It's not enough to call it a review. Just a quick first impression. i had to go to the website to learn many more infos about it.

​@chromaticvisuelle Yes, that's why it's nice seeing MKBHD reviewing smartphone TECH. Technology in smartphoes, not a smarphone it self as a model.

Yea something not too apple 4 a change

It's not like he doesn't want to. The latest smartphone techs are just so boring that there is little to talk about. It’s not like 10 years ago where every company had their own unique, proprietary tech, gimmicky or not.

"his roots" ... Isn't one of his first review video about fruitloops and softwares? I think he did more smartphone just because the 2010s was dominated by smartphone, but I always thought of him as "consumer tech reviewer"

On Kindle you can read it under the summer sunlight, that's the reason people buy shitty Kindle and not other tablets who read on it.

Onyx Boox makes e-ink android tablets and e-readers. They're in every way better than Kindles thanks to the Google Playstore.

Yeah, it seems kind of like the worst of both worlds. It's not as bright and sharp as normal screens, and it isn't reflective like real e paper (in the sense that e paper doesn't give off light, you read it like normal paper with an outside light source). So you wouldn't really be able to ready anything outside, and it is still emitting light, so does cause more strain than a kindle. I think it's kind of gimmicky.

​@@cheetoritosWell that the tablet wouldn't suffice for outdoor use is just speculation on your part. but yeah - at first glance it seems very niche. maybe if you have a kid or like to watch yt vids, but also want the E-ink experience of the paper-style. Anywho, Really niche product that i'm betting will fit that absolute core of a fews 'Venn-diagram-of-Wants' and thats pretty cool

@@cheetoritos You'd have to crank the backlight up to 100% to be able to read outside, draining the battery. Meanwhile a Kindle probably lasts months since the screen only uses energy when it refreshes. It also doesn't use a backlight outside because it reflects sunlight and actually ends up being way brighter than normal screens, which have to compete with sunlight.

Right. This is the first time a review feels like a paid ad...

​@@bretts9373The FIRST time a review feels like a paid ad? C'mon man that's rediciulous.

He gave a lot of downsides and literally said not many people will buy it.. how is it like an ad

It’s not just matte screen.. he detailed how the tech works

@@Daniel-rw2gy That's exactly what I'm saying. It looks like a regular screen with a matte screen protector, but it's not. So I'd like to see a side by side if it actually looks and works very differently or if the "detailed tech" is just more or less some marketing propaganda and it just looks like a regular phone with a 5$ screen protector.

That’s exactly what I was thinking

I want to have that kind of money where I can think about having a "secondary" phone.

@@borkwoof696 200 dollars

why would you care about an e-ink like display on an mp3 player? And if you were buying it for reading, you know what else is 200 dollars? an actual e-ink device

@@borkwoof696when you get your first job you’ll be there in no time

U haven't enjoyed a glossy OLED tv then lmao!

Same for my xperia.. haven't found a good matte screen protector yet. Stuck with the fingerprint sun glare

u didnt watch the whole video lol he just uploaded

​@@zndxt1970you're wrong, and that's a weird conclusion to come to

Couldn't agree more

Yeah phone design are boring now peak was 2017

I don't know whether you can compare a screen protector with the actual screen in terms of durability.

@@olivierl2172I was thinking that too, this is textured glass not a plastic screen protector

@@olivierl2172 It's just a layer ontop of the screen, which is exactly what a screen protector does.

​@@mackitmatte glass screen protectors do exist, ya know

@@mackit most screen protectors nowadays are glass screen protectors so the screen protector would be textured glass as well.

I really hope the tech keeps improving because reducing the eye strain for millions of people would be great

Anyone mind keying me in on this apple update?

​@@isaacsawka6524on iOS 17, iPhones and iPads equipped with Face ID sensors can use that to tell you when you're too close to the screen.

​@@isaacsawka6524If you hold your phone too close to your face, it asks you in a blocking popup to move it away up to 12 inches.

@@isaacsawka6524 Settings > Screen Time > Screen Distance

Matte screen protectors are where it's at! I use my gadgets in outdoor and well-lit environments somewhat often, and it's nice not to get suddenly blinded because some random light source reflected perfectly into my face. And yeah there's something satisfying about sliding my fingers across that micro-pebbled texture, as opposed to the sometimes jerky feel of smooth glass. I wish they were more prevalent beyond Apple devices though.

Using 'em for 8 years now after a dear friend of mine suggested me those for good gaming. god I thank him to this day as rarely you'll find someone talking about matte protective glasses here in my city.

Any particular ones you recommend? I’ve got a lot of concussion patients with extended symptoms who struggle with eye strain but need screens to work/live; I’m curious if any of these could help that during recovery

Aren't matte just makes the screen darker so u need to brighten Ur display more ?

