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[–] 01189998819991197253 1 points 9 months ago

Not sure. Maybe to then use the excuse of "well, chatgpt said so, so that's what I'd be" and have an out that way too. Honestly, it's far fetched, but does seem like something someone might do. But as OP pointed out, it's not really something Guy 4 would do, so my theory was wrong lol

[–] 01189998819991197253 2 points 9 months ago

It is not cheap, but it looks amazing! That's my dilemma, I'm not sure if I'd use it enough to justify the price for me. But I really want to haha

[–] 01189998819991197253 1 points 9 months ago

Interesting. It renders fine for me. I clicked on the colorful fediverse icon to look at the post on its home instance, and it looks good there, too. I wonder if your phone is rendering differently or if mine is lol

[–] 01189998819991197253 1 points 9 months ago

Well there goes that theory lolol!

No, but seriously, I'm glad I was wrong, because it seems like a pretty rude way to shut down a conversion lol

[–] 01189998819991197253 1 points 9 months ago

I didn't miss it, it's just not something I would give up other needed functionality over. It also has a 3.5mm audio jack, which I also terribly miss, but, again, not something I would add if I had to give up a good camera, for example (bad example, since I know phones can have both, but the manufacturers just choose not to). Your soft keyboard sounds hellish, honestly. Not sure if it's a possibility for you, but you may want to look at others (obviously, none will be as good as a physical keyboard, but maybe you can get something better than you have now).

[–] 01189998819991197253 3 points 9 months ago

What a “use case” when it’s at home?

I don't understand what you're asking. Can you elaborate?

[–] 01189998819991197253 3 points 9 months ago

Images you can hear lol

[–] 01189998819991197253 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Cantook has 2/5 stars, but it actually looks really great

[–] 01189998819991197253 2 points 9 months ago (6 children)

That Boox color looks amazing!

The marketing behind the minimalist phone is shady at best.

[–] 01189998819991197253 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oof. September? I really hope you get it before then! I wonder how many people had this doa issue with this batch. Maybe there's an issue with that manufacturer. Not really something you can control or probably find out, but it would be interesting to know.

[–] 01189998819991197253 2 points 9 months ago (10 children)

If you want your current phone to do less, then just uninstall the apps that are sucking up your time.

Yeah, that was my thought, too, and why I missed the phones point. But OP pointed out that they wanted to use it as an ereader (like their current Kobo), and that use case seems absolutely perfect for this phone. As a magical device that gives you back time, this device looks to be nothing but marketing. But as a combination true eink ereader and smart-enough phone, this device seems perfect.

[–] 01189998819991197253 7 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Oh your use case is awesome, actually. I bet there are good epub readers on Android, which would make this phone perfect for that use case. It is super sad it was doa. Hopefully they'll honor a replacement (faster than your original order), and you can start truly enjoying it.

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