The E-Ink Smartphone - One Charge Lasts Two Weeks 

Woww.. Hi there

Hell yea

Hey lew love from India

Yet

Unbox therapy bizarre adventure 😂

I understand Lew's pain

hhhh sorry I just can't stop laughing here

He does not even know if it's waterproof 5:30

this is perfect for hikers or campers who need their phone to last a long time

@@ugotsnickers267 aagagagaga are we sure he is the founder of the kingrow company :)))

My moto g 2014 is faster than that shit 😂

thats what i was also thinking about

Absolutely what anyone would think about this. Agreed.

to be honest,i would just take two powerbanks and set my samsung to maximum power saving mode but it would be good!

Hello Hello yes but when hiking with so much unnecesery things leaves you no place for other important stuff like food or water.

But you need a light source to actually see the screen in the dark

underrated

I misread 14fps

@@Jerry4050 me too lmao

I know this is a joke but I have a Kindle with an e-ink display and the refresh rate really isn't that bad. Unless you're heavily interacting with the screen (god forbid using social media), you should have no problems.

Hahah

But every refresh is consuming energy 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yeah, at least a 30hz screen, which, I guess , should still give it something like a 3 day+ life on moderate usage??

@Star Junior and Ace : it may reduce the mattery life by a bit, but it would still probably be multiple days per charge which is still much better than traditional phones.

This phone is exist from 90s

abhinand hari That will greatly reduce the lifespan of the display

I vote

This is painful

Come on guys

Yeah he should🤣🤣🤣

I vote

🤣🤣🤣 XD

Hahaha!!!

LMAO!

But it's not in color

@@bland9876 Manga is black and white comics

@@PratyushSudarshan i thought manga was just a regular looking book but with a comic book on the pages instead of the traditional words basically the Japanese equivalent of the word graphic novel

why? when you can get an e reader for the same or less thats better..

@@kidrobot. android makes everything easier, you don't have 4G connectivity on your e-reader do you? it supports all the formats you can image and you can get content off the web. so for that purpose it's a great choice

lol i was gonna comment this

Dont you just love Willie doo?

Lol thats an excuse

@@daviddezeeuw9031 Yeah dude, damn

''i'm gonna use this phone as my daily driver till its dead''

Best comment ever 😂😂 😂😂😂

😂😂😂😂

I feel bad latter but you guys always make me laugh

Just Subscribe to me lol 😂 has a good

Hey it's a phone u kno **Willie doo** 2019

Good phone for 90s

Will has the charisma of a vacuum cleaner but he seems like a sweet man.

I can't stop freaking laughing when I saw Lew Reaction 😂😂

Well said🤣🤣

ink-redible... cause e-ink...

Dolby vision is 12-Bit.

It will become a black hole dude. Don't do that.

😂😂😂ut will freeze forever !

Lol E-Ink 2019 slow as IE🤣

Like 5 hertz??

20hz maybe

Just get a rechargeable battery case if you need 2 weeks of a charge. Honestly why wouldn't you be near a charger in 2 weeks. You going camping ? Lol

Get an old Nokia

He would be stupid to promote something that is not great for YT but thats in my opinion a big plus for all People who are Looking for a digital detox, yet not wanting to go without Things like Maps and Standard Mailing, Texting, Browsing.

But we have that Energizer phone now tho

light phone?

DR.LILJAY 🤣🤣🤣💔Dead

Face palm. E-ink has a big problem.

Using E-ink phone as main device for a week😂

OH YES I WANNA SEE THIS

After that : 3 weeks with the E-ink smartphone Next : *facepalm* Why I'm officially quitting E-ink smartphone Next : why my dog pooped on the E-ink smartphone . . . Video 1000 : why my mom ate the E-ink smartphone.

Razer: our 120hz can play high graphic Kingrow: hold my battery

negative 7 hertz

High-end smartphone:i can edit my picture to monochrome Kingrow: watch my display everything is monochrome

😁😆😆😆😆 he just survived this video and you asking for one week....

Yes

Would be a hilarious video

one week with no charging

Two weeks to prove two weeks battery live claim.

@Filip Jovanovic tf? just put do not disturb on or mute the notifications when u need to concentrate lol just save your money

@Filip Jovanovic agreed!

