Hisense has introduced a new smartphone in the A9 series. This mobile device comes with an e-ink display, which makes it well-suited for reading books or other long texts on the go.

The Chinese tech giant Hisense has added a new smartphone to its lineup, even though it's rather new variant than a completely new model. Specifically, the Hisense A9 was launched back in 2022 and is now launching in a new version. The Hisense A9 will now be offered with 8GB of memory and spacious 256GB of internal storage, while the original smartphone came with just 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage. The new Hisense smartphone is priced around $420 and is expected to be available in a few days, but only on the Chinese market.

This phone is equipped with a 6.1-inch e-ink screen with a pixel density of 300 DPI and an adjustable front light. Furthermore, the Hisense A9 weighs 183 grams, is 7.8 millimeters thick and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662. Sadly, this SoC does not come with 5G connectivity. Dual-band Wi-Fi is supported, but the Android 11 operating system is extremely outdated.

The manufacturer specifically emphasizes wireless audio playback, since the ES9318 chip supports high-res Bluetooth codecs such as aptX and LDAC. The phone further sports a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a large battery with a capacity of 4,000 mAh. The aforementioned e-ink screen is certainly the highlight in the Hisense A9’s spec sheet, which makes it suitable for users who are reading books or other long texts on their smartphone. That being said, the panel cannot display colors and due to the long response times, media with moving pictures cannot be displayed properly.