02-02-2021, 07:00 AM | #1 |
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Hisense A7 CC Colour E-Ink Mobile Phone released
Hisense have released their latest E-Ink Mobile Phone.
The A7 CC has a 6.7" 300ppi 2nd Generation Kaleido colour screen from E-Ink. See https://ereaderx.com/product/hisense...or-eink-phone/ |
02-02-2021, 10:04 PM | #2 |
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Woooo, looks nice!
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02-03-2021, 12:15 PM | #3 |
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Shame it's so huge (like all phones now).
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02-05-2021, 10:37 AM | #4 |
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Hmm. Looks handy at first and no doubt it is.
However, if it's like previous Hisense phones it'll be siphoning off your contacts to be sold at a cheap price to data brokers who then sell them on to robocallers. Other problems with previous Hisense phones: - the battery killer kills the VPN even when excluded - the private DNS menu option in Android 10 has been deleted Also, the screen isn't high contrast and it's so big you need a i-ring to each anything. But no... I'm not jealous!! Shall I upgrade? |
02-06-2021, 11:07 AM | #5 |
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It looks much better than the previous generation, but still not quite good enough for my taste. There's a lot of ghosting, the colour layer is still considerably less than 300ppi judging from the videos I've seen. I would be quite keen on the BW version if not for the size. The higher PPI, bigger battery and even better audio chip are all tempting features, but not ones I would be able to carry in my pocket at that size...
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02-06-2021, 04:03 PM | #6 |
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If I needed a new phone, I'd be tempted, just to see what it's like. But I've just got a second-hand iPhone 6S with 128MB, and that's going to do me just fine for a couple of years.
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02-06-2021, 11:59 PM | #7 | |
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Calling and sending messages seemed to work perfectly, but the phone was unreliable in receiving them. And this is with full bars (4G). I don't seem to be alone with this problem either, sadly; and I haven't seen anyone post a solution for it yet. |
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02-07-2021, 09:58 AM | #8 |
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It doesn't say if the battery is replaceable, which is a must for me. I use my phones for years, and I've never once had one where the battery didn't need replacing.
And the size is just too big for me for a phone. About 5.7" display is the about the highest that's the most comfortable for my hands (and my tiny purse I use). Others are just too big for me and makes them annoying to use. I'd love to see a decent e-ink phone though to be able to actually read no matter where I'm at outdoors. This one does come pretty close for me. Last edited by Ripplinger; 02-07-2021 at 10:02 AM. |
06-03-2024, 08:55 AM | #9 | |
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Otherwise amazing phone, even if the resolution is not great it can still look amazing outdoor and the colours make apps like google maps look readable. |
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06-04-2024, 09:22 AM | #10 | |
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Here's what I did: In Settings -> Battery -> Power saving management -> Memory intelligent cleaning: White list QKSMS Settings -> Battery -> Power saving management -> Battery optimization: disable for QKSMS In Settings -> App and permission management -> Self-running management: Allow QKSMS to autorun. And finally I allowed all permissions for QKSMS (making it a "trusted app"), which I deemed safe since the app is open source and popular. + Exception from freeze locker This is all caused by an over-aggressive battery saving policy. But it shouldn't affect the call functionality, if you are using the default app. Otherwise just follow the above procedure for your alternative dialing app. |
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06-11-2024, 06:21 PM | #11 |
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How's the battery life?
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