Honor S3 is a 3-inch e-ink reader that attaches magnetically to the back of your phone

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On the sidelines of the Magic 9 series launch yesterday, Honor also announced the Honor Life S3 pocket e-ink screen reader. It’s a small 3.68-inch e-ink panel that attaches magnetically to the back of a phone and retails for 399 yuan (around $60). 

Honor says the S3 is a mini book that can fit in your pocket. It weighs just 61g and measures 5.6mm thick, and the small size also means you can hold it in one hand for long reading sessions without much strain.

Honor Life S3 Specifications 

The S3 has a 3.68-inch soft-light e-ink display with a 259 PPI pixel density. It is covered by a high-transparency frosted glass panel designed to give the screen a paper-like feel. The display also has a soft-light eye-protection feature, which should make it more comfortable to look at during longer reading sessions.

There are no physical buttons on the device. Instead, it uses a full-screen single-point touch design, allowing you to turn pages with a tap.

The magnetic attachment is one of the more unusual parts of the S3. Its built-in magnetic structure lets it snap onto the back of a compatible phone with a single click. Honor says the reader is thin enough to sit almost flush with the phone, so you can carry both devices together without adding much bulk.

It offers up to 30 hours of run time in continuous use, and normal use can stretch it to a week.

On the software side, the S3 comes pre-installed with RTOS that reportedly offers access to a library of more than 700,000 genuine books. The reader supports wireless book transfers through the Honor Smart Space app and works with common e-book formats. For storage, the S3 supports TF cards with capacities of up to 1TB. 

At 399 yuan, the Honor S3 is for people who like reading during short breaks or while commuting but do not want to carry a larger e-reader. Its small size, low weight, and magnetic design make it easy to keep with a phone, while the e-ink display provides an alternative to reading on a smartphone screen.

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