@@uthopia27 true. But on daylight, it absorbs more reflections which is more important for people like me who work on the field

@@unappropadope i have an IQ Shield on my phone & Steam Deck & i love it

I think the best way to reduce their main problem is having the anti glare coating as close to the screen as possible

Yeah Fr that’s the main problem, I have a matte display on my laptop but doesn’t look that sharp even though it’s qhd, and colors ain’t nothing to special.

Not to mention that they're hard to clean

lol did you not watch the video ? he spends a good portion saying that.

Exactly this

Yes their tablet actually costs the same as the phone, which is kinda nuts.

@@MelonMusk068 most companies handle their prices like that actually

I use one of those paper-feel screen protectors on my iPad Pro and it’s lovely. Mostly use the device for reading books/manga. Annotating academic papers with an Apple Pencil knock-off feels amazing as well, although I’m sure my pencil tips are wearing out faster. Sure, videos don’t look nearly as good, but I rarely use it for that.

I'm wondering how well this would work as a drawing tablet? My daughter is getting quite in to that and would be nice to give her a bigger thing to use than her phone, but not crazy expensive like an iPad. The paper like display makes me think maybe this could be good for drawing on and also for kindle book reading as well. Does the screen affect color accuracy and such though?

@@RecBuddha it definitely would so you probably couldn’t do production art but as a learning sketch book this would actually work very well depending on stylus support. I kinda want an artist to review the larger device for this reason

As he said, there are many drawbacks, chief among them being brightness and sensitivity as well as contrast.

doesnt work

Agree, also it helps a lot when gaming

Also lose contrast. Hate it when trying to watch HDR content.

The only one I've seen that doesn't hurt sharpness as much is the magglass for iPhone. The android version of the same sucks.

They also destroy stylus nibs

Do you have a link for it.

Is the brand called Casper? Additionally I'd like to know, if this screen protector is available for other phones.

@@stevevlahos5469 I think you can find them just about anywhere. I'm in India using a $200 3 year old Redmi and I can just find the matte screen guards for it in local shops here. It has all the benefits that this comment listed, and the only downside for me is that it sacrifices a little bit of brightness, but it's not anything significant and I never feel the need for that extra brightness anyways, not to mention that I'm using an LCD display too. Overall, I'd say it is very much worth it. The no-fingerprints and smooth touch/swipe feel is really satisfying

@@officialnoonon The brand is Mobigear and they’re available for multiple devices and brands. I’m not familiar with Casper. Is that a good brand?

Paperlike screen protectors. but they usualy made for tablets with pens. so maybe getting one for a tablet and cutting it in shape would work

Well I've been using matte screen protectors, not a good experience tho, especially sometimes the texture can ruin how sharp media content appears on the screen

i have a matt screen protector on my phone, it came with it from back market. insane improvement compared to regular screens, everytime i hold a friends phone i have to realize again that reflections even exist lol

@leonorou7020 FLOLAB makes the best matte screen protectors that give this paper-like effect to regular smartphones, I’ve only ever tried it on iPhone but I believe they also offer it for android phones as well

Absolutely, back in my screen protector days I always had matte ones.

Yeah a kindle paperwhite but a android table a direct competitor to Kindles for similar price point.

Watching this video with My 11" TCL nxtpaper matt display tablet...

​@@jkarra2334how do you like it? I'm thinking about getting it

Yes I second that. Tablet version makes a lot of sense for avid readers!

the batterly life probably suck tho, unless you're buying e-reader just to relieve eye strain, not for the battery life

Yea a few years ago I ordered a matte screen protector for my iPhone XR and I loved it!

Get this phone lol

They the same thing

I actually use a matte screen protector. That thing feels just like the back of any textured Samsung or IPhone glass. I does have a small impact on the sharpness but all in one it feels so much better imo

Sharpness suffers a lot, along with brightness

“We’re excited to share with you the iPhone 16 pro with nano textured glass…”

Exactly lmao.... nothing special

I'm going to buy the tablet for reading. It's awesome

Why is this comment so long?

You could have just read it instead of replying that@@CosmicExplorerX

@@CosmicExplorerXit’s called elaboration

@@CosmicExplorerX way over your attention span ha?

I've had it... All mate screen protectors Ive had, add some weird rainbowy effect. It's weird, I guess this doesn't have that.

@@Kivencito From what I have seen on the first look was the display quality gets a bit low with that protector on because of that non sticky pixelated texture. While using Instagram and UKposts is definitely not a good experience. I would prefer a clear screen protector so that We can experience good quality amoled display these days

I had a matt finish screen guard but it made my display a little blurry

@@Zeusssss307 That texture is like that. That touch swipe feel is better it won't stick.

