- E-Ink brand Bigme has launched a Kickstarter program for its HiBreak Dual 2 smartphone.
- The new phone has a 5-inch LCD screen on one side and a 6.13-inch E-Ink display on the other.
- Expect to pay $599 for the HiBreak Dual 2 on Kickstarter.
Nascent E-Ink brand Bigme caught my attention earlier this year when it teased the arrival of a “world-first” phone with both color E-Ink and LCD screens. Unfortunately, this phone merely had a tiny, circular LCD screen on its back. Fortunately, the company is back with a brand-new device that might be the dual-screen phone I’ve been looking for all along.
Bigme just launched the Kickstarter program for its HiBreak Dual 2 smartphone, and it features two displays. Look at the front, and you’ll find a 6.13-inch E-Ink display, available in both monochrome and color options. Turn the phone around, and you’ve got a 5-inch LCD panel (1,280 x 720). In fact, the company says the E-Ink screen is capable of a claimed 80fps via its own “Fast Refresh” technology, while also supporting stylus input. Either way, this dual-screen approach means you don’t necessarily need a separate E-reader or a gadget like the Xteink X4.
