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Minimal Phone
An E Ink Android phone with a full keyboard.
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Why this beats your phone
It keeps just enough of a normal smartphone that you will not feel stranded, while the screen itself actively resists the kind of scrolling a bright OLED display invites.
The full picture
A phone with a 4.3 inch E Ink display, a physical QWERTY keyboard, and full access to the Google Play Store, so you can still install maps, banking and messaging apps if you need them. The E Ink screen means slower motion and occasional ghosting, which is exactly the kind of friction that discourages idle scrolling while still leaving real functionality available when you need it.