@@SurenMOF1The touch felt really smooth the main reason i got the screen card was for gaming so i could play without wearing any hand socks as my hands get sweaty but it turned out the display quality was wayy worse than I anticipated

They feel great to use but the colors become so washed out

@@BahaaBarakat exactly

I am still using one for more than a year and it's perfect for me. In fact now the matte finish has almost degraded to become smooth and I might get a fresh one.

@@Lucy_595 I wish i could use that. But my phone is only 450 nits, so with that protector it gets pretty dull outdoors.

They don't need more layers... And it doesn't have to be blurry. Etch the layer of glass already there down to 1/10th of a pixel "resolution." This is just a low end phone. All screens should be either this or transflective LCDs on pro phones. Or a screen on the front and back.

Coatings and textured glass wear down and much faster than you'd think. It is just a better idea to get a matte screen protector because when it wears down you can just replace it.

Just buy a matte screen protector for a couple dollars. They do a good job.

@@thomgizziz Textured (etched) glass won't wear down, unless your fingers are made of a material harder than glass lol

no that ruins the color

Why don't they have an anti-reflective coating like for glasses (the kind that you wear)? Just a very dim green reflection

Most people aren't looking for these display types though

​​@@f.i.b3027I guess the option being more accessible would be nice though

Or just slap on a matte screen protector on your phone, it behaves exactly the same as the tcl described in this video - i bet thats pretty much what tcl did too. Personally i hate it

No, those displays suck. It's like looking through foggy glasses.

Did you not watch the entire other half of the video of MKBHD explaining the downsides??? Bot

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@@jesuspuhwillreturn are you having a stroke my friend

@@jesuspuhwillreturn wtf?

​@@GameOver-nm2usHe is just indian..... Seriously.... Look at the profile pic.

Our Pakistani phone “Benjort 13 Turbo Max’’ has it as well

I wonder how much more expensive (for independent repair shops, especially those that are in areas with other forms of the Dollar [CAD/AUD/NZD/etc]) those OLED displays would be to replace if or when a user breaks the screen, if other manufacturers started using it. "Glass is glass, and glass breaks" - JerryRigEverything (regardless of the display tech) Since a replacement for a Samsung phone display is $400(CAD)+. I feel like at the first repair most will go back to a standard glary display (because of price), I think it's just cheaper to have devices (especially phones and tablets) like this as backup devices rather than a daily driver, since it (the faux e-ink paper display [normal SuperAMOLED/OLED/LCD display, but frosted and including a hardware based blue light filter]) at this point is somewhat new.

Hmmm interesting, you think the anti-glare coating on the premium steam deck is worth it? IIRC Dave2D said it hurt image quality too much in his opinion. I wish I could see it in person to decide

@@ericwright8592 Dave 2D I feel like is heavily exaggerating imo. It looks fine especially in a dark room at night. At night both versions are basically identical. In the light there is a difference in the black levels, but the benefit is you can see your screen a lot more then before. More than worth it.

Also better battery life when the screen is not as brigth!

​@@KrissFlissnot really. The LCD is bright but the additional layers just block some of the light so it appears dimmer

Put matte screen protector, it is better than preinstalled

@@KrissFliss Its the other way around actually. When you put a matte finish on any display you slightly decrease the percieved brightness thus you need to increase your brightness to have the same level as a glossy one.

Which one?

let me know if you find a decent brand

@@StonedGossard_ sure :)

Matte finish gets worn out from touches.

@@zest01 just scrub it with steel wool lmao

​@@Mr.Marblesyeah and bring it back to the nice fine sheen. Lmao ❤

@@Mr.Marbles 😂

its easier to change screen protector than actual screen, so stick to screen protector, best of both world.

I thought it's already been a thing since a few years ago. Some of my friends still use matt screen protectors today.

Just buy a cheap matte screen protector.

They are available right now. I have been looking (from time to time) for it to show up in stores to check it live and take my S-Pen to test and see if it is compatible. Their T-Pen seems to require charging. I am a little concerned about the CPU (which is from 2017) and updates past their announced support of 2025.

I would love that

Not to mention,big azz televisions

You are totally right!

Was the screen in your car made of glass or plastic?

That's because most old cars have resistive touch screens - the top layer will mostly be plastic instead of glass.

@@amaljoe367 it was capacitive, didn't work with gloves, but as someone else said it probably had a plastic film over top.

@@LarryLopez91 now that you mention it, there was probably a plastic film over top of the screen to reduce glare.

exactly this. if anyone really wanted this beyond a niche, there would be a lot more screen protectors offering a feel very similar to this

If yours is a plastic screen protector, then yes, it’ll wear unevenly. The TCL texture is the actual glass, so most likely more wear resistant.

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I've used matte screen protectors for so long, because they don't hold fingerprint. You get used to it after time, but sadly it looks bad. It's not like a matte monitor, it looks worse :(

@@catalin-viorelbriceag1097 True! I didn't think of that!

Check aut the Huawei MatePad 11 PaperMatte Edition