This E-ink Smartphone has a Crazy Camera...
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Keep all your smartphone connectivity without the doom scrolling addictions. Get 10% off your Laifen Wave electronic toothbrush HERE: bit.ly/4bU7M7P Or on Amazon HERE: Amazon ABS White: amzn.to/3TiteMq Amazon Aluminum Alloy: amzn.to/3Iid6UP Amazon Stainless Steel: amzn.to/49V40ci I'm a big fan of moderating my own social media intake. I find that endless scrolling turns my brain to mush. The new Hisense A9 Pro has a black and white E-Ink display that not only has a long battery life - but also removes the enticing colorful drips of dopamine that social media gets us addicted with. I for one - look forward to more E-Ink smartphones in the future.
This E-INK smartphone just might solve all the worlds problems...
"with pixels perpetually permanently parked at their prior points of photonic perception". This guy is a poet.
No poet needed, there is an app for that...
Precisely
@@MarijnRoorda ChatGPT?
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@@Shreejansurya98 It's a reference from a movie, V for Vendetta.
The fact that the display was able to play the video at anything close to a watch-able framerate is astounding.
there is color e-ink as well...including color e-ink PC monitors.
And when used with a Pi W they make great photo frames that change them selves. It will be interesting to see future versions with Color e-Ink screens. With tablets and laptops getting so well made these days the phone only needs to be dongle so this is probably more useful than we think. I would have this as a daily and probably find more ways to get the most out of it. If it was waterproof it would be almost military grade as is.
I want a regular (edit: up to date and from a major manufacturer) smartphone with an e-ink back panel - shopping lists without turning on the phone, yes!
That is one great idea. It should be a new industry standard that every normal smartphone has an e-ink display on the back. You can nevermind it completely until you really need it.
there was one years ago, the Yota Phone 1. Frontside a normal display, backside a e-ink display. Sadly they never updated the models to newer better hardware (frontdisplay and chipsets) versions.
I'm a fan of Google Pixel phones , had a 2 XL for 4 years, now a 6 , I'm planning to keep this one as long as possible too, but if they slap an E ink on the back of the pixel 8 Pro and call it 9 Pro , I'm smashing the piggy bank.
that already exists, its called yotaphone!
The Hisense A6L is exactly what you are describing
I really appreciate these companies still doing out of the ordinary, innovative stuff.
That toothbrush is everywhere. Get away from me toothbrush!
First Lumineux (who sponsored the excellent Inheritance Machining channel), now Laifen for Linus and Zack. All they did is just make me book an earlier appointment with my dentist.
didn't take very long for it to get covered in fingerprints
@@FlyingCIRCU175 my first one was linus😂
tootbrush
That’s how you know it’s probably junk. They dumped insane money into marketing to try and sell the garbage. Air up just finished their trash-tour
An E-ink smartphone won't be widely popular, but I think E-ink could be used as a secondary display on the back of a regular smartphone to display notifications, which would be like Nothing's Glyph Interface but more useful.
Agreed. Meizu used to make something like that if I'm not mistaken.
its been done but frankly AOD does the same with little battery usage
@@gastontwo Yeah you are right! Really sad to see that the idea never took off.
YotaPhone has this feature, check it out.
Xiaomi 11 Ultra was a great one
It's $469,99 btw, i think the price is quite interesting for a product like this. And they seem to also be focussing on Hi-Fi, including a pretty nice DAC chip. They also offer E-ink Smartphones starting at around ~$330
Redmi 11 is 100x powerfull and just 180$ lmao
@@jozimastar95 you're mossing the point. It's not about being powerful, it's about getting you AWAY from your phone. Also the chip is only slightly slower, it's the eInk screen that makes it sluggish, but that's the whole point of this phone.
@@livviasong This doesn't get you away from the phone it only destroys your vision
@@beardsntools how does it destroy your vision? I'm really curious. It's the same tech as a kindle, which you could argue is actually better for your health compared to conventional displays.
@@livviasong like it is that hard to keep yourself away from your phone when you need to ? Also no way it's slightly slower , it's Hz higher then a9 ram lmao it's at least 100x slower
An e-ink display is a perfect application for a folding phone. You have a low power draw display on the outside and a big beautiful screen in the inside when you need it.
