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I would kill for a major manufacturer to make an e-ink phone that isn't hard to acquire and run. The Hisense A9[1] looks just about perfect, but the difficulty

I would kill for a major manufacturer to make an e-ink phone that isn't hard to acquire and run. The Hisense A9[1] looks just about perfect, but the difficulty of getting Google services to run on it puts me off. [1]: https://hisenseeink.com/products/hisense-a9-pro-e-ink-smartphone-1 https://hisenseeink.com/products/hisense-a9-pro-e-ink-smartp...

aaarrm 3y ago
Does a device like this have faster screen update rates or is more responsive to inputs than e readers like the Kindle? I only ask because I had to stop using the Kindle and go back to paperback, and I am by no means a purist for these things. I just found the delays in everything so bad to use that I was actually avoiding reading just because I was avoiding using the device. I'm hoping to revisit e readers in a few years to see if things have improved on that front.
- guntherhermann 3y ago
  From the video, it looks faster than the Kindle, but not by much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA5dIN3aS-o&t=465s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA5dIN3aS-o&t=465s
- awiesenhofer 3y ago
  No, the Hisense is not much faster. But these newer Boox devices are way faster than a kindle! (Though not as fast as Lcd of course)
gsa 3y ago
AFAIK, Google doesn't hand out Android certification for e-ink devices and without the certification a manufacturer can't bundle Google Services on the device.
- BossingAround 3y ago
  Though a lot of boox devices make side-loading Google store incredibly easy (it's a button click in the menu).
robk 3y ago
It's just been rooted BTW which makes it easier. I absolutely love mine. https://xdaforums.com/t/hisense-a9-root-reward-offered-snapdragon-662.4495809/page-11#post-88983317 https://xdaforums.com/t/hisense-a9-root-reward-offered-snapd...