To me this is such an amazing device, I'm in love with all the E-ink technology.

Hisense has come the closest to making useful color e-ink phone (great processor, smooth refresh display for e-ink) and all they had to do was include bandwidths that work with the US and other non-Chinese regions. Amazed they haven't addressed that major flaw yet, in color or even this phone, and released an international model. Parents trying to look for smartphone alternatives for their kids and themselves would make a great starting market. Also, no SD card? Strange downgrade from previous models.

@wombat7961

Жыл бұрын

Strange downgrade indeed! Ive been looking for an alternative to the best phone that is a phone on the market. Google is kind of the best phone device right now but im actually sick of the internet. Need to learn to get downtime again, need to get back to paper.

@AffyisAffy

Жыл бұрын

Really disappointed. Was waiting years, bc I thought it was a no brainer that they would add the US bands for any of their eink devices but I might break down and buy an light phone at this point bc they have no competition in the US for eink phones

@yuvilio

Жыл бұрын

@@AffyisAffy Yeah, if full band coverage is a must, Hisense isn't there yet. I think there's some good news in that bands like n41 are getting more usage in some US areas, and the A7 CC uses that. But that's hit or miss depending on where you live. I'm still a fan but they're missing out on this midmarket of non-addictive/non-eye-tiring e-ink smartphones.

@AffyisAffy

Жыл бұрын

@@yuvilio thanks I'll check out if I have that band in my area. It's just crazy to me because even b/w mode on my smartphone 'calms my brain' and less distracted. I think if the research came forward that having your phone be b/w it would help people be more productive, people would view this as a productivity phone and less of a 'detox' or minimal phone situation. Plus there's stuff I can't abandon for work, like authentication apps and my last place forced us to use a laundry app. So end the end, even if I get a light phone I'll still need 2 phones and that's why a lot of people can't commit to light phone. We are forced to have a smart phone regardless. Restaurants sometimes even only publish their menu online through QR codes the expectation is so ingrained that everyone has a smartphone

@meshedpotato3

Жыл бұрын

I've heard that Hisense has disbanded the department related to eink phones, so the A9 may be the swan song for Hisense's eink phones.

I love how much you learn from different e-ink readers on this channel,.Iys just great🙌

I want to see more companies do this kind of devices, great review by the way.

Phone such as these are making more and more sense. Definitely considering it as a second phone on hands. Good review guys. Keep it up.

I can’t believe videos can play THAT smoothly on an e ink display!

Always glad to see more products in the E-ink category.

Great review. A really nice, simple, but solid looking device. And props to Hisense for the packaging. Love seeing that.

this is so interesting! thanks for the review because i've never heard of hisense ebook reader!

It's so exciting to see how the technology is improving. I can't wait to see the future!

Love to see it. Obviously colour would be best, but things are at least moving forward with Eink, and that's not nothing. The 8gb of RAM is especially important - up to now Eink devices have been using 1 - 4gb Max, on average 2gb.

Glad to see e-ink technology moving forward. Thus far I’ve been loyal to Kobo devices. Looking forward to when they start using color e-ink on their ereaders.

I’ve been into e readers since around December and genuinely it has been a game changer for me. Having even a basic kindle has allowed me to be more mindful about my life in general. Always tempted to get a phone like this too

Cheers always on all the content!

Absolutely beautiful phone. Clicked as soon as the video as soon as it came out 👍

You have a great channel keep up the great work you;re doing.

such an amazing device, I'm in love with all the E-ink technology.

Nice Device. Would live to see some ereader cases back on the market. Good luck for everybody.

It sure would be great to see more brands doing this kind of stuff

Important details to remember: No SD Card slot, Google Play services can not be installed (there are some hacks to get it 'kind of' working but not fully), the phone only works with a few carriers (not Verizon for example).

@spirohan

Жыл бұрын

Yup, this is definitely, the points i'm waiting them to improve to change my pro CC, please hisense : Make an international version

@natsrome

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the warning :| I hope that someone comes out with an eink smartphone that works in the US someday. I know there's not a huge market for it, but there of course can't be a market for it if they aren't selling the things here haha.

@ayeoooo

Жыл бұрын

All I want is Google play store🙏

@doofnshmirtz5110

Жыл бұрын

How do you know it doesn't work Verizon

@wombat7961

Жыл бұрын

No SD card slot anymore - they silently discontinued it, certain blogs + articles say it has MicroSD storage expansion available. But apparently its not true - this is very unfortunate i was hoping to move my entire media library (everything) onto a 500gb or more microSD card!!

A few things: Is this think water-resistant at all? I don't expect it to be waterproof but being in the great outdoors reading on an e-paper screen means that you could suddenly get hit with rain, bird poop, etc. Would any liquids damage it? The second thing is how does this perform with something like a Zoom call. I know the refresh of the others will be choppy, which can't be helped with the state of the art, but is it usable, how does the outgoing video/audio perform? How's battery life?

love the channel! keep it up

HiSense is doing some good job on sticking to e-ink screen phones

Thanks for your videos!

The Hisense EINK Phone is great for outdoor use and reading. It has a clear and crisp display that doesn’t strain your eyes or drain your battery. However, it has some drawbacks too. It is slow to type on, it doesn’t have a fingerprint scanner, and it doesn’t run Google apps well.