8:34 "would you rock an e-ink smartphone when Apple invents it" 😂😂😂😂
Do you think I would daily an E-Ink iPhone? I would never. 1. Too expensive. 2. Not worth it. I'd daily a Nokia 6300.
@@JankPods0201bro, the joke is that Apple makes everything many years after Androids do and they call those things 'revolutionary' 😅
@@Anas-1220 Yeah, like widgets!
@@JankPods0201 ok boomer
never - because of iOS ... i dont feel like jailbreaking a device this expensive.
Man that frame scratch always brings me chills on my spine
I just skip through that part 😂
@@fahimir5373 same. I hate it so much.
Yeah, I could swear that sounded like metal, but I had to listen because he claimed it was plastic. Still don't believe him.
Frfr my brain imagines what if he was doing that to my teeth
I bet his viewership would increase if he muted that part and just voiceovered it
E-ink screen AND a headphone jack?! Take my money!
I must have it. The first smartphone release that has made me smile in a long time
It would be great if your looking to increase productivity
Fun fact: that headphone Jack is attached to a real good DAC, something Hisense includes on a lot of their devices. The built-in speaker is also very loud and clear. So listening to music on the A9 is great.
@@gentle285 the other only exceptions that come to my mind in terms of high-quality DACs are in LG phones when talking about smartphones.
@@gentle285 I had my G7 for almost 6 years now, and I gotta say. The difference is noticeable. Especially with big headphones. ( Also the included in-ear headphones were kind of amazing, I still use them daily and even tho I tried buying new pairs on Amazon nothing really got close to them ). So yeah... I use a Samsung phone now, but whenever I want to listen to music around the house I still use my old G7.
Its a phone. no one gives a crap about the ancient hole or how good sound is because it only needs to be passable. With bt earbuds around nobody wants to be tethered to the phone either. the giant hole in the phone also makes water entry easy.
@@beardsntools ??? My LG G7 is ip68 while still having both a headphone jack and a quad DAC
@@0Everlast0 The water resistant jack is patented and they have to pay royalties and thats transfered to you(which would never be in this "budget" phone). All for an ancient hole, but then again your phone is ancient and so is being tethered to the device with superior and convinient bt earbuds around.
I think thr biggest factor limiting advancement in e-ink screens is the fact that they are patented and solely controlled by a single company (E-ink holdings) with many patents to prevent competition; but then startups and industry can't really play with the screens to make too many improvements, just license them for use.
didn't the parent run out recently? or will soon? I think I heard something like that not too long ago
@@kevboard if its anything like the 3d printing scene every useful advancement has also been patented and we are just waiting for each one to run out every couple years for consumer advancements.
Ah the conundrum of intellectual property...Makes me wonder how someone's sufficiently capable AI would certainly be used to reach concepts up to and beyond human ability, and then lock them down in self-serving patents. That won't end well for anyone involved Edit: changed copywrite to intellectual property for accuracy
@@Retanaru Patents are insane and the team needs to be hugely shortened
@@Learn.DontBeAFool. Copyright and patents are not the same
I think a longer period of usage review is more informative than destroying the phone at the end. Plus more respectful
3:53 that yay was so unexpected 💀 i gasped cuz I weared headphones lol
e-ink is an underrated technology
Not really, it's pretty much only useful for reading.
It's tech that wants to be old. It's only absolutely outdated.
*Underground
Cream guitars is using it for a color changing guitar. Really cool.
@@leonardomatheus1888 And vehicle displays, unobtrusive information stands, hospital records, and everything that deals woth text in open, sunny areas
I guess I'm too old to remember the days when any mobile phone used to have a week-long battery life.
or too young
Ahh, I miss my Motorola StarTrac somedays
I'm not.b I also remember when (some) cell phones were built to last.
because you couldn’t do shit on them unlike todays phones where you have a full display going lots of things on it
@@guadalupe8589the old Motorolas were the best for battery life, getting a week out of them was no issue. I had one of the yellow Nextel ones & it could take a Nokia in a fight. Best non-smart phone ever
E-ink would be cool as a secondary display on the back of a phone or a folding phone. Would make it super easy to find your phone in the dimly link situations and get important information as a glance - date/time, notifications, etc.
