limerod@reddthat.comM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 9 months agoMinimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboardwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1232arrow-down114
arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkMinimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboardwww.notebookcheck.netlimerod@reddthat.comM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoWhy do these phones always miss the mark?
minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·9 months agoI’m just annoyed that they sell uncomplicated phones, but they are always hundreds of dollars. Just put an eink screen on a cheap SOC price around $40.
minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months ago$40 is way too low. Economics of scale do not apply for such a niche product. $140-180 should be doable.
Why do these phones always miss the mark?
Expand on that thought…
I’m just annoyed that they sell uncomplicated phones, but they are always hundreds of dollars. Just put an eink screen on a cheap SOC price around $40.
$40 is way too low. Economics of scale do not apply for such a niche product. $140-180 should be doable.