Wired US
6/10May 14, 2025Helps cut social media use through a deliberately frustrating e-paper Android phone, but ghosting, a weak camera and modest battery life hold it back.
- Effectively reduces time spent on social media apps
- Full Google Play Store access like a normal Android phone
- Physical keyboard and matte e-paper screen readable in any light
- Two-day battery life with average use
- NFC, headphone jack, microSD slot and wireless charging
- Constant ghosting requires frequent manual screen refreshes
- Camera results are grainy, blurry and poorly exposed
- Video and social media scrolling look like a strobe
- Plasticky, cheap-feeling build with smudge-prone back
- Battery life short of expectations; software updates promised for five years from…