Minimal built its first phone around an E Ink screen meant to make scrolling less appealing. For the Phone 2, the company is taking a different approach.
The new model replaces E Ink with a 3.92-inch AMOLED display and adds 5G, a faster MediaTek Dimensity 8300 processor, and upgraded cameras while keeping the physical QWERTY keyboard. Pricing starts at $599, with shipping scheduled to begin in December.
But by removing the deliberately restrictive display, Minimal is making its phone easier to use while asking whether a smaller screen, a physical keyboard, and purpose-built software can provide the distraction reduction that E Ink once provided.
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