GoKawiilTL;DR E-Ink brand Bigme has launched a Kickstarter program for its HiBreak Dual 2 smartphone.
The new phone has a 5-inch LCD screen on one side and a 6.13-inch E-Ink display on the other.
Expect to pay $599 for the HiBreak Dual 2 on Kickstarter.
Nascent E-Ink brand Bigme caught my attention earlier this year when it teased the arrival of a “world-first” phone with both color E-Ink and LCD screens. Unfortunately, this phone merely had a tiny, circular LCD screen on its back. Fortunately, the company is back with a brand-new device that might be the dual-screen phone I’ve been looking for all along.
Bigme just launched the Kickstarter program for its HiBreak Dual 2 smartphone, and it features two displays. Look at the front, and you’ll find a 6.13-inch E-Ink display, available in both monochrome and color options. Turn the phone around, and you’ve got a 5-inch LCD panel (1,280 x 720). In fact, the company says the E-Ink screen is capable of a claimed 80fps via its own “Fast Refresh” technology, while also supporting stylus input. Either way, this dual-screen approach means you don’t necessarily need a separate E-reader or a gadget like the Xteink X4.
The company says you should expect a very capable Dimensity 8300 chipset, 12GB or 16GB of RAM, 256GB or 512GB of storage, and a 4,450mAh battery with 30W wired charging. Don’t expect an amazing camera setup, consisting of a 50MP camera on one side and a 5MP camera on the other.
Bigme Kickstarter
Other notable specs include Android 16 with support for the Play Store, a side fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and dual-SIM support.
Perhaps the biggest criticism I can level against the phone at this point is its design. That’s solely due to the color screen’s gigantic bezels and stepped design. It’s almost like they duct-taped a Samsung Galaxy Nexus to the back of their existing E-Ink phone.
Would you buy a dual-screen phone like this? 4 votes Absolutely! 25 % Maybe, if it were cheaper 25 % Maybe, if it came from a more reputable brand 50 % No, I wouldn't 0 %
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