Hisense has announced a new premium color E INK phone that will be released on June 1st and it was designed for people who need lots of RAM and internal storage. It will cost around $280 USD, depending on the configuration you want.
The Hisense A5 PRO CC features a single screen E INK color display with a very fast refresh rate. It is capable of 4096 colors and will have a front-lit display to read in the dark. Underneath the hood is a Unisoc T610 processor (2 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex A75 + 6 x 1.8 GHZ ARM Cortex-A55) and either 4GB or 64GB of RAM and 6GB/128GB of internal storage. It is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery, which should be enough for a couple of weeks. The rear facing camera is 13MP and front-facing camera is 5MP.
This device will be available to order in China on JD.com.
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