The Bigme Hibreak Professional is presently obtainable for preorder via the corporate’s on-line retailer for $439. What units it other than related Android-based E Ink units that always really feel sluggish is that it’s powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1080 2.6GHz processor paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It’s a two-year-old processor utilized in midrange units just like the Samsung Galaxy A34 that would assist Android 14’s person interface really feel extra responsive on the Hibreak Professional, even when it’s missing the most recent OS updates.
The expertise received’t be akin to what you get on smartphones just like the $499 Pixel 8a, however the Hibreak Professional isn’t as a lot a funds smartphone competitor as it’s an e-reader with sufficient capabilities to fill within the hole.
Even with Bigme’s “SSS” quick refresh expertise, the Hibreak Professional’s E Ink display nonetheless has a restricted refresh price of simply 21fps. You received’t wish to recreation on it, movies will look horrible, and scrolling TikTok received’t be as partaking. It’s as a substitute value contemplating if you happen to’re on the lookout for a cellular gadget that can decrease distractions whereas nonetheless providing the advantages of E Ink, like good battery life and a display that’s straightforward on the eyes.
The Hibreak Professional’s E Ink display has the identical 300ppi decision because the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, so even small textual content must be sharp and crisp whereas studying ebooks. It additionally incorporates a 4,500mAh battery, a 20-megapixel rear digicam paired with a five-megapixel selfie digicam, a microSD slot, GPS, NFC, an IR port letting you employ it as a common distant, and a fingerprint reader constructed into its lock button.
