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[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Some company made one once, back in the early 2010s. I think they released a successor the following year, but neither phone sold well enough to keep going. It would be cool as hell if that were more common, though.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

YotoPhone. They also made a version 2 & 3. Unfortunately, Yota went bankrupt.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago

At the time they've been seen as a gimick, mostly because they were PRed by the government as our local invention and an iphone-killer it wasn't. That's a shame.

[–] nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 5 months ago

There's one active brand still making e-ink phones, both single and doubled screen. It's HiSense. The devices look pretty nice.