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Hisense A2 – that two screened e-ink phone…

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Specification

General

  • Device Type
    Smart phone
  • Model
    Hisense A2
  • Announced
    Dec-2016
  • Released
    Feb-2017
  • Status
    Available

Design

  • Type
    Bar
  • Dimensions
    157.2 mm x 76.8 mm x 8.4 mm
  • Weight
    188 g
  • Colors
    Black
    Blue
    Gold
    Silver
  • Waterproof
    No
  • Fingerprint
     Yes

Display

  • Display Type
    Front -AMOLED FHD, Back-E-ink qHD-Capacitive touch screen
  • Size
    Front-5.5 inch, Back – 5.2 inch
  • Secondary Display
    Yes
  • Touch Screen
    Yes, Multi touch
  • Pixel Density
    401 PPI
  • Resolution
    Front – 1920 x 1080 pixels, Back- 960 x 540 pixels
  • Display Colors
    16 M
  • Display Protection
     Yes
  • Features
    1. Dual Display -Front- 5.5 inch AMOLED, Back – 5.2 inch E-ink
    2. 2.5D curved glass (Both side)
    3. Comes with Dual mode Dual-touch technology
    4. User control the main screen of the device by swiping or tapping on the E-ink screen on the rear

Network

  • 2G Network
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
  • 3G Network
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
  • 4G Network
    LTE Cat 4, LTE Cat 6 OR LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) OR LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
  • SIM
    Nano SIM
  • Dual SIM
    Yes, Dual stand by

Hardware

  • Chipset
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC
  • CPU
    1.4 GHz Octa core
  • GPU
    Adreno 505
  • RAM (Memory)
    4 GB
  • Internal Storage
    64 GB
  • Card Slot
    Up to 128 GB (micro SD)
  • Sensors
    Accelerometer
    Proximity
    Fingerprint
    Compass
    Ambient light

Software

  • Operating System
    Android OS v6.0

Messaging

  • SMS
    Yes (threaded view)
  • MMS
     Yes
  • Email
    Yes

Camera

  • Primary
    16 MP, f/2.0, 5P lens, 75-degree wide angle view
  • Flash
    LED
  • Front
    5 MP, f/2.4, 84-degree wide angle view
  • Camera Features
    Autofocus
    PDAF Sensor
    Gesture Shot
    Voice Capture
    Face Beauty
    Burst Mode
    HDR
    Smile detection
    Camera Apps
    Steady Shot
    Manual Mode
    Video HDR
    Face Detection
    Self timer
    Touch focus
    Low Light Mode
    Hybrid Autofocus
    FHD Recording (1080p), 30 frames per second

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth
    Yes
  • Infrared
     Yes
  • Wi-fi
    Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-fi Hotspot
     Yes
  • GPS
    Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS
  • NFC
     Yes
  • Wireless Charging
    No
  • Headphone Jack
     Yes
  • HDMI
    No
  • USB
    Type C

Data

  • Speed
    42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA), LTE 150/50 Mbps
  • Web Browser
    HTML 5

Media

  • Video Format
    3GP, M4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265
  • Audio Format
    MP3, eAAC+, WAV, Flac player
  • FM Radio
    Yes
  • Alert Types
    Vibration, MP3
  • Ring Tones
    Wav ring tones
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes

Battery

  • Battery Type
    Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
  • Capacity
    3090 mAh
  • Placement
    Non-removable

MISC

  • Features
    1. Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    2. Fingerprint scanner
    3. Document viewer
    4. Photo and video editor
    5. iReader App
    6. Fast battery charging
    7. Dual display

The Chinese electronics company Hisense is probably best known in the West for its televisions, but the company also produces smart phones as good as their TV’s. This includes one model that is a dual-screen version with an AMOLED screen on one side of the phone and an E Ink display on the other.

The main screen of Hisense A2 Pro is AMOLED (think Samsung), it has a diagonal screen of 5.5 inches at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The E-Ink display on the rear panel has a diagonal of 5.2 inches, its resolution is 960 x 540 pixels. I have found that the main screen is simply beautiful and when outside in the sun, my phone is usable in direct sunlight, through the e-ink screen. I even play solitaire on the e-ink side. So far I have not found any Android apps that do not function in e-ink, but no color could ruin game playing.

The phone while not a powerhouse does also include a Snapdragon 625 (seems snappy to me), 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of built-in ROM memory. The main camera is equipped with a 12 mega-pixel image sensor Sony IMX386. The front camera has a resolution of 16 mega-pixels. The battery is characterized by a capacity of 3090 mAh, the fingerprint sensor is on the right panel of the smart phone.

I found one issue that I had to overcome: I had to go to Hisense and flash the firmware again. The phone was bought through an outside source other than Hisense and they had jimmied the firmware with added apps and such. Messed it up…

After testing this phone, I have actually started to use it as my daily driver. I use the e-ink screen for much of my phone time and the battery simply lasts and lasts and lasts…

Now I would like to get the Hisense A2 Pro, it has more power and seems to have most of the bugs worked out. But I will stay with my original for now. I like it…

Kyle Keeton

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