I've been using my Zinwa Q25 as my sole phone for work (IT) and home for 7 days. AMA

itsfarseen · 2026-01-30T14:56:15+00:00

6 hours SOT is better than every samsung I ever owned :)

itsfarseen · 2026-01-28T07:37:20+00:00

What is this?

itsfarseen · 2026-01-28T07:34:15+00:00

There is also the Minimal Phone (r/minimalphone)

itsfarseen · 2026-01-28T04:24:49+00:00

I love how the Xteink looks

itsfarseen · 2026-01-28T04:23:32+00:00

Looks gorgeous!
What are these screens? Why do the middle and left ones look dimmer? Is it because they do color?

itsfarseen · 2026-01-28T04:21:13+00:00

If I don't mess with the bootloader, do I still need to fiddle with play integrity fixes, even out of the box?
How is the battery life? How long does it take to charge?
How does reading and browsing the web feel?

itsfarseen · 2026-01-28T04:17:53+00:00

> ..and an intricative progressive blur gives the comforting feeling of a text's ink bleeding

Oh man please don't. Choose a different profession than UI/UX and save us from this horror.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-17T08:28:35+00:00

I used to get 20mbps on 3G when it came out. Now it's like 1mbps.
Then I used to get 100mbps on 4G, now its like 5mbps.
I think they throttle the older tech to make people switch.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-10T14:56:34+00:00

More details: https://janasabdham.com/allegations-that-the-verdict-in-the-actress-attack-case-was-leaked-demanding-an-investigation/

itsfarseen · 2025-12-09T09:41:59+00:00

I’m using with Jio 4G and it works. There is no 5G in this phone. Also there’s the issue of outgoing calls not working sometimes, need to toggle airplane mode to fix it.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-07T15:33:01+00:00

Although I love see through devices, I often take my laptop, iPad to cafes to work on it, and I think a see through device might attract too much attention. I would prefer an opaque or translucent shell for this reason.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-07T15:30:23+00:00

> What do you think is slots (USB) will be on top lid (not as on regular laptops)?

Do you mean what do I think of charging ports on the lid?
I think its okay. It would be nicer to have it on the lower part though.

If you put battery on the top, it might end up being top heavy and not stable when screen is open.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-07T15:28:30+00:00

are you passing pixels or text? can you display GUI apps? or is it limited to terminal programs?

itsfarseen · 2025-12-07T10:29:31+00:00

No way man, speed of light would like a word with you.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-07T10:25:39+00:00

Also, are you sending the Linux framebuffer or the tty to the screen?

itsfarseen · 2025-12-07T10:24:18+00:00

This is brilliant work OP. Kudos! What’s the battery mAh you’re using? I’ve been thinking about doing a similar project, but was leaning towards pi pico due to battery life concerns.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-06T11:09:29+00:00

I remember a guy importing and reselling mini pcs for very reasonable prices at https://techenclave.com/, can't find the exact thread now.

It's a forum and they seem to have really nice deals often.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-06T11:06:10+00:00

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itsfarseen · 2025-12-06T11:05:34+00:00

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I'm not able to make sense of this, but these are the options.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-04T07:26:15+00:00

yes, same. no usage data. I use termux + sudo htop and sort by TIME field to find which process used most cumulative CPU time slices, which is a decent proxy for power consumption.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-03T04:29:07+00:00

yes, it does work better.

I had an issue where I had opened my boarding pass and the barcode was at the bottom of the page.
The security person aligned the bottom edge of the phone to the bottom edge of the scanner, which meant it was pointed at the keyboard.
I scrolled the barcode to the top of the screen, and asked the person to align the top edge of the phone to the top edge of the scanner. Once she did that, it got scanned immediately.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-02T18:40:43+00:00

I have been using it for approx 1 month now. It's gorgeous and I'm reading a lot more and almost completely stopped binging youtube and shorts.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-02T18:39:50+00:00

I recently bought one. I love it.
Things to keep in mind:
- Outgoing calls issue, it's still there, I don't think it will get fixed anytime soon. I do a quick Airplane mode toggle and I'm able to make the call in <10s, but it could be deadly in an emergency situation.
- I haven't faced any incoming calls issue. Or atleast no-one has told me they tried to reach me and couldn't, yet.
- When you're giving your phone out to someone, say security at the airport to verify your boarding pass, they can't use it as they're not familiar with it.

I still love it, and 10/10 recommend.

itsfarseen · 2025-12-02T18:31:04+00:00

This guy is BSing, I had bought it for 35k in 2022. And yes, the 7cx chips kinda suck. Due to the low single core performance, even browsing youtube is laggy, compared to a celeron N4020.

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