{"id":927443,"date":"2026-07-11T08:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/927443\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T08:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:40:24","slug":"e-ink-at-top-speed-the-hibreak-dual-2-smartphone-runs-at-80-hz-and-comes-with-a-second-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/927443\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Ink at top speed: The HiBreak Dual 2 smartphone runs at 80 Hz and comes with a second display"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"The<\/p>\n

\u24d8 Bigme<\/p>\n

<\/a>The HiBreak Dual 2 combines LCD and E-Ink<\/p>\n

The Hibreak Dual 2 is a new dual-screen smartphone that pairs a conventional LCD panel with a color E-Ink display. The E-Ink screen is designed to be unusually fast for its class, with a claimed refresh rate of up to 80 Hz.<\/p>\n

The Hibreak Dual 2 is currently available through a crowdfunding campaign<\/a> on Kickstarter, with pledges starting at around 560 US dollars. While crowdfunding projects generally carry inherent financial risks, the risk in this case appears reduced: Bigme is an established manufacturer with products already available through regular retail channels (on Amazon<\/a>), some of which we have previously tested<\/a>. Consequently, the campaign functions primarily as a high-visibility pre-order initiative. <\/p>\n

As with its predecessor<\/a>, Bigme combines an E-Ink display with an LCD panel in a single smartphone. For this iteration, both screens are nearly rectangular and fully usable. The 6.13-inch E-Ink display offers a resolution of 824 \u00d7 1,648 pixels in monochrome mode; as is typical for color E-Ink panels, the pixel density drops from 300 to 150 PPI when displaying color content. Notably, Bigme advertises a refresh rate of up to 80 Hz, an unusually high figure for E-Ink technology that will require verification in real-world testing. <\/p>\n

Such a high refresh rate raises the question of whether a secondary display is still necessary, though the rear 5-inch LCD panel (720 \u00d7 1,280 pixels) is expected to deliver superior color reproduction. Internally, the smartphone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8300<\/a>, a modern and capable SoC, paired with either 12 GB or 16 GB of RAM depending on the configuration. The device supports dual-SIM 5G connectivity and stylus input for sketching or handwritten notes. Power is supplied by a 4,450 mAh battery that supports charging at up to 30 watts, while the camera setup includes a 5 MP front camera and a 50 MP main sensor.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\"Silvio<\/a><\/p>\n

I have been active as a journalist for over 10 years, most of it in the field of technology. I worked for Tom\u2019s Hardware and ComputerBase, among others, and have been working for Notebookcheck since 2017. My current focus is particularly on mini PCs and single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi \u2013 so in other words, compact systems with a lot of potential. In addition, I have a soft spot for all kinds of wearables, especially smartwatches. My main profession is as a laboratory engineer, which is why neither scientific contexts nor the interpretation of complex measurements are foreign to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d8 Bigme The HiBreak Dual 2 combines LCD and E-Ink The Hibreak Dual 2 is a new dual-screen…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":927444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[17],"tags":[374105,18106,54753,167491,18107,374104,18102,6226,611,18105,18101,18108,10545,2290,11853,18692,158,18104,18103,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-927443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-80-herz","tag-benchmarks","tag-display","tag-e-ink","tag-graphics-card","tag-hibreak-dual-2","tag-laptop","tag-launch","tag-mobile","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-smartphone","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116900452578147560","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927443","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=927443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=927443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=927443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=927443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}