The Minimalist phone is the world's inaugural e-ink smartphone that is defined by two main features. Firstly, it has all of the advanced elements of a typical smartphone. Secondly, it draws traditional details of a retro mobile phone with the QWERTY keyboard integrated seamlessly.
This adds a user-centric functionality for a tactile experience and it also supports all the social apps. Other features include the fingerprint reader, 4G LTE internet connectivity, and cameras that face the front and rear so that one can capture images. Notably, it can be viewed in color when connected to a regular screen. Designers Andre Youkhna and Armen Youssefian explain that the phone as created on the notion of "live more, scroll less."
Keyboard-Intact E-Ink Smartphones
The Minimalist Phone Has a Juxtaposing Design Language
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