@Filip Jovanovic Love your comment. But in the other hand, it really pisses me of that people don't get your point and not because they don't get it for itself... They just don't want to open their minds to leave stuff that are not necessary. Tech zombies anyway. 🤦🏻‍♂️

It's not good for any of those things

@Filip Jovanovic It's the "Anti-Zombie" phone. ;)

But the fact it can play video like that is super!

This is a great first step! Being able to see your screen in strong sunlight...... brilliant! 2 weeks battery between charges.... wicked! It can only get better and faster and who knows, even full colour E-Ink might be on the cards. This has to be the future of phones!

+Gear Tech Stuff The future of displays is MicroLED it has all the benefits of OLED (which is currently the best display tech if you do not include the "Burn In" issues) such as being able to turn off individual pixels to achieve deep blacks which also saves power as parts of the screen shut off. It doesn't have problems that OLED has called "Burn In" where organic materials in OLED weaken and get damaged making parts of the display stay on permanently white and the ghosting issues with OLED and it refreshes faster than OLED so you can get a faster refreshing screen and all while consuming less power than OLED

Yeah that's what I was saying, it's pretty impressive that it plays any type of video at all. If it got 2-3x faster it may be tempting in place of oled or IPS because of the insane battery life E-ink brings; it's an exciting prospect.

@@zahidshabir4038 ya but I mean how much battery life are we talking with microled? I couldn't imagine a display that creates light lasting aslong as E-ink does. I'd like to see E-ink technology explored a bit more personally; until we can create batteries the size we need and have them hold exponentially more power, or connect every device to a wireless power source permanently, E-ink may still be useful.

iPhones have 120

@@sandx AHHAHAHHHAHHAHAHH NOOOPEEE

@@sandx I don't think so, pro motion technology is only on the iPad pro.

Just check it yourself..

Thunderous lmao I just told check it yourself, it's not a secret info

Really? Well, maybe there's a market for this aftet all (not this one yet)

high power consumption. If you want the long battery life you have to accept there will be tradeoffs like low refresh. People interested in this for that reason probably aren't interested in using it for video ... heck it's not even color why are people freaking out about refresh... it's obviously not a replacement for the typical smartphone.

@@davidaustin6962 on e-readers I've hacked, they could go back and forth between typical slow refresh mode and fast refresh mode. Maybe the latter consumes more power, but it's nice to have the choice, and only using it when necessary is still gonna give a comparatively great battery life. I wouldn't mind watching videos on something like this, for me it's more about eye strain than battery life. I mean, it's not like people didn't enjoy black and white TV and movies for decades 😊

@@davidaustin6962 Honestly, screw the 2 week battery life: 5-7 days of battery life on a full charge, decent refresh rate, it's the perfect backup phone. You would no longer have to carry ancient tech or batteries-with-screens-type phones to have a charge and forget about device.

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated How do you hack an e-reader?

After that: E-INK HAS BIG PROBLEM (disgust facepalm thumbnail)

With a facepalm.

📱 🤦‍♂️.... The thumbnail

Lol 😂 🤣🤣

Then Next Video: I am switching form E-ink smartphone to iPhone Xs Max

Sam Jones tbh I would buy it to help Will out for like $80 but $300 fuck no

For 300 dolllars I purchased pocophone

Naja

@@wilt3051 it just a joke, that phone is not Will's

Pretty cheap for a phone. I just spent double that on a new budget phone. OnePlus 6T with 256gb storage and 6gb ram. And the one plus 6t has great battery but not the kind that let's me read all day, do work on my phone, and read/respond to emails all day. The E-ink display is perfect for business people or serious students that could get work done while mobile. Also probably good for travelling, that's the perfect 2nd phone to have and still make calls or have a low power consumption yet clear enough screen in direct sunlight. Idk, I could see myself using this phone a lot and my main traditional phone just for when I care to actually watch a video or snap a good photo.

Jimi Viita-aho I feel like it should be probably be worth a hundred and 50 bucks not 300 that’s insane

Price need to be lower .. and it can be blockbuster .. 👍👍 it seems they have stole my idea .. 👋😉😉

+ and give it a shock proofing as well. so it could be a survival device for camping, long road trips, people who work outdoors in rough environments, ect. even then though...maybe worth 200. certainly not 300 though.

