{"id":499633,"date":"2026-05-23T22:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/499633\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T22:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:04:40","slug":"t-deck-max-110-e-ink-smartphone-connects-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/499633\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Deck Max: $110 e-ink smartphone connects for free"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"T-Deck<\/p>\n

\u24d8 LilyGo<\/p>\n

<\/a>T-Deck Max: New e-ink smartphone supports LoRa<\/p>\n

This new mobile device is essentially a smartphone, or at least a mobile phone that also supports GNSS and LTE. However, a cellular connection is not necessarily required.<\/p>\n

The T-Deck Max is a new mobile device, or at least a new version of LilyGo’s T-Deck<\/a>. It can broadly be approached like a smartphone, although the system does not run Android and is not necessarily a fully preconfigured product that is ready for end users out of the box. Instead, the model is likely aimed more at tinkerers. An ESP32-S3 is used as the main board, which limits performance. In practical terms, the system could be used to exchange data or messages. <\/p>\n

This opens up possibilities that a regular smartphone does not offer. The LilyGo T-Deck Max supports LoRa, which can be used to transmit relatively small amounts of data entirely independently of a cellular network. A GPS module is included, so location data can also be transmitted. This means the T-Deck Max could potentially be used on a large factory site as a personal emergency signaling device, for example. LoRa repeaters can then extend the effective range between such handhelds. A 4G connection is optionally available. <\/p>\n

It uses a 3.1-inch display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. The screen is based on an e-ink panel and should not consume much power. Additional sensors and actuators can be connected, and there is a microSD card slot. A microphone and speaker are already included, and programming can also be done using the Arduino or PlatformIO IDE. A keyboard is included, which should make it relatively easy to enter text directly. The T-Deck Max is listed by the manufacturer for around $110, and previous T-Deck models have also become available at some specialized retailers.<\/p>\n

\t\"Silvio<\/a><\/p>\n

I have been active as a journalist for over 10 years, most of it in the field of technology. I worked for Tom\u2019s Hardware and ComputerBase, among others, and have been working for Notebookcheck since 2017. My current focus is particularly on mini PCs and single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi \u2013 so in other words, compact systems with a lot of potential. In addition, I have a soft spot for all kinds of wearables, especially smartwatches. My main profession is as a laboratory engineer, which is why neither scientific contexts nor the interpretation of complex measurements are foreign to me.<\/p>\n

\"Enrico<\/a>Translator: Enrico Frahn<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 7732 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2021<\/p>\n

My fascination for technology goes back a long way to the Pentium II era. Modding, overclocking and treasuring computer hardware has since become an integral part of my life. As a student, I further developed a keen interest in mobile technologies that can make the stressful college life so much easier. After I fell in love with the creation of digital content while working in a marketing position, I now scour the web to bring you the most exciting topics in the world of tech. Outside the office, I\u2019m particularly passionate about motorsports and mountain biking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d8 LilyGo T-Deck Max: New e-ink smartphone supports LoRa This new mobile device is essentially a smartphone, or…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[257],"tags":[1820,848,18,1821,19,17,1815,11472,217253,279,50217,1819,1814,1822,1818,1142,1143,217254,12275,82,1817,1816],"class_list":["post-499633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-benchmarks","tag-diy","tag-eire","tag-graphics-card","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-laptop","tag-launch","tag-lilygo-t-deck-max","tag-mobile","tag-mobile-phone","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-sbc","tag-smartphone","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116626159940314645","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}