Originally Posted by
Rick
njkayaker: I have been following the development of E ink phones for several years. I like a good tool and this type of phone would be easier to use and keep powered with a USB charger from my Son SL hub. I know the resolution is lower. Thanks to the link to the other post on E ink phones. The newer e ink phones have google play. They don't lag as much between screens and the resolution has improved some. So with the phone in airplane mode and the maps downloaded to the phone, keeping it charged while using navigation during the day should be easy.
This is a solution looking for a problem. I tour regularly and use a Garmin 1040 Solar which in battery saver mode is good for 100 hours in moderate battery save mode. That is 12 days of riding 8 hours a day with no access to outside power which would be a very particular use case. The longest I have every been off grid has been 7 days and my battery pack tides me over just fine until I hit a charging point.