Hisense EINK Phone 8GB RAM + 256GB Release | A9 PRO Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2024
- Overclocked and overpowered!
The A9 has gotten a boost of energy with 8GB on board RAM, and 256GB of storage.
That as well as a more refined battery.
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I want to see this thing running Google Maps.
It can
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.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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
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 can’t believe videos can play THAT smoothly on an e ink display!
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.
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).
Yup, this is definitely, the points i'm waiting them to improve to change my pro CC, please hisense : Make an international version
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.
All I want is Google play store🙏
How do you know it doesn't work Verizon
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!!
Always glad to see more products in the E-ink category.
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.
Great review. A really nice, simple, but solid looking device. And props to Hisense for the packaging. Love seeing that.
It's so exciting to see how the technology is improving. I can't wait to see the future!
this is so interesting! thanks for the review because i've never heard of hisense ebook reader!
Cheers always on all the content!
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.
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?
Absolutely beautiful phone. Clicked as soon as the video as soon as it came out 👍
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.
You have a great channel keep up the great work you;re doing.
are those 'screen protectors' built in? able to be removed? or will it damage the screen to remove them?
It's always interesting to see what Hisense has to add in the e-ink market
@xiaomeinv7Even colored ones? Sad. 😢
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
love the channel! keep it up
I already got one. Please, how do I activate the Lock screen reading? As I used it, the battery was bad.
Thanks for your videos!
such an amazing device, I'm in love with all the E-ink technology.
HiSense is doing some good job on sticking to e-ink screen phones
Nice Device. Would live to see some ereader cases back on the market. Good luck for everybody.
Yeah, but what networks allow you to use the BlackBerry Torch 9800 or Curve?
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?
It sure would be great to see more brands doing this kind of stuff
Why is this phone not listed on hisense official website?
i would like to know if i plug Xreal glasses on it, will I see the screen content in colors ?
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 :/
Does the Hi Sense A9 have the ES9038 + ES9603 chipsets installed on them?
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.
Such a neat concept!
Great review. It would be great to have this one!
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!
Phone back to being a phone first and all the other things as a bonus... I like the concept!
Great device! Thank you for the video :)
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.
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.
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.
Does it come with nfc ?
Great review on a very interesting product!
this looks soo interesting!! the screen looks amazing!!
Any sucessor for this phone in the making?
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’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
Hi, at the end of the video you say it may not be able to take SD cards in the duel sim tray, but on your website it says under pros "256 GB of Storage, with SD Card Support" can you please confirm which is right 😂, thanks.
You are very correct. As we saw it, one of the two slots for the card was not elongated much like a hybrid dual SIM
Instead we're identically shaped therefore we feel that it will accept two SIM cards. We will have a follow-up comment for you tomorrow :-) thank you for the observation.
does it have Google PlayStore?
does it have English language?
how do I download apps?
Really hope in the future there will be e ink displays with higher refresh rates
Wonderful device, planning to get one
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. 😌
participating in the kindle contest, good luck!
at night does it have backlight?
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
This is an interesting product. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for sharing this review
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
Love these videos
I confused about "is it turned on or turned off?"
Great device! I want one for my next phone!
wow, I would definitely try out a phone like this!
Eagerly waiting to launch in my country
I would so use this on the go to read my ebooks.
I think e-ink is one of the most underrated technologies.
this is wild, the battery life must be crazy
I really would love to try something like this but the delay of e ink would put me off a little.
An idea would be to have a dedicated page-up/page-down button on the side, to make scrolling less painful.
If the display can be switch between ink version and color screen for the price
I really like this phone, brands should use this type of technology more.
Where to buy?
First time I am checking an EINK phone!
How well do these work in the US?
Great video, thank you.
this looks interesting, some day i shall try one of this e-ink phones.
Which American carrier does this work on?
It would be great to have this one!
I was hoping for a coloured version. It's 2023. It's about time!
These phones are so so cool. I wish they would come out in the U.S.
Thank you for your nice video😃
Does this work with the USB C - Ethernet adapters for Android phones?
Yes
I'd love a phone like that exclusively for chat, I like the idea of having one like that for chat
Is this phone unlocked?
That is, can it use any network?
What's the batter life ?
Do this work with boost mobile
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.
Still no more dual screen?
Awesome review.. !
When connected to a monitor, does the phone have something like Samsung Dex?
Android has Miracast support (except for Google Pixels 😂😂😂)
This looks amazing for an e ink smartphone
Happy with my current phone, but when I’m ready to replace, will probably give this a look.
whats the battery life?
I'm just hoping for this as a Christmas gift.
Great review
I hope they soon make a colour variant of this
Does it have nfc ?
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?