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Hi, I'm looking for a new phone and to replace my 2018 Nokia 5.1. It was already a budget phone when it was released, but now it's really beginning to show its age; often slow and unresponsive to even basic tasks, with far from ideal battery life.
While looking for a new phone I came across the Hisense A5 Pro CC and really liked the idea of a phone with an e-ink display. I don't like the eyestrain I get from looking at traditional screens, and an e-ink display allows me to read comfortably for long periods of time. The obvious disadvantage of any backlit screen over e-paper is that seeing it in sunlight means you have to turn up the brightness, draining the battery.
I use my phone mainly for WhatsApp, Navigation (using Google Maps), mobile banking, music and light browsing. I'll watch the occasional YouTube video, but this is not what I buy my phones for, so it's not very important. It costs about £300, which is about as much as I'm willing to pay for a phone.
For anyone who owns, owned or had experience with this phone or one that's similar, how is it? Would you recommend it? What are the potential issues one would have to watch out for? How do the duller display colours and the lack of Google Play services affect your mobile experience? Also, I heard the phone had a crazy battery life with some people saying that it's up to a week. This would make sense showing still images, as those do not use battery on an e-ink display. However, how is the battery life when the phone is in constant use, requiring the phone to show moving images? This is extremely important to me, as I often go on long cycling trips that require me to use Google Maps for hours on end. Any help would be appreciated and similar phones with e-ink displays would also interest me.
While looking for a new phone I came across the Hisense A5 Pro CC and really liked the idea of a phone with an e-ink display. I don't like the eyestrain I get from looking at traditional screens, and an e-ink display allows me to read comfortably for long periods of time. The obvious disadvantage of any backlit screen over e-paper is that seeing it in sunlight means you have to turn up the brightness, draining the battery.
I use my phone mainly for WhatsApp, Navigation (using Google Maps), mobile banking, music and light browsing. I'll watch the occasional YouTube video, but this is not what I buy my phones for, so it's not very important. It costs about £300, which is about as much as I'm willing to pay for a phone.
For anyone who owns, owned or had experience with this phone or one that's similar, how is it? Would you recommend it? What are the potential issues one would have to watch out for? How do the duller display colours and the lack of Google Play services affect your mobile experience? Also, I heard the phone had a crazy battery life with some people saying that it's up to a week. This would make sense showing still images, as those do not use battery on an e-ink display. However, how is the battery life when the phone is in constant use, requiring the phone to show moving images? This is extremely important to me, as I often go on long cycling trips that require me to use Google Maps for hours on end. Any help would be appreciated and similar phones with e-ink displays would also interest me.