The Best E-Ink Phones in 2026 (Ranked #10 to #1)

If you’re thinking about an E-Ink phone (or a phone-sized E-Ink reader), this video is my honest ranking from #10 to #1 after living with a bunch of them. Some of these are brilliant “reading in your pocket” devices. Some claim to be minimalist phones but end up feeling like unfinished Android experiments. And a couple actually get close to replacing a normal phone — depending on what you need day to day. I’ll explain what each device is good at, what will annoy you, and who I think each one is for — including the budget picks, the “proper phone” contenders, and the one I’ve ended up using the most. Devices discussed include: Light Phone 2, NXT/XT e-ink X4, Moaan InkPalm, Minimal Phone, Mudita Kompakt, Bigme HiBreak (S/Pro), Boox Palma 2 / Palma 2 Pro, and V-(Woods) readers. Here it is, the top ten e-ink phones! Let me know what you think of my list and whether you would rank them differently! #minimalisttech #minimalphones #digitalminimalism Boox Palma 2 Pro : US and HK: https://shop.boox.com/products/palma2... EU and UK: https://euroshop.boox.com/products/pa... Bigme's new HiBreak S is now available and may well be the cheapest way to get a 5.8" e-ink phone. It's available in black and white or colour, and if you don't need the finger print reader, this might be entirely enough e-ink phone for you. https://store.bigme.vip/products/bigm... Here's the ViWoods AI Paper Reader: US (and world): https://viwoods.com/?ref=KITBETTSMASTERS EU (and UK): https://viwoods-eu.com?sca_ref=101043... And at Amazon: https://amzn.to/48mpa4f Check out the Bigme HiBreak Pro Colour the E-Ink Smartphone that I use https://store.bigme.vip/products/bigm... And at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Io3L1x The Black and White E-ink phone, Bigme HiBreak Pro https://store.bigme.vip/pages/hibreak... Here's the Mudita Kompakt. And you can get 15% off with the code below: https://mudita.com/products/phones/mu... Code: KITBETTSMASTERS15 Here's the XTEINK X4! I don't think I recommend it yet, but I will certainly update you if the experience of reading on it improves, because hardware wise, I don't have any issues with it really! Here's their own website as well: https://www.xteink.com/ LightPhone 2: https://www.thelightphone.com/shop/pr... Minimal Phone: https://minimalcompany.com/ Moaan Inkpalm 5: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dkd... 0:00 – How this ranking works (and what “E-Ink phone” even means now) 0:23 – #10: Light Phone 2 — why I found it basically unusable 3:00 – #9: NXT/XT e-ink X4 — the tiny pocket reader I keep forgetting I’m carrying 8:38 – #8: InkPalm — charming… until it does “that” Android thing 11:11 – #7: Minimal Phone — good idea, not enough thought in the software 15:39 – #6: Mudita Kompakt — minimalist done properly, but does it fit modern life? 18:57 – #5: Bigme HiBreak S (and friends) — the cheapest good way into this world 21:31 – #4: V-(Woods) readers vs Palma 2 — great hardware, but the details matter 28:03 – #3: Boox Palma 2 — the “no fuss” choice (and why that’s a big compliment) 30:48 – #2 vs #1: The two that actually matter — phone replacement vs pocket planner 33:02 – Winner: the one I keep reaching for (and the one caveat) 41:40 – What I want E-Ink companies to fix next (small device + big device sync) 42:44 – Quick buying advice: which one fits your life? (I use affiliate linking on my channel as it allows me to earn small commissions on qualifying sales, with no extra cost to you. Please use my links if you do decide a product is a good fit for you, it is a huge support in making my channel possible.)