedicated eink phone instead.