That actually looks amazing as a secondary phone, eg a work phone! Put away the colourful distractobox during the day yet still have the eInk phone to respond to messages from colleagues or get paged if the system you maintains goes down yet still be able to log into all the systems you need to investigate the problem while you're finding a place to set up your laptop. Even has a camera + headphone jack for Zoom! I wish you'd mentioned the price because if it was low enough to be a secondary work phone, I'd honestly be tempted
I'm sold, this would be perfect as either a secondary phone or a work phone.
i recommend it, partially for using as the main phone (so you use it only when you need it). and having your current phone for particular things (like good camera, watching movies,...)
It would be a great phone for people who work outdoors. Long battery life and a screen that can easily be read in the bright sunlight would be attractive features for some - provided that they don't need a color display.
I'd love an e-ink bicycle gps. Daytime outdoor readability on those things can be a challenge on something that is typically used outdoors during the day.
well, you could already use an garmin instinct 2 to upload GPX track and then get a handlebar bike mount to mount the watch, also garmin has way more advanced metrics :)
Get a cheaper one without color screen, but with a mono LCD display. I have a bryton aero 60 and it's perfectly legible in direct summer sunlight.
Yeah, get a Bryton... Or just an old Garmin Edge 500 (what I have). Still works great, though no mapping...
Not to mention once you get the power requirement low enough with e ink you can power it by your pedal strokes
@@wheelsonfire1982 Pedal strokes aren't going to power the GPS though.
I had a Yotaphone 2 several years ago that I enjoyed, the front was a traditional color display and the rear was an E-Ink screen, you could send apps or use the entire phone on the rear E-ink display, I really liked that phone.
Wow I'm tempted to get this. I don't know why, just the grey scale look. I really really like the look of this.
"...pixels perpetually and permanently parked at their prior point of photonic perception" Damn Jerry 😅
Alliterative sentence. Nice.
Who is Jerry?
Bro his name isn't jerry 😂
@@stevo2835 Oh I didn't know 😅
well it is and it isnt
arguably the perfect survival phone, photos if you need them while also having a super long battery life, pretty awesome phone honestly
Yup, friend of mine had an e-ink flip-phone developed for alternative markets a while back with 4 weeks of battery life.
Definitely hyped for e-ink smartphones, gonna wait 2-3 more years, but I can definitely see myself using one ... probably as a secondary first. A friend of mine had an e-ink flip-phone a few years back as his side phone and I'm still impressed to this day.
I have been into e-ink devices for a long time now and would LOVE to get my hands on the A9.... it seems amazing. I work in IT and ironically am trying to become as tech-minimal as I can be which is another reason I have been interested in e-ink
yeah i just cant find anywhere to get these here in the uk only ones i can find are insanely expensive
You have to import them. I got one. But the Tmobile 4g band I needed was not on the A9 antennas.
I actually own one of these phones, they're fascinating, I daily drove it for a bit and it was great for reading and staying off socials.
I'm assuming you are back to lcd/OLED screen phone. If so care to explain why?
To be honest, I find it stupidly easy to stay off "Socials". A> Don't install their power sucking apps (X, and FB.. Discord is really good on low consumption in my experience on my S22 variant) B> Have the phone disable all notifications for an app that may slip through the cracks on the A option C> Stick with Desktops/Laptops because the keyboarding is SOoooo much easier than any version of type-sense or voice recognition D> Don't sign up for socials.
@@Mr76Pontiac E> Delete social accounts
@@Mr76Pontiac A) is all that's needed. Un-installed FB, IG, and X several months ago and it's honestly been amazing. No desire to check my phone every 10 seconds. Not wasting hours scrolling through never ending videos and posts. No reading posts that are full of anger about anything and everything about any topic. Still have YT. And I do watch the shorts. But I used to have 4 apps each with shorts and posts to cycle between. Not the case now. Highly recommend it. Social Media is a disease.
What is it like in the dark? Is it backlit?
