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Old 06-06-2017, 04:51 AM   #121
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a sw issue I guess. I ordered a second one that my first one crashed the lcd, fortunately I can continue to use the eink screen for the time being

Anyway guys, do you know if Hisense A2 can be bought in some ways in europe?
I am thinking to ask for a refund to amazon, and then with the money back to buy a hisense A2, 5,2 inches for reading is exactly what i need, the 4,7 from yotaphone goes a bit strict to my standards, even if I found different workarounds.

Do you know how can I buy on line the Hisense A 2 without any risk? Amazon does not have and 435 bucks are a bit too much to risk
https://www.androidheadlines.com/201...china-435.html


btw did you see some video? it looks as the eink reflect the light too much, possibily has a glass that protect the eink? is terrible to see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9ZPdWCMfk4

Hi,

I bought one from AliExpress, they have free worldwide shipping.
The phone is pretty nice, but there are two big downsides for me:
1. The phone arrived with an old ROM (relatively speaking, as it was only released half a year ago). When I updated it to the latest one (from the Chinese Hisense website - it took me two days to understand how I register there), it came without Google Apps/Google Play, so the ability to install software is very limited. Also, none of the standard ways to root work on this phone, so I could not try installing Google Apps myself.
2. The amount of customization that one can do regarding the e-ink screen is much more limited when compared to Yotaphone. They have two e-ink modes - "Clear" (two colors, faster refreshes, more artifacts) and "Smooth" (greyscale, slower refreshes, less artifacts). In the smooth mode, a full refresh (filling the entire screen with black) is being done once every 20 changes on the screen or so and this cannot be configured.

Therefore, it's not a good fit for me
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Old 06-19-2017, 05:59 AM   #122
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Announced for Russian and Chinese market in Sep the YP3 it will have a 5.3 eink screen on the back, much bigger than YP2.
http://techpp.com/2017/06/19/yotapho...pecifications/
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Old 06-19-2017, 06:12 AM   #123
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Announced for Russian and Chinese market in Sep the YP3 it will have a 5.3 eink screen on the back, much bigger than YP2.
http://techpp.com/2017/06/19/yotapho...pecifications/
Here is link to engadget article that I posted to another thread https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/18/...napdragon-625/

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https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/18/...napdragon-625/
Sorry, I have copied the link text from my other post and not link location as I should have

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Old 06-19-2017, 09:40 AM   #124
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That link is missing a few characters :P
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The fact that yotaphone3 is said to be dual sim, make it a serious
candidate device for me.

How did you came out with best protection for yotaphone2 ?
Searching on google i saw just 'bumpers' protecting the lateral side.
Is it enough to protect it ?
Did anyone came out with a fitting cover, maybe magnetic, covering (well, that's the only way) one of the screens?
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Old 06-30-2017, 01:11 AM   #127
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I use the original bumper on my Yota 2. So far it has been very good. Once my phone fell out of my pocket while playing basketball and went sliding several meters across the asphalt court. Not a scratch - the bumper case protected the corners, and the Gorilla Glass on the second screen took care of the rest.
That said,.I don't keep my phone together with keys, etc.
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Old 06-30-2017, 01:39 AM   #128
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How did you came out with best protection for yotaphone2 ?
Searching on google i saw just 'bumpers' protecting the lateral side.
Is it enough to protect it ?
Did anyone came out with a fitting cover, maybe magnetic, covering (well, that's the only way) one of the screens?
Not sure about whether it's as protective as you wanted it to be, but I'm a big fan of flip cover so I mash two different cases (a bumper case and a flipcover for different phone) into one Yotaflip cover. So far it serves me well.
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Not sure about whether it's as protective as you wanted it to be, but I'm a big fan of flip cover so I mash two different cases (a bumper case and a flipcover for different phone) into one Yotaflip cover. So far it serves me well.
Yeah....that's the idea you should start a business :-)
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Yeah....that's the idea you should start a business :-)
Haha, I take that as a compliment. I don't know if it's good enough to be sold, but maybe for personal order. I can make a tutorial instead?
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Is it possible to mirror some kind of brightness app from the main screen so you basically have a lit E-paper screen ?
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No. The e-ink screen is not lit in any way.
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Does anybody know a link or a place where you can still get the YP 2 ? Ive been looking and looking but they seem to be all out of stock
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Does anybody know a link or a place where you can still get the YP 2 ? Ive been looking and looking but they seem to be all out of stock
I found at DHGate for about 240$. I think I will wait for the Yotaphone 3.

Anyone knows when will it be released?
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I found at DHGate for about 240$. I think I will wait for the Yotaphone 3.

Anyone knows when will it be released?
240 is too much for my budget right now unfortunately. It used to be much cheaper in certain China shops some months ago but they're all out of stock. The Yotaphone 3 is supposed to be released later this year.
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