Hisense has just unveiled their first color e-paper smartphone that utilizes the new Just Print technology that the upcoming Pocketbook Color and Onyx Boox Color are using. The new Hisense phone is a budget device and it will be joining the Hisense A5 Pro, which has a B&W screen and the Hisense A5 Pro CC which has color.
The Hisense A5C features a 5.84 inch screen with color E IN, capable of displaying 4096 colors. It has a front lit display for reading in the dark. Underneath the hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It has a rear facing camera capable of 13MP pictures and the front-facing camera is 5MP. The entire device is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery.
Hisense has disclosed this device will be available on April 29th and will retail for around $240. It is likely this will be another China exclusive phone, it will be sold on JD.com and likely after on some other services such Aliexpress, but at a hefty markup.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