I despise the glare screen. I text a lot, mail a lot. I'm always on social media which is mostly static. Even if there's a video on social media, I just want to know what it's saying. Good refresh rate and high res built-in camera are nice but if I have to sacrifice battery life and strain my eyes, I'd say it's an acceptable tradeoff. Honestly speaking, I miss my old Nokia but can't use because of the lack of wifi, internet messaging, social media and decent email client. If I could get all that with the battery life of an old Nokia why wouldn't I buy that? I obviously don't want to buy a prototype though.

How about willpower?

@@WABRECORDS What?

@@hammadahmad100 Wasn't responding to you Ahmed

@@zoomerbemen Your mom certainly is

LOL. Your battery is about to explode.

You miiiiight wanna get that checked out

Livin on the edge.....nyc...keep doin it...any momnt could be last momnt

I see, you must possess an Iphone

adam sehmi nahh it’s gotta be a galaxy note 8

RahimMRyan ........dual sim........

RahimMRyan ........dual sim........

Dual Sim. I have to say.

Hey it's a phone. you know?

skyhuntergr Lmao

Yeah, there you go! perfect example of the flexibility of smartphone tech + epaper. There's definitely a market for it, but it needs to improve.

I want to thumb this up more than once. Great for gps on my bike.

its like 2 FPS. lol

I think everyone's missed the point that this phone is fully featured Android with insane battery life, and it's 300$ unlocked. Meaning no 2 year plan and much cheaper than any flagship.

Exactly! If you have your navigation data on the device, you'll never get lost even without an actual data connection!

😂😂😂

Kingrow: Yes

Answer is yes

We don't run,, we walk the walk

More like: no.

Razer : 120 Hz

*hold my ink

@@matiegamesx5465 razor phones are trash

@@matiegamesx5465 I own 2

@@theghost7277 So you bought one, then realised it was "trash" and bought another one?

Our battle will be legendary

@@studio2251 kung fu panda?

It’s not even that worthy , the Nokia was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy stronger

nokia is cool

Nokia: Ohh you coming to me Instead of running away, you coming to me

I Agree

Lol

My $1 calculator shows better fps

Jo de José calculators use lcds

@@Shadow-uj1qv my dad Nokia 3310 can beat that

If it was half the price I'd buy it as a work phone, but 300 is too much

Like $50

😂😂

Isn't camping gear worth more?

True stuff...

@@John-qb8wh this is not an essential for camping.

Same

@@John-qb8wh Yea but not 299

SALT PROOF I would!

I'm hunting for my previous comment. But that months later I still think Liu was so unfair! The battery life. The ability to have the screen on as a clock or a map For weeks.. Between charges Who cares if video is a little choppy?!?

You are truly hilarious

You can use it at list 10 days to download one sample app

@@woojinjang8077 thanks!

Lol true

That's literally the type of person this phone would be for tho. Obviously it isnt meant to compete with high end phones out today - it's for the person that doesnt need all those bells and whistles because they're barely ever on their phone anyway. I admit that $100 would be a more suitable price, but some people want to stay connected more than a dumbphone allows for (quick searches for things on Google/Wikipedia, etc on ocassion) yet don't need all the excess. This would be more than sufficient to go camping/hiking, etc....the types of things where a person would wanna be in the moment and wouldn't be on their phone all the time anyway but may still need it. That said, again, $100 would be perfect.

I couldn't look at it as it's 100fps slower than mine 😂

Ok

@@kdfc8985 Lol my monitor is 240hz asus ... it has 236hz more than this ink shit lol

K D F C what do you mean. This video isn't 60fps so your math would instantly be wrong in all kinds of ways

Perfect for internet explorer!!

Screw the fact that I am answering to a comment from 3 years ago. Black and white phones can not be devices of the future. Even smart feature phones such as devices with KaiOS have future way brighter than.. Whatever this is.

THE_PERFECTIONIST agree but at least 100$

Well there are dual screen phones out there (amoled + e-ink) which are still a bit more expensive, but don't have such delusional price points. Just saying..

@@Bonehaufen what phone??

@@megagameification Hisense a2 for a bit above 200 for example. Its chinese, so it has no google play services, but afaik so doesnt the kingrow..

@@Bonehaufen thanks

And Smartphone detoxing

exactly

@@pisse3000 Definitely not for 300$.