I think E ink is trying to go back to the past in the Nokia era with polyphonic ringtones
8:35 A nice jab at Apple always welcomed and appreciated.
8:35 Nice hidden jab at Apple there….“Would you rock an E-Ink smart phone when apple invents it”
how is that hidden?
The cheers when he showed the headphone jack!!! Golden!!! 😂😂😂
And then he mentions how water non-resistant the phone is xD No wonder, the giant hole in the phone makes water entry easy. Also the cheer is stupid it's no longer 2004. With bt around no one wants to be still tethered to the phone.
@@beardsntools and here we can see an example of an apple fanboy among it's natural environment, in clear distress at the idea of apple using an inferior design choice (unfortunately, for apple, it is one of many poor design choices)
@@beardsntools BT sucks the big 111! Anyway, you know there (were) water resistant phones with headphone jacks right? I want options, choice and flexibility. Then again I also want to own my own devices and be able to repair or modify them. There's 2 types of people: Those that modify their devices to fit their needs, and those that modify their needs to fit their devices.
@@beardsntools > _"the cheer is stupid it's no longer 2004"_ says the guy who still says "ecks dee" in their coments
I don't really watch videos on my phone so I love this for the battery life and reading
3:39 Damn! We can actually see the phone in pain with those twitches
Yotaphone was a great invention about secondary screen as e-ink. Shame that they couldn't get successful.
> couldn’t successful what
@@LiuWoodsget
@@LiuWoods my mother language is not English sorry
Hisense makes phones?!?!?
Yes, but they're very bad
7:29 Don't lie to me, Zach! That's clearly bubblegum and you know it!
🤣😂😀
I like how the screen looks like printing error after bending
Man, it was really painful, but really interesting to watch! Thank you!
Love your videos. Greetings from rural japan!
Oh my god AGAIN THAT FREAKING TOOTH BRUSH GO OUT OF MY KZhead
I don’t know what’s going on, they’re sponsoring everybody, they must be paying good
@tdrg_ Paying for each toothbrush sold, so in reality they are paying nothing if they get no sales, that's how they sponsor everyone for free
money laundering
@@Sapphire_Jack idk i doubt they would accept a deal like that
I've been interested in E-Ink for so long and yesterday watched your video about the kindle tablet and surprisingly the next day this one, the phone would definitely help people that want to detox themselves from screen time as you said. Additionally, I'm truly amazed by the refresh rate of this phone; from using Arduino e-ink displays be relatively slow and then this one's gives me hope we may one day have quick and efficient e-ink displays that are even better than traditional lcd displays or that can replace different applications to extend their battery life such as bike's gps, watches and well, phones that may need to refresh very quickly and use less battery. Thank you so much for making these videos, they are very interesting and informative. ❤
But can you match 60hz? Or 120hz for gaming?
@@salil5476 why would you game on eink? these devices are for people that like reading. Not gamers.
That toothbrush sponsored everyone 😂
i see a lot of practical uses for this, mostly related to battery life- which is really useful for people without power for extended periods of time. would really want this if i go camping or travel.
I’m sick and tired of this toothbrush.
6:42 I love that Jerry 🤣🤣
I just love getting my weekly shivers from the sound of metal scraping metal.
Llama Llama Red Pajama is one of my kid’s favorite books right now, too. Big hug now!
If digital paper gets cheap enough I might consider it but it's not worth having just one small screen when I can have multiple pieces of traditional paper. I'm aware that not everything can be done with or intended for digital paper, but still I could see some cases where you don't need something permanently but just need to reference multiple things and it would be silly to print it out when you have assorted sizes of digital paper
This blow my mind I see much potentially with this type of technology thank you Jerry your the best one request keep those rig videos coming
Nice one! I already use an Boox Note Air C as my main Android E-paper tablet, and it does feel nicer to my eyes. (not to mention the fact that I recharge once a week!!!). I hope there will be a 'color' version soon!
Very interesting. I've been waiting for about a decade for proper e-ink products and this definitely is one.
the camera quality is not bad at all. very nice.
