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apollyon0810 t1_j2np4ua wrote

It will be great for people that don’t typically use their phones all that much. Or the visually impaired where this might be easier to see. And think of the battery life!

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nitish_anand99 t1_j2obdi5 wrote

What ever happened to color E ink displays? My watch, Pebble time had it and it had animations that were miles smoother than a traditional e ink black and white display.

Also Pebble time will be one of the GOAT in smartwatches. RIP.

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C00catz t1_j2ogt09 wrote

Most kindles still use them. And the vast majority of Garmin watches use them too. I recently got a Garmin forerunner 255s cause I missed my pebble. It’s got 10 days of battery life, e-ink (technical memory in pixel), and can track my exercise nicely.

Not quite as many smart watch features as I remember my pebble having. But I never used any of those anyways. Basically just want some notifications on my wrist + activity tracking.

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randybruder t1_j2ohmfr wrote

They're asking about "color E-ink" displays, not E-ink

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C00catz t1_j2ohyyz wrote

Oops, then ignore the first sentence about kindles. The rest still applies.

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randybruder t1_j2oig94 wrote

I mean you're talking about memory in pixel displays which is completely different technology from color E-ink

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C00catz t1_j2ojyxb wrote

They were talking about pebble watches, which use memory in pixel technology. It seems terms like e-ink and e-paper are often used when a display is actually using MIP (at least for watches).

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randybruder t1_j2okadk wrote

They were talking about the Pebble Time, which had a color E-ink display not memory in pixel technology

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C00catz t1_j2okyh3 wrote

Oh shit, is memory LCD different than memory in pixel lcd? I assumed they were the same

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randybruder t1_j2oluq1 wrote

Oh that stretches the limit of what I know, I just remember the Pebble Time being specifically a color E-ink display (that I re-confirmed on Wikipedia before posting) and, like nitish_anand99, remember a time where that technology seemed like it was growing in popularity to then disappear—while the regular E-ink screens have stuck around like most E-readers and a surprising number of phone manufactures

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C00catz t1_j2onzz6 wrote

Yeah I was looking at that Wikipedia page too. I was looking at the summary part at the top where it say’s the display is e-paper and specifies the tech is memory lcd.

I might just be confused here, cause I can’t find anything on the difference between memory lcd and memory in pixel lcd.

I also remember when it seemed like the tech had died off completely after pebble went bust. And I didn’t realize there was anything similar that’s still on the market until I started looking at garmin watches last summer.

Idk if the tech is actually the same. But it has all the key characteristics I was looking for: minimal battery impact, reflects sunlight so it’s easy to see in the day, relatively fast refresh rate, and a colour screen (even if the colours are a little washed out).

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CatInAPottedPlant t1_j2olf0e wrote

> the vast majority of Garmin watches use them too

Isn't that just the Instinct? I have a Fenix 7 and it certainly doesn't have an e-ink display.

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C00catz t1_j2om2ty wrote

I think the fenix, epix and venu might use normal lcd or oled. But all the forerunners I looked at when getting mine use memory in pixel.

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CatInAPottedPlant t1_j2onr62 wrote

They're MIP, the Fenix is too. They're not e-ink though and don't have the same drawbacks that e-ink displays do. MIP displays are still LCD.

Not trying to be pedantic, I think MIP is pretty dope actually.

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abarrelofmankeys t1_j2onw5j wrote

I have a vivoactive music 3. It has color eink too, and looks pretty solid. The newer ones have better screens and animations I guess so I’m not sure if that line still uses that or not.

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silentmage t1_j2pag0b wrote

Fuck, I miss my pebble. My MI Band is OK, but not the best replacement

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PowerHautege t1_j2q9wbi wrote

There are a few color e ink tablets and readers available to consumers now but they’re still getting the kinks worked out AFAIK.

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iDuddits_ t1_j2orwml wrote

If this thing can take an sd card and has a decent dac then it’s good enough for me since all I use my phone for is music

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SpecialNose9325 t1_j2qs7eq wrote

My friend has one of the Hisense B&W E-Ink phones. It lasts about 2 weeks on a single charge for him. Its insane.

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detectiveDollar t1_j2sltf0 wrote

Also it's much better for outdoor use since there's no backlight needed. You don't need to max brightness and overheat the phone to use it outside.

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BlackCosPlayBackPay t1_j6lowla wrote

This is an INSANELY underrated feature, i leave my phone very dark in the mornings when i wake because eye strain from night before or middle of night restlessness or just early morning adjustments....

So when im out and about that same morning my phone looks dead, like the battery died. And i cant swipe the brightness back up because my fingers don't register any actions in the sunlight.. So i swipe for five minutes until it works.

Outdoor visbility is my greatest misfortune with phones right now

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