The Coolest E-Ink Smartphones You Can Actually Use

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You know what drains my phone faster than anything? Well, it’s the display.
You know what causes eye strain when staring at the screen? Well, it’s the display.

In this article, we will show you 5 unique smartphones, made to help you with these issues and some more.

Let’s check out these E-ink-based smartphones designed to help you minimize phone distractions, improve your eyes health, and keep your battery for days.

1. Mudita Kompakt

Instead of wasting hours a day on social media, this phone will help you get back to the basics without unnecessary apps.

You will find calls, texts, a calculator, maps, and a camera. Also, there is E-reader functionality, so instead of scrolling through your feed, you can actually finish that book you always forget about.

2. TCL NXTpaper 60 Ultra

TCL NXTpaper 60 Ultra Eye Care smartphone

This one is wild. TCL created a display that switches between a normal full-color screen and a black-and-white E-ink style at the push of a button. It is not an actual E-ink display, yet it is really close.

With this TCL smartphone, you can actually switch from color when needed to e-ink mode for more battery, and to protect your eyes.

3. Minimal Phone

Minimal Phone Black and white display phone

The Minimal Phone is a unique device that impresses not only with its display, but also with its full-size QWERTY keyboard!

The innovative smartphone offers an E-ink display, fingerprint sensor, NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and headphone jack. It’s minimalist, but not like caveman-minimalist. Basically, you can look at it as a black-and-white BlackBerry.

4. Bigme Hibreak Pro Color E-ink

This phone comes with a color E-ink display, which allows you to browse websites and see colorful images. Bigme even throws in a fingerprint reader, camera, GPS, and an infrared remote control (yes, you can use your phone to boss around your TV).

5. Light Phone 2

The Light Phone 2 was one of the first big names in the “leave-me-alone” phone movement, rocking an E-ink display and only essential apps. No Instagram, no Twitter, no Candy Crush… Just life.

With this phone, you will literally use the phone app and have your life back.

Other smartphones worth mentioning

Kingrow K1 is from 2019 and is kind of vintage at this point. If you can find one, it’s like owning a rare Pokémon card.

Hisense A9 is a sleek, smart, and pretty much the Kindle of smartphones.

InkPhone Duo is just a concept for now, but it promises a dual-screen setup with both E-ink and LED. Could be the best of both worlds… of course, if it ever comes out.

Final Words

And that’s the world of E-ink smartphones! Honestly, I’d love to see more of these: affordable, functional, eye-friendly devices that don’t make me feel like I’m glued to a neon billboard.

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