It's definitely bad
@@notquiteordinary thats because youre using your iphone 15 pro ultra max 6g wifi 10. youre biased to that shit.
@@iDiOt5 no, it's just bad.
@@notquiteordinary ok.
Very interested in this actually. I don't game or play videos on my smartphone really...bit of browsing, listening to podcasts, Twitter etc. An e-ink screen would get me into ebooks without having to have a separate device at an extra cost. Will definitely check this out. There are some colour e-ink tablets out there so maybe if that tech improves we could see that on a phone next?
It would be a good phone for kids to make the phone less appealing to sit and scroll on. I honestly don't think kids should have phones until they are in their later teens but I don't have to worry about that for a while.
Hisense also has an E-ink colour smartphone on the market, called the A7 iirc. I'm hoping to see more cell phone manufacturers come out with their own E-ink screens instead of only Hisense, but seeing as how the E-ink company itself is so stingy with their licensing, and is straight-up Disney predatory about their patents, I don't see that happening any time soon. Hisense is gonna be the go-to for E-ink smartphone screens for the foreseeable future, it seems, which is unfortunate since their quality is subpar and their smartphones don't like to play nice with Western data networks.
ahahahahahaha
I love the idea of an E-ink phone. I don't do a lot of video on my phone, and having a screen I can actually see outside is a nice plus.
Wow! An e-ink smartphone, honestly I’m all for it, really. If I haven’t upgraded my phone last year I would definitely consider buying this one. So cool!
I wasn't sure about anything coming into this video except that it scratches at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7.
This video was uploaded 26 seconds ago but I can tell you right now it's amazing. Great video as always Jerry.
yess
The Name Is Zach, Don't Forget That.
Your drawing ability is getting better and better from phone to phone 😍👍
Actually this is kinda perfect for a secondary phone where i want the battery to last 3 to 4 days. Maybe a compact phone with e ink display is the right way to go
1:25 I can imagine atleast 1 person in world will think phone has some sort of sticker on it and try to rip it off. Ruining the device
a very interesting phone,the built style is very similar to most android phone in 200-500 dollar range and it's seems like the screen replacement and most components repair will also be done in the same way, although 1 could argue about how impossible it is to find the spare parts
When I’m stressed out, I watch jerry. He’s so nostalgic and reminds me of when I was a little kid and used to watch him on my tv. And his voice is so calming. I love your videos Jerry. We all do.
I can’t grasp enough how cool this concept is. Sucks it can’t go that far. Imagine E-Ink gaming! That’d probably start a fire. Lit amirte? 💯💪
depending on the mode you put the a9 in, you can get very good motion out of it. it'll be a bit dim/faded. But it is responsive.
I work in a business with field technicians that need mobile devices to complete work orders. If the frame were more durable, this would be an absolute game changer. Easy to read and complete work orders and better battery life.
Just slap a case on there and it's probably durable enough, no?
get a cover bruh. Is it that difficult? And install a protective glass
That was a fun transition from phone to screen.
This is exactly what I've been looking for. Some digital screen that does not hurt my eyes!
"When Apple invents it" 🤣😂🤣
gotta love the parting line..
art with Jerry 4:32
I'm excited to see E-Ink come back into the light, I'm looking for an E-Ink smart watch.
I use an e-ink Android device minus the cellular transmitter as a journal / note-taking device - I love it.
I'm here for the depper grooves 😂
00:00 📱 Watching a video on E-Ink smartphone 00:22 🎁 Unboxing HiSense A9 Pro & unique toothbrush 00:36 🦷 Gold-plating & giveaway of a toothbrush 01:15 🔋 E-Ink smartphone's battery life & screen technology 01:45 📦 Unboxing & first impressions 02:04 📸 E-Ink camera capabilities 02:52 🔄 Dedicated screen refresh button 03:01 🌿 Technology detox with E-Ink display 03:15 🔬 Scratch test on E-Ink display 03:47 🚪 Physical build & ports inspection 04:34 🧠 Social media's impact & minimalism 04:58 🎨 Trying to draw on an E-Ink display 05:25 🔥 Flame test on E-Ink display 05:50 📱 Fingerprint scanner functionality 06:00 💪 Bend test results 06:44 🔩 Internal hardware inspection 07:33 📸 Camera details 07:55 🔋 Battery non-removable disappointment 08:10 💔 Dismantling the E-Ink display Key Moments by Agent Gold AI
I really love the idea but I don't think I would enjoy losing color on my smartphone. I love the benefits of E-ink, I only wish that color could be applied somehow. Once that is accomplished I would probably switch over. Awesome review!
