{"id":1032686,"date":"2026-08-30T09:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T09:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1032686\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T09:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T09:17:20","slug":"hisense-made-a-phone-with-a-second-screen-you-can-literally-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1032686\/","title":{"rendered":"Hisense made a phone with a second screen you can literally take off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smartphone makers have spent years trying to find new ways to make phones more useful without making them bigger. Hisense has taken a decidedly unusual approach: give the phone a second screen, then make that screen removable.<\/p>\n

The Hisense A10 Ultra <\/a>combines a conventional 6.13-inch color display with a detachable 4.96-inch E Ink display that attaches magnetically to the back of the phone. The E Ink panel is designed for reading and other low-power tasks, while the regular screen handles everything else. Notebookcheck reported the launch on August 28.<\/p>\n

It is an unusual idea, but there is a practical argument behind it. E Ink consumes<\/a> very little power and remains easy to read in direct sunlight, potentially giving users a way to read books, documents, or other static content without constantly powering a conventional OLED-style display.<\/p>\n

Two screens, but only one has to stay attached<\/p>\n

The A10 Ultra\u2019s main display is a 6.13-inch E Ink Carta 1300 panel with a resolution of 1,648 x 824 and 300 PPI. Despite being monochrome, it can be used for everyday tasks where battery efficiency and outdoor readability matter more than color.<\/p>\n

A front light with adjustable color and brightness across 36 levels is included for nighttime reading. On the back sits the removable 4.96-inch LCD, which can display colors and smooth animations when the E Ink screen is not enough. The magnetic attachment system means users can simply remove the secondary display when they do not need it.<\/p>\n

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\t\tHisense A10 Series Hisense<\/p>\n

The phone also packs a 4,000mAh battery, with wireless charging at up to 15W and USB-C charging at 18W. Other specifications include a Qualcomm Q-6690 Dragonwing ARM chip, a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel selfie camera, NFC, Wi-Fi and an infrared transmitter. It runs Android 16 and supports Google Play.<\/p>\n

Hisense is also offering a simpler A10 Pro without the detachable screen. The A10 Ultra starts at $400 in China, while the 8GB\/128GB A10 Pro costs $2,799 yuan (around $420) and its 12GB\/512GB version costs $3,499 yuan (around $520). International availability has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n

It is quirky, but there is a real battery-saving idea here<\/p>\n

The A10 Ultra\u2019s appeal is less about having two screens for the sake of it and more about giving each display a specific job. Reading on E Ink could reduce power consumption, while the detachable color panel provides a more conventional experience when needed.<\/p>\n

That makes the concept particularly interesting for people who read extensively on their phones. Instead of carrying an e-reader alongside a smartphone, the A10 Ultra attempts to combine both into one device \u2013 while letting users physically remove the extra screen when it becomes unnecessary.<\/p>\n

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\t\tHisense<\/p>\n

Whether that idea catches on is another question. The detachable display adds complexity to a category where manufacturers are generally trying to make phones thinner and simpler.<\/p>\n

For now, Hisense has produced something considerably more interesting than another rectangular Android phone. The A10 Ultra is an experiment in treating the smartphone less like a single screen and more like a modular device \u2013 and it could be a glimpse at a very different way to think about mobile displays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Smartphone makers have spent years trying to find new ways to make phones more useful without making them…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1032687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[17],"tags":[413172,2718,78927,167491,374614,611,12492,158,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-1032686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-a10-ultra","tag-android","tag-android-17","tag-e-ink","tag-hisense","tag-mobile","tag-phones","tag-technology","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117183715066413124","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1032687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1032686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1032686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}