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[-] buzz86us@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

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.

[-] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 15 points 4 days ago

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.

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 3 days ago

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

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