No. Go get yourself a dedicated hires audio player with balanced cable compatible. Not this shite

​@@pisse3000 even if you watch youtube it is detoxing because you can't watch any fast cut videos without real content but you could still watch "more serious" videos (podcasts, speeches, lectures, etc.) A bit "Rick and morty intellectual" though I don't know if i could change my viewing habits that easily

1) e-ink is expensive 1) other than e-ink, this is like any other android phone

@ 1) And they have to cover the costs just for selling, let's say, 10 of those? 2) A very low-end Android (one with the exact same specs like this, but a regular display, goes about $80. Not mentioning the much lower practicality of a monochrome screen, with that low frame rate.

@@yjas8904 But it doesn't. Cause, it has all that you've listed and that makes it a smartphone. But it isn't. Camera is unusable. Watching videos is unusable. Typing fast is unusable. I'm assuming trying to use the gps, because it's a smartphone, will get you killed. Even the ui is barely usable, cause of that low frame rate. Not worth £300.

@@Ragna___ try finding a Kindle that makes phone calls. It's basically an Android phone always in reading mode with a slow refresh rate.

@@Ragna___ a regular smartphone will last a day, so this device is infinitely more usable after 30 hours than any smartphone. And you can easily read the display in the brightest day.

I’m surprised that “Smartphone Detox” is an actual phrase now. That being said, my problem with ALL phones that fit in the category is their prices.

iphone se is the way to go!

@@hunterrrdrives yes,but I think it would be good for detox if you use it without apps

Yes. Exactly what I was thinking.

💯

Yyeesssss

with that refresh rate? You wouldn't stand it! I bet!

@@IliyanTrayanov with that refresh rate? You wouldn't stand it! I bet!

Then I think it's better to buy a decent Nokia or Blackberry

Just read novel and comic

If it was chaper, it could actually be an alternative. As some kind of dumbphone or for people that are addicted to phones.

YES!

@@crao95able But it's fully capable smartphone, just terrible performance. Only thing it would be no use for is multimedia consumption.

@@tubester358 It's basically terrible for anything with moving images

You could buy a phone twice as faster and useful for that price

Guybrush Threepwood lol you sure got him with that one

Lol

I AGREE!!! Having all the necessary smartphone features in a student-friendly phone is amazing!

The price is too high but you are right. As a student i only need whatsapp and email in my phone

agree I think my bf would be so happy to have it coz he doesn't care to stay in phone too much time and works on computer and he has always battery dead so for him would be just perfect and for his eyes specially he told me that he would take a Nokia 3100 if it wasn't for WhatsApp and work sooo that's a great step im happy e ink is evolving

yeah $300 well spent👍....

How much hz is it??

@Maxi πlot well I'm dead

@@h12_playz2 I have a kindle e-reader with the same type of display, and I would agree it feels more like 5

It definitely has a very niche market

@@shashankiyer5751 Im not sure its even that niche really. I mean what do most people user their phones for, other than calling. Music? Doesnt need fancy graphics. Messaging? Doesnt need fancy graphics. Facebook? Same, mostly. Memes? probably look ok in B&W most of the time. Tinder? if you are just chatting... B&W is fine. Navigation? Monochrome, and good daylight viewing is a bonus. Random photos? the e-ink display is fine for framing the shot, as long as the actual photo is captured in colour its fine unless you want really high quality images, but then just get a decent SLR camera. The only real things you lose out on is colour, and frame rate. So full motion video is out, and anything else that requires decent speed and distinct colours, but other than that you should be able to function day to day without too much fuss. And a 14 day battery life is a god send to most people.

Glad someone pointed this use out, that the presenter clearly hasn't considered. It clearly has a use as a backup or survival tool.

@@bali501 I think he was just totally unprepared to be butchered and in a language he wasn't prepared to argue in. It's actually very uncommon to be treated like some kind of criminal when you've been kind enough to give someone your prototype (a prototype for heaven's sake) to do more of a preview than a review ... in fact unheard of.

Dude if this phone has a GPS for viewranger then that'll drain the battery super quickly anyway despite any savings the screen is giving you.

That's what I thought haha

Seth Laday and then: The E-ink Smartphone has a problem

@@augustogalindo8687 and then: Don't Buy the E-ink Smartphone

That impossible my brother

You forgot *facepalm*

derpate9785 Not sure if applicable or not, but it's a very smart idea.

I would buy the fuck out of this, even for that price, if it had a decent refresh rate.

