Bigme HiBreak Pro 6.13" Epaper Cell Phone 8+256 GB Android 14 OS Smart Phone,5G Dual SIM, GPS

Little buggy, but regular updates actually address them. Battery life is not amazing, but on par with most cell phones currently. Fully functional cell phone with e-ink screen and all industry standard features. I support this brand and look forward to purchasing future releases.

terrible phone. so buggy, nothing works right. Screen is slow. speakers are tinny. only reason to buy this phone is is if you have screen sensitivities. otherwise pay a few more hundred and get a phone that has been crafted with good parts and good coding. because this phone is worthless. I only keep using it because of my cranial nerve problems. but I hate it

Screen is really cool and the battery last longer than usuall. I was really hoping for this phone to be a good replacement for my other phone in hopes to reduce my want or need to scroll. I won't lie it did that only because using it was an absolute headache from the baggy screen. I figured that Comes with the eink display. But the god aweful OS is downright terrible. Its laggy clunky and needs a giant overhaul. But its worst quality is that half of the time its so washes out or blacked out that you miss vital information or just can't even read a web page for instance. 2 out of 5 would not recommend. Its going in the right direction though but it needs more work.

Shipped with DHL, that was annoying because they required signature upon delivery and I had to reach out to DHL customer service to get them to drop off at our leasing office, then was marked delivered and wasn't, for next business day. Annoying. Regarding the actual phone itself, I really like it. I have Mint Mobile and have had no issues with cellular service. Screen is the best Eink screen I've encountered on a device, have the refresh rate tweaked on some apps to my liking. (Normally the default setting selected by the OS is good) As another reviewer said, battery life is very much comparable to normal smartphones. I've never had to worry about it dying in a day, but won't make more than that because of how I use it. (Hooked up to Bluetooth earbuds all day, reading, all the different apps I could want on it, checking email, google maps, X, etc etc) Performance is great, I've had flagship devices like the Galaxy ZFold6, S23 Ultra, and others, and the phone doesn't in any way feel slow to me. HOWEVER, if you're expecting normal smartphone performance from this screen you don't understand what you're buying. Watch a user video or 2 on Reddit or YouTube to know beforehand what it's like. Apart from speed, software is pretty reliable and I haven't encountered any crazy issues or bugs. Had an update out of the box, it's on Android 14, and don't really have any performance complaints. Security wise, I used several Reddit posts/research online to remove default bloatware and unnecessary apps via ADB, I use a VPN system wide, and it's connected to a private DNS. So I'm satisfied with those steps, especially in light of the fact that it's Google Play certified! I would highly recommend this. Wanting to ditch a normal smartphone but needing some of the conveniences they offer, it was this or the Light Phone 3, and so far I'm very happy with this. Pro Tip: I installed Niagara Launcher from the play store as I couldn't stand the default one, I've turned off the "Text Enhancement" option in the Eink center under App Optimization for almost every app, and I don't use the auto brightness function because it is so sensitive it's ridiculous. Follow these steps and you'll be happy.

In terms of eInk mobile phones, there’s not much more I can ask outside of Android Auto capabilities. I loved my BOOX Palma 2 but this performs leagues above it - navigating between apps and screens is snappy, while the Palma 2 felt sluggish. Other than that it feels like the Palma 2 in all the ways you’d want it to…but now with a SIM!

Do not buy this phone. I have tried to activate it on 3 different providers and it is network blocked on all of them (Verizon, Att, boost mobile), the suggestion from bigme support is to borrow a friends phone and activate the sim there and then move it over. This works for about an hour, and then your service gets blocked. If you are lucky this will not happen but its a big roll of the dice for 400 dollars. I have now wasted 3 Sunday's and spent money on sim cards and even a used android to get this to work and have been unable to. I have a degree from MIT in electrical engineering and computer science and have been unable to get it to work

While the e-ink display is an interesting concept, it's fragile and exempted from HiBreak's warranty. I used this phone as a daily driver for about two months, and I really enjoyed it. However, the display froze on my screensaver and the device has been unresponsive since. I would recommend an e-ink phone, but I don't think this one in particular is ready.

The concept behind this phone is great, but it's buried under a mountain of bloatware and constant background server calls—many of which phone home to Chinese servers. Out of the box, it's simply not worth it. I spent over five hours manually removing pre-installed junk and blocking outbound connections using a private DNS (NextDNS). After installing Nova Launcher and customizing the UI, I was able to make the interface almost usable. However, the phone is still missing a lot of basic features you'd expect from an e-ink smartphone. For example, you can't add essential toggles like power saving or Do Not Disturb to the control center. That means you have to dig through the settings every single time just to conserve battery—something that should be effortless on a device meant to rival an e-reader in battery life.