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E-Paper device for Navigation only (feddit.org)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Mucki@feddit.org to c/epaper@piefed.social

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I am looking for an e-paper device with a polychromatic screen, with a GPS chipset, able to run OSMAnd, enough storage for offline maps (64GB+) and preferably an option to flash LineageOS or any other de-googled OS. Or is there maybe even a dedicated e-paper GPS navigation device not reliant on Android? Any recommendations or tips?

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[–] fr0g@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I think your best bet might be some of the Chinese e-ink android phones. Hisense and Bigme offer some, there are a couple other brands too. But I doubt you'll be able to flash a different OS on any of those.

The minimal phone probably has GPS too, but I didn't see it directly mentioned. It's only black & white though

https://minimalcompany.com/collections/frontpage

Getting a second e-ink screen for your regular phone could also be an option.

[–] Mucki@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The Hisense and the Minimal Phone both have been owned and flashed with some variant of LineageOS. As it's not meant to be a daily driver I am not focusing on security. Maybe I could set up an external GPS device through USB-C with one of the tablets. The good thing about the tablets is that they have a bigger screen, which I imagine to be quite practical for mapping.