So, here are some things I think people should consider when thinking about getting the Bigme Hibreak or the Boox Palma. The Bigme Hibreak is cheaper, has a front facing camera, has the option of a color e-ink display and has 4G LTE(depending on carrier). Also the CPU is at a faster speed of 2.3ghz vs 2ghz (however depending on the specific CPU it may not actually be faster). The Boox Palma has a higher PPI 300 vs 275 for the B&W model and 91.9ppi on the color model(according to Good E Reader). It has a larger display at the same 2:1 aspect ratio, so the display on the Hibreak is smaller in all dimensions. The battery on the Palma is 650mAh bigger than the Hibreak (3950mAh to 3300mAh). The Hibreak is also likely to have worse battery life due to supporting a LTE connection and having a faster CPU speed. The Palma supports a larger micro SD card (according to Good E Reader) at 2TB vs 1TB. The Palma also has a larger resolution back camera at 16mp vs 13mp. The Palma also has two speakers whereas the Hibreak has 1(according to Good E Reaer). Hope that helps some of you.
I think it should work fine in France. I still use 2g, 3g and 4g LTE with no issues. I know the US is much more complicated. I will take it with me on a trip back to FL this August and see if it can connect to any network.
@@SuperRealhigh I had to cancel my order. The shipment kept getting pushed and I started to fear it would never arrive. I will be out of town for the next month and didn't want it to arrive in my absence. I may get the second version that will be released at the end of the year.
I also ordered this phone 2 days ago. Personally I went for the black and white, because I like that more with E-ink. I have no idea if the phone will be good, fingers crossed
- Does maps and location work in it? - Does it contain a lot of weird chinesium apps, like the HiSense? - Does calling and texting work? - Does calling with bluetooth earphones work? Calls with earbuds sound awful on my HiSense - listening to audio works fine strangely - Does it have regular google play store - not some 3rd party proxy thing?
I wish the palma had a version with a sim slot . I would’ve loved to make it my daily. Returning mine as i don’t want to carry two smartphone-sized devices in my