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Video Reviews Showing New Hisense A5 E Ink Android Phone

January 30, 2020 by Nathan 5 Comments

Hisense-A5

I came across a couple of video reviews of the new Hisense A5 on YouTube that some of you may find interesting.

The Hisense A5 is new E Ink smartphone that was recently released. It’s not a dual-screen phone like some of Hisense’s only models; the A5 has an 5.8-inch E Ink screen only, and it also has a frontlight.

Hisense has released several E Ink phones over the past few years, and they’re even planning on releasing the first color E Ink phone later this year.

The Hisense A5 runs Android 9.0 but it lacks Google Play access out-of-the-box. However, apps can still be sideloaded from other sources.

The device is powered by an octacore processor and it has 64 GB of internal storage space with 4GB of RAM.

There’s a microSD card slot for expansion, along with a USB-C port, Bluetooth, WiFi, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It also comes equipped with a 5MP front camera and a 13MP rear camera with flash.

It’s a neat-looking device, more pocketable than a typical ebook reader and more versatile too, but it’s unfortunate that it’s mostly a Chinese phone. There aren’t any US distributors, and while it has the option to use an English interface, a lot of the included apps are in Chinese.

Hisense A5 First Impressions

Hisense A5 Video Review

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: e ink, hisense

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  1. QM says

    February 1, 2020 at 3:16 pm

    Unless things have changed, it has a micro usb port NOT a usb c port.

    Reply
    • Nathan says

      February 1, 2020 at 6:19 pm

      You’re right, micro USB it is.

      Reply
  2. Bryan E says

    February 2, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    So, with an e-ink screen, what is the expected battery life?

    Reply
  3. Aaron says

    February 2, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    does it uave good support for At&T or Verizon, in terms of coverage, radio frequencies?

    Reply
    • David says

      February 3, 2020 at 6:01 am

      I did some digging regarding this phone a short while ago. I believe the answer to your question if “no”.

      Here is a link I found to the supported bands …

      https://www.deviceranks.com/en/phone/bands/16314/hisense-a5

      It is too bad to, as I would definitely be interested if it had decent coverage.

      Reply

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