Hisense’s A series offers models with color e-ink screens, typically known as the A5/A7/A9 CC. However, aside from the clarity being considered 10 times less than the non-CC models (a necessary trade-off, as you need to divide the total number of available pixels on the screen by three to accommodate the tri-color filters), the colors are also quite dull, resembling the pseudo-color screens of the last century.
It's been a long time since I watched Jerry's video. He has a kid now. Still I enjoy his narration I felt like he is more poetic than before. "Just like a little lego" can not forget this line.
I would rock an e-ink Apple Watch ultra - assuming it will get much greater battery life 🤞 Or an e-ink iPad mini for reading.
Love things like this. Art and Technology.
I hope to see more of these displays. If the phone was cheap enough i would buy one just to use as a display for a clock or google information .
I've been reading llama llama red pajama every night for awhile now. Love it!
My first phone was a Moto F3c with e-ink segmented display with 2 rows for text with 6 characters on the top row and 7 characters on the bottom row. To make a smartphone less addicting, removing social media applications goes a long way. No need to compromise on the display for the rest of the functions.
I'd absolutely love to see a color e-ink phone. The new color screens they have liok great and would be the final step in the e-ink phone category.
I had one of their A5 Pro models and it was the best phone I'd had since the first smartphones came out and regret dropping that log on it and ending it. Battery life with heavy use was reliably 4 days. It's screen looked perfect in the harsh Aussie sun and one does notice the change from the tendency of moving to the light/outdoors when checking messages etc instead of heading into the dark to help see normal screen.
I’ve actually have been wanting to cut back on my phone usage and if this thing has a built in light for the screen I’m sold
watching that video reminds me how videos in monochrome lcd's looked like, like in the HP48G calculators or the HP 200LX palmtop pc
This is amazing and i can only hope that this phone or others like it continue to advance and have enoigh of a niche to be sold a few years down the road when I'm in the market for a new phone
If I can get it cheap, either new or used, I think I will get one. This is perfect for travel/camping/festivals for when I want some smartphone functionality whenever I need it but not have to carry multiple powerbanks on me
At that point i'd likely get a solar powerbank
@@you-5-iver804 I have solar panels and a solar powerbank. Works great in the summer, but here in North-west Europe, portable solar power isn't reliable outside of the summer months.
Bro there is ultra power saving mode in every Android phone
@@suleman_shaikh yeah but that is implemented differently across models, and also limits things like receiving notifications
I'd wait till we see phones with color e-ink displays. There's already a tablet model that has one
I am tempted to get one. I'll look it up.
Lob this phone maybe going to get one and still use my regular on the weekends, social media is addictive
loving the alliteration, caught it twice
Been waiting more than a decade for a full featured eink phone and laptop, hopefully not too many years to go now.
I've been using my Samsung Z Fold 3 for a few years now and my first reaction when you showed this off was "Holy shit that's a cool phone." I love the minimalism of it, and I'd love to see a deeper dive into it's features.
Dude, your killing me when attacking the phone with the knife! I will never get used to carving up a phone. And died when the phones back was busted! Although I guess I still like the tests! 😁
Nice alliteration bro!
This would be an interesting option for a work phone. For people that only need to view emails and basic text, but also need a smart phone for like MFA and MMS. Bummer about the bend test, but otherwise it seems pretty solid.
Oh my gosh, I have never been more in love with a device (well other than my paperwhite...I wonder why ;)). It's beautiful and for most of my application, would be ideal. I wish the bezels were a little smaller though.
Honestly, I'm quite tempted to get this as a secondary phone
This is the coolest tech innovation in a while. This would go fantastic on a smart watch
It’s almost like a digital Etch sketch, retaining some of the pixels in the camera like that