There are some restrictions due to patents of the screen

if it would only be faster i would take it tbh

Wishing KINGROW good luck on their *next project! The refresh flashing and all that is discouraging, as much as I would love to save my eyes. Would like to see someone fund them and get a better processor that could make it a bit faster and I would definitely still take a week of battery life.

@@GregSmith007 Maybe the low fps is cuz the LCD screen.

@@proxyhx2075 - You're probably right and it's probably multiple factors and not just one.

True, but the handspring visor didn't have a e-ink display.

I guess the battery would not last longer just because it is E-ink if you are playing music and videos on it.

Playing music will be good cuz u mostly play music with the screen off

@@RederieJosh but you already play music with the screen off. the only time it is on is when you're changing tracks. also, there are mp3 players that doesn`t even have screens and their batteries doesn`t last weeks. The best use for e-ink still is just reading. I really hope they keep investing in this technology tho, can you imagine in like 10 years we could have fully functioning HD e-ink TV or e-ink digital painting Canvas

Pedro Rodrigues e ink could be great indeed!! I guess manufacturers just need to find way for e ink panels to have at least 30 fps lmfaooo cuz so low framerate!

Old meme just stop

@@SoNobodyToldYaBaby I still think it's funny. If you dont then just move on.

@@SoNobodyToldYaBaby It's not an old meme when he still does it!

I think his palm was already in face for this

in 1080p 5fps

Refresh rate and color consume battery ☝️

But the having no color thing is on purpose as it would help with eyes.

The sigh feels Lew had

e-ink displays have absolutely HIDEOUS refresh rates and so far I've never seen one that could refresh fast enough to even have a hope of being useful. Frame rates are so low it cant do video worth a crap.

@@robotmaster4515 colors don't harm the eye

and call

Wonder how long it lasts as an mp3 player. I don't need a crazy refresh rate if I'm listening to music on it.

All I do on my phone is call, music player, read books and read manga. I want this

It won't last that long playing music.

@@buyeth2047 still better than from a normal smartphone

Would be perfect for streaming RU-vid music, since by default they do not let you turn off the screen, which drains the battery the most.

@@Lem_On_Lime Get RU-vid Vanced!

Why tf would you want to play back music at a festival??? There is already music everywhere

Yeah i just can't imagine talking to someone like an asshole like that. However, the 300 dollar price is ridiculous and the guy could use some self awareness. But uh, yeah you can point out valid arguments without also spitting on someone's face.

100th like

Hi buddy

"I'm just KINDLEing"

How fps is it? (:

The sound quality on spotify isn't that good anyways so it should be fine. I don't know about wired headphones but with bluetooth headphones any recent phone (probably) sounds the same using Spotify. Since this one has android 8 it should be possible to stream music using the ldac or aptx codec so you could theoretically even stream relatively high quality music (if you have headphones that support the codec as well).

What about to use with a smartwatch that has no service?

@Fabian L you can find way better alternatives for $300, albeit less battery life

@@Fisk8943 I doubt that, name one.

Call quality, IPXX certifications, compass, etc

Couple of points to note. Most batteries power curve is non-linear. So the first few percent drop off quite quickly but it levels out a bit. But more importantly heavy use of e-ink will use the battery up. So playing video on it etc. But general use will not. Emails, reading books etc. For most use of the phone, other than large dynamic screen updates, e-ink uses far less battery power so will last a lot longer.

The price is bad .. its cool, but maybe resuce the price

I have to agree on this. Plus, Mediatek processor doesn't justify the $300 pricetag.

Wouldnt pay $10

If they can somehow increase the refresh time of the display then I could get behind it but I don't think e-ink technology really allows for that. I liked the phone that had the normal screen on the front and the e-ink screen on the back but their phones don't seem to be available outside of china.

@@alexferguson5346 well that sucks, but I hope they will come up with something even better then. Thats how it works isn't it : )

This video is already the problem video

yotaphone 2 and 3 are still available. I would like an eInk smartphone just for the map-reading outdoors.

Progress is way too slow on these devices, the refresh rate improves like 1 fps per year

It would have been better to make it like a book, so no scrolling, just flip to next page.

The display they use is already pretty high-end notice on the youtube video how it manages to quickly refresh on the video part of the screen only

but about 350$ is not even near appropriate for this phone *iN My oPiNIon*

@@zean7026 yes, the price. But I think they'll hardly make even $50 as profit on each phone, OR they have a very poor business strategy

some attach pix to chats, and this is b/w display