eink case for android

[Luffy]

Originally Posted by Lemurion

I'm 52 years old, with crappy vision and I read a lot on my phone, largely because I always have it with me. It's a Galaxy Note 4 with a 5.7 super AMOLED screen at some ridiculously high resolution. I can read on it for hours, and have done so more than once.

Doesn't the battery 'betrays' you when you're stuck somewhere, e.g in a waiting line or at the doctor's? Can anyone read for more than a couple of hours on their phone?

[meeera]

Originally Posted by Luffy

Doesn't the battery 'betrays' you when you're stuck somewhere, e.g in a waiting line or at the doctor's? Can anyone read for more than a couple of hours on their phone?

I don't read on my phone much - just when caught short without my Kobo - but I have a charger that runs off my wheelchair battery, so I pretty much never run out of charge.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by meeera

I don't read on my phone much - just when caught short without my Kobo - but I have a charger that runs off my wheelchair battery, so I pretty much never run out of charge.

Q: "My battery runs down fast!"
A: "Get a battery powered wheelchair."

Don't think that's an option for the majority of people here

(or you can see it this way: every disadvantage has an advantage!)

[meeera]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Q: "My battery runs down fast!"
A: "Get a battery powered wheelchair."

Don't think that's an option for the majority of people here

(or you can see it this way: every disadvantage has an advantage!)

The question was "Can anyone read for more than a couple of hours on their phone?"

[John F]

Originally Posted by Luffy

Doesn't the battery 'betrays' you when you're stuck somewhere, e.g in a waiting line or at the doctor's? Can anyone read for more than a couple of hours on their phone?

I'm guessing I could read for 4x a couple of hours on my phone (in regards to battery life).

[Cinisajoy]

Portable battery packs to read longer on a phone.

[kacir]

Originally Posted by meeera

"Can anyone read for more than a couple of hours on their phone?"

I can.
I do not use it as a phone, it doesn't have a SIM card installed.
It works as a backup e-book reader, camera, small Android tablet, viewer of CAD and tiff drawings when in building site ...

I haven't measured reading hours, but it is much more than a couple of hours.

[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by Luffy

Doesn't the battery 'betrays' you when you're stuck somewhere, e.g in a waiting line or at the doctor's? Can anyone read for more than a couple of hours on their phone?

I have read for hours on my Note 2 and the battery does just fine since it is in airplane mode. 99% of the time. I will make my call and put it right back into airplane mode.

[Luffy]

Okay thanks for the response guys! I was going by the battery of my Kindle Fire, which depletes quickly enough. I feel squirmy whenever any e-reader of mine is low on power. Hence the question.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by meeera

The question was "Can anyone read for more than a couple of hours on their phone?"

I know, just thought that your response was funny.

I can.
I do not use it as a phone, it doesn't have a SIM card installed.
It works as a backup e-book reader, camera, small Android tablet, viewer of CAD and tiff drawings when in building site ...

I haven't measured reading hours, but it is much more than a couple of hours.

I never really timed how long I can use my phone with the screen turned on. I mostly use my phone as MP3 player (Spotify), but the screen is off then (though I do use it as a phone, with wifi and bluetooth default on). I don't use apps like facebook, twitter, whatsapp and such, but even with wifi and bluetooth default on, I get 2 days use out of it (when using it as MP3 player for around 6 hours per day). So I think I should be to read more than a couple of hours on my phone, if I really had no other option (I think the screen is the wrong dimension for comfortable reading).

I know I can still read for a couple of hours on my (aging) 8" windows tablet...

[trocchietto]

it looks as we are going to the right direction
https://www.wired.com/2016/05/get-re...ctronic-paper/

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by trocchietto

it looks as we are going to the right direction
https://www.wired.com/2016/05/get-re...ctronic-paper/

That article is 5 months old and has almost nothing to do with e-ink and android. It is talking about other commercial uses for e-ink. Mostly for stores and their barcodes.
Except that short bit about popslate and it's very limited use e-ink.

2 screens heavier. Possibility of breaking one real easy. Must have a cover for the one not in use.
Besides are there even enough people that want one to even justify the research and development costs?
Maybe someone should start a crowdfund to see if there is enough interest.
I mean one would only need to raise about $75,000 to maybe get it off the ground.

[trocchietto]

I found a definitive solution considering the samsung note 7 did not come in the end: a samsung galaxy tab s2(8.0 inches)+yotaphone 2 double lcd eink+ power bank for tablet. hi hi 660 grams and less than 650 eur