Before you get excited, it's an IndieGoGo project.

I'm not disinterested, though $350 is a little steep ($450 if you're not an 'early bird'). Ideally it would be bootloader unlockable and rootable as well. I would probably use it like a PDA of old.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-minimal-phone-first-e-ink-qwerty-phone#/

Preliminary Specs:

• CPU: MTK 6769
• RAM: 4GB
• Storage: 128GB
• OS: Android 13
• Display: 3.5” E-Ink Touch / 300 PPI / High Refresh Rate
• Front Camera: 8MP
• Rear Camera: 16MP
• WIFI: 802.11 a / b / g / n 2.4GHz / 5GHz WiFi Direct，WiFi，B 4.1
• AT＆T: YES
• T-Mobile: YES
• Verizon: YES
• Battery: 4000mAh QC 18W Wireless charge less than 20W
• Features: QWERTY keyboard, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, Fingerprint (side), Face unlock, G sensor, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity, Light sensor

Man, what I really want is a e-ink smart watch....

325$, how is that low-priced? I've never paid more then 200$ for a phone, I have an s20+ now.

Why do these phones always miss the mark?

I'd get this if it has other messaging apps like Signal, and banking apps...seems like it has android so should be ok. Unfortunately I don't see it hitting the market realistically...

Man, I hope that takes off. Would be great to charge your phone every week or two.

Is anyone using one of the Hisense e-ink phones? How are they?

$350

Low price

I could go get a new Motorola from Walmart for $69 right now.

If it came with a good terminal app I would be very tempted. I loved my blackberry and the old slide androids.

"Minimal"

At the software level, the Minimal Phone is based on a customized version of Android 13 and uses the MediaTek MT6769 SoC. It has 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. The front camera has a resolution of 8 MP and the main camera 16 MP, of which the latter comes with flash. Bluetooth and WiFi for both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands are supported. NFC, GPS and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor are also included, as are a compass and gyroscope.

A fingerprint sensor? 16 MP camera? This is just a regular phone with a worse display. The 2009 BlackBerry Tour had 128MB of RAM and a 3.2 MP camera, and it was high end. I realize there just isn't a market anymore for a device that doesn't have these features that could be priced under $400, but it really speaks to a lack of imagination in the industry.

I wish I could get a tablet that is like the ReMarkable tablet with more storage (at least 64GB, storage is dirt cheap these days) or a MicroSD slot. I'm not paying $400 for a tablet with 8GB of storage in 2024. For comparison, you could buy 8TB of SSD storage for that price.

This is interesting but not quite what I want.

How long does the battery last? I think a week minimum and preferably a month it's what would be needed to make it worth it.

I have an e-ink notebook. The low refresh rate is intolerable for doing anything like menus or text input.

I like the idea of a minimal phone but I think e-ink is a deal breaker for me, and I suspect most others.