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E-ink displays are awesome and Lenovo never stops innovating. I am bit skeptical about the keyboard feel though. I really hope that they will take in consideration a double screen for phones too, something like the YotaPhone.

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I loved the idea of the yotaphone and bought the second version (using it to write this) but it's actually the worst phone I've ever owned by a wide margin. The hardware quality is not great and it's stuck on a very old version of Android.

The eink display is neat and great for navigation especially, handy for visual notifications on a desk, but otherwise not as useful or as cool as I expected. I kind of regretted buying it.

I'd buy something similar to YotaPhone, but: - Updates - Active mod community, when updates stop (this happens too soon nowadays and Yota is an example) - Bigger screen, something close to 6 inch.

I'd buy it because I would find it perfect for reading, and I just love the feel, but guess it really depends.

I get some serious flashbacks to my old Atari 400 when I think of typing on this thing. It was not the most pleasant typing experience. I guess that it might not matter as I “dock” my laptop when I am at my desk where I do most of my typing.

if the keyboard has similar characteristics to the android yogabook, then I'm skeptical as well. I have one, and while the device itself is pretty darned neat, the keyboard leaves a lot to be desired. the haptic feedback helps some, but the keys often don't register.

the hardware itself is pretty nice, though.

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