I always like these concepts, but they are always so expensive. Why is it so hard to just do a $50 eink phone. It doesn’t even need the latest and greatest hardware just decently usable.
It’s unfortunate but I think the niche aspect of the phone makes it more expensive. I’d wager a guess that at 50$ a phone they won’t recoup development and manufacturing fees without big sales.
I always like these concepts, but they are always so expensive. Why is it so hard to just do a $50 eink phone. It doesn’t even need the latest and greatest hardware just decently usable.
Niche means expensive.
It’s unfortunate but I think the niche aspect of the phone makes it more expensive. I’d wager a guess that at 50$ a phone they won’t recoup development and manufacturing fees without big sales.
Don’t forget order sizes. If you produce 500 a batch, your costs are going to be way higher than if you produce 10k a batch