For a long time, E Ink displays were not widely used outside of the e-book industry due to their monochrome and low refresh rates. According to the latest news from the supply chain, Apple plans to work with e-ink display giant Yuantai to release a multi-screen version of the iPhone. This smartphone will, among other things, offer comfortable reading books on the E Ink display.

This multi-screen version of the iPhone will reportedly add two additional E Ink displays on the back panel. Battery charge, signal reception level, messages, etc. One of the two additional screens (smaller) will be used to display information about

Information displays that do not require high refresh rates and rich colors consume less energy and are less eye-straining than traditional LCD or OLED displays.

However, the source adds that since the E Ink screen itself cannot emit light, it needs backlighting, which will inevitably increase the thickness of the smartphone. There is also information that the new iPhone with a unique design has been in development for a long time and may be released next year. Source