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All prices are subject to change, and this article only reflects the prices available at time of publication. The Hisense Hi Reader Pro is a smartphone with mid-range specs including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. Up for pre-order in China for less than $250, there's one thing that makes this phone different from most others though: its display. Instead of an LCD or AMOLED screen, the Hi Reader Pro has a 6.1 inch E Ink black and white display for a paper-like reading experience. [hireader-pro_04-561x500] That means you get all the benefits (and all disadvantages) of electronic paper. The screen can be viewed using only ambient light and may actually look better in direct sunlight rather than worse. And the screen only consumes power when the image on the display changes, which means it can display a static image indefinitely, even if your phone's battery dies. Those are some of the reasons that E Ink displays are commonly used for eBook readers like Kindle or Kobo devices. But there are some down sides to E Ink. This particular screen supports 16 shades of grey but cannot display color. And the refresh rate is much lower than for LCD or OLED displays, making E Ink a poor fit for watching videos, playing high-motion games, or other activities like simply scrolling through web pages smoothly. Hisense has been making E Ink phones for years, and the company says that this model supports faster screen refreshing than some previous models, but that's not really saying much. [hireader-pro_06-] [hireader-pro_05-150x] [hireader-pro_04-150x] [hireader-pro_03-150x] [hireader-pro_02-150x] [hireader-pro_01-150x] Interestingly the company is also branding this phone as the "pro" model of the Hi Reader eBook reading device that launched earlier this year. Don't ask me why. The two devices have different displays, processors, and wireless capabilities. And the Pro model makes phone calls and connects to 4G LTE networks, while the non-Pro model does not. They seem more like different categories of devices rather than two versions of the same device. Here's a comparison: Hi Reader Hi Reader Pro 6.7 inch 6.1 inches E Ink E Ink 1200 x 825 pixels 300 ppi Display 300 ppi grayscale grayscale Capacitive touch Capacitive touch 36 levels of brightness Frontlit (36 levels of Adjustable color temperature brightness) Unisoc T610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 2 x ARM Cortex-A75 CPU cores 4 x Cortex-A73 CPU cores @ 2 @ 1.8 GHz GHz Processor 6 x ARM Cortex-A55 CPU cores 4 x Cortex-A53 CPU cores @ @ 1.8 GHz 1.8 GHz Mali-G52 MP2 graphics @ 614 Adreno 610 graphics MHz RAM 4GB 4GB Storage 64GB 128GB UFS 2.1 Android 10 Android 11 Software Limited support for Google Limited support for Google Play Store & Google apps Play Store & Google apps Supports sideloaded apps Supports sideloaded apps Battery 3,000 mAh 4,000 mAh Speaker Speaker Audio Single microphone Dual microphones 3.5mm audio jack 3.5mm audio jack LDAC WiFi (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) 4G LTE Wireless Bluetooth 5.0 WiFi (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) Bluetooth 5.0 Dimensions 7.5mm thick ? Weight 177 grams 183 Price 1,299 CNY (~$188in China) 1,699 CNY (~$246 in China) $293 and up from AliExpress $347 from AliExpress Support Liliputing Liliputing's primary sources of revenue are advertising and affiliate links (if you click the "Shop" button at the top of the page and buy something on Amazon, for example, we'll get a small commission). But there are several ways you can support the site directly even if you're using an ad blocker* and hate online shopping. Contribute to our Patreon campaign or... Contribute via PayPal * If you are using an ad blocker like uBlock Origin and seeing a pop-up message at the bottom of the screen, we have a guide that may help you disable it. Tagged: china, e Ink, e ink phone, epaper, hi reader pro, hisense, hisense hi reader pro, smartphones Post navigation Previous Lenovo Tab Extreme will ship with Android 13 and a Dimensity 9000 processor (leaks) Next Lenovo ThinkCentre M60Q Chromebox supports up to an Intel Core i5-1235U Alder Lake processor Join the Conversation 5 Comments Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Comment *[ ] Name * [ ] Email * [ ] Website [ ] [ ] Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [ ] Notify me of follow-up comments by email. [ ] Notify me of new posts by email. [Post Comment] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] D[ ] This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. 1. [185725a] Semukuye Blasio says: 01/02/2023 at 1:20 PM I have 50e Reply 2. [e0371b3] Giulio Magnifico says: 01/02/2023 at 12:48 PM And the battery will last... 1 week? Reply 3. [4fa2d8d] Andyroids says: 12/31/2022 at 8:47 PM Simply turn off all color on an Android phone and put it into darkmode. The results are almost as acceptable as e-ink. Yet even after all this time of using a stupid "smart" phone and still not liking it (I won't root because of security and don't like Android enough to even want to learn it well enough to root with confidence) ... My background is in Linux and Windows which are in my opinion preferable to other operating systems in their own unique ways. Linux is by far the most fun and rewarding to invest time and effort into learning. I still hopelessly wish for a viable Linux phone that achieves true desktop convergence (whether it be xfce, cinnamon, plasma... but definitely not Gnome as even the Android Ux would be far superior to anything Gnome offers). Microsoft or Mac will probably still do it first. Maybe the Duo 3 will offer a Windows 11 option as an alternative to Android 13, although I doubt they will. Reply 4. [c83cf98] kaidenshi says: 12/31/2022 at 10:28 AM Honestly I can see a use case for this, for those folks who want to go minimalist with their phone. It's a good alternative to a "dumb phone", and of course doubles as an e-book reader so you don't have to carry your Kindle or Kobo everywhere you go. It would be really interesting to know if it has screen mirroring via the USB-C port, like some higher-end Android phones. That would make it possible to use at a desktop with Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, using the full potential of the CPU/GPU and storage. Reply 1. [4b73526] Some Guy says: 12/31/2022 at 5:54 PM I usually recommend pinephones to anyone who asks about "dumb phones" (provided a compatible carrier is available). Original Pinephone, not the Pinephone pro, because the Pinephone can't play video at an acceptable framerate. Unless this has a degoogled ROM, I don't see it as as much of a "digital detox". 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