It's always interesting to see what Hisense has to add in the e-ink market

@xiaomeinv7

Жыл бұрын

别说彩色墨水屏了，就是黑白墨水屏的手机海信也不会再研发了。市场太小，海信已经放弃开发墨水屏手机

@jiffonbuffo

5 ай бұрын

​@@xiaomeinv7Even colored ones? Sad. 😢

Phone back to being a phone first and all the other things as a bonus... I like the concept!

are those 'screen protectors' built in? able to be removed? or will it damage the screen to remove them?

is there anything limiting them from only having speed mode enabled in regions of the screen that demand high refresh rate? that way it can dybamically adapt in areas that need it, and static areas stay clear

Great review. It would be great to have this one!

Great device! Thank you for the video :)

I had a yotaphone once, but this is really different. I would consider buying one for holidays. Always a screen that is readable in the sun is a dream. 😌

Such a neat concept!

Correct, is looks and feels nice, but I too was expecting A9cc variant of it with a coloured screen, sadly they don't seem to be interested in offering it :/

Looks ok if you don't mind having little to no animations. And I hope the battery life is huge. A little expensive compared to common phones but the idea of eink smartphones is slowly becoming a viable option every year.

this looks soo interesting!! the screen looks amazing!!

Great review on a very interesting product!

I think that I would probably consider getting this if it were a color screen. I just can’t give up color in my daily driver phone!

What is better between A9 or A7? Can't decide if the better processor of the A9 or the 5G if the A7 would serve me better. Also is the color in the A7 something that can make it harder to see in lower light vs B&W version?

when i know about hisense, i really wanna have it. it's just like hold book in my hand since my phone is always with me

Wonderful device, planning to get one

Love these videos

Thanks for sharing this review

⁠ I already got one. Please, how do I activate the Lock screen reading? As I used it, the battery was bad.

Even without a color option, its a great device. Web browsing in speed mode would be really nice. I just do not understand why have they removed sd card slot.

This is an interesting product. Thanks for the video.

wow, I would definitely try out a phone like this!

An idea would be to have a dedicated page-up/page-down button on the side, to make scrolling less painful.

Really hope in the future there will be e ink displays with higher refresh rates

Thank you Peter. God bless. Love you bro.

participating in the kindle contest, good luck!

I want to see this thing running Google Maps.

Great device! I want one for my next phone!

Great video, thank you.

Yeah, but what networks allow you to use the BlackBerry Torch 9800 or Curve?

Thank you for your nice video😃

Next you review an eink device do you think you could test the screen refresh rate on blur busters. I think it would be interesting just to see how far eink screens refresh rate has improved in hz

I would so use this on the go to read my ebooks.

Eagerly waiting to launch in my country

It's so weird to see an e-ink phone. That said, it would be great to see some of these performance features integrated with current e-readers on the market.

I like the concept of a regular screen on one side and a e-ink display on the other. I frequently would like to read from my phone when on the train and wish I could just flip it over to an e-ink. The problem is I want the rest of the phone experience to be top notch from someone like Apple or Samsung

Does the Hi Sense A9 have the ES9038 + ES9603 chipsets installed on them?

I really like this phone, brands should use this type of technology more.

i would like to know if i plug Xreal glasses on it, will I see the screen content in colors ?

I think e-ink is one of the most underrated technologies.

Great review

this looks interesting, some day i shall try one of this e-ink phones.

Happy with my current phone, but when I’m ready to replace, will probably give this a look.

Awesome review.. !

What smart E-ink phone will work in the USA. I use a lightphone 2 now but want an eink smartphone for work hours

But I purchased Hisense’s eink phone before and it only has 2G data in US. Customer service told me they could not help.

It would be great to have this one!

Why is this phone not listed on hisense official website?

First time I am checking an EINK phone!

This looks amazing for an e ink smartphone

This looks great 👍🏽

great review

Looks awesome

I really could see myself using an E-ink phone at some point soonish. I generally don’t watch videos often on my phone and I can’t think of anything much I would need the OLED for that I can’t do later on with my iPad. I don’t really take photos on my phone much, and even if I did, you can still take the photos on the E-ink phone and transfer them. I think I would wait until a western selling manufacturer like Apple or Sony did it though. At least until I get sick of waiting and a new colour one comes out.

These phones are so so cool. I wish they would come out in the U.S.

That looks awesome

this is wild, the battery life must be crazy

I was hoping for a coloured version. It's 2023. It's about time!

I really would love to try something like this but the delay of e ink would put me off a little.

oooo sad that there aren't any additional colors but love the break down of the video!

Any sucessor for this phone in the making?

Such a cool and nifty little device.

Seems interesting, nice review btw.

I love this Hisense brand, even though this one is not in color. E-ink phones are cool!

i am temted to get into this e ink screen lifestyle,just one thing, does anyone know does hisense provide software support for this device

I have the a5 one just for reading, but man this could easily replace my regular phone to most extent 😂

This thing is crazy!

Wow an e ink phone it is a game changer especially when you can use it anywhere

I would love to have one of these. eink for phones as makes a lot of sense. So difficult to see the screen when outdoors.

That is such a cool device!

I'd love a phone like that exclusively for chat, I like the idea of having one like that for chat

I'm just hoping for this as a Christmas gift.

Looks good 😊

I hope they soon make a colour variant of this

There are several reviews on Reddit reporting massive problems with messages. I was all about to order the A9 Pro, but those reviews are scary. Especially, the problems with the unreliable distribution of short messages. GPS does seem to be problematic as well. Damn. I am waiting for an e-ink phone forever. And wouldn't mind giving up the fluidity of Apple's iOS, but if it can't handle simple messages, that just wouldnÄt work for me. Can someone here, confirm the problems, or are those devices mainly used a s a reader?