I actually like e-ink for some apps. Unfortunately, on my device, dark mode UI doesn’t do as good a job as I would like (serious ghosting is a problem even when setting the auto refresh to a much higher rate). I do miss qwerty keyboards but I think I would rather have a device like this with a fold out/slide out keyboard (I would buy a sidekick with android and a larger screen tomorrow if they offered it, and if they offered it with wink, I’d still seriously consider it with some reservations).
I’ve seen devices that have both an e-ink display and an OLED display and I like the idea but the design is often just not what I’m looking for.
But writing and note apps, RSS apps and note taking apps are really really good on e-ink. I have even used Lemmy (boost) on an e-ink device and it’s not the greatest experience but I do like it quite a lot. Music and podcasts work so long as you’re not using the animations in those apps. And I really like using the web browser, but mostly I think that’s down to the way I browse the web.
My main problem is that niche devices like this don’t have the same ROM support and configurability that more well known phone brands and models have.
I actually like e-ink for some apps. Unfortunately, on my device, dark mode UI doesn’t do as good a job as I would like (serious ghosting is a problem even when setting the auto refresh to a much higher rate). I do miss qwerty keyboards but I think I would rather have a device like this with a fold out/slide out keyboard (I would buy a sidekick with android and a larger screen tomorrow if they offered it, and if they offered it with wink, I’d still seriously consider it with some reservations).
I’ve seen devices that have both an e-ink display and an OLED display and I like the idea but the design is often just not what I’m looking for.
But writing and note apps, RSS apps and note taking apps are really really good on e-ink. I have even used Lemmy (boost) on an e-ink device and it’s not the greatest experience but I do like it quite a lot. Music and podcasts work so long as you’re not using the animations in those apps. And I really like using the web browser, but mostly I think that’s down to the way I browse the web.
My main problem is that niche devices like this don’t have the same ROM support and configurability that more well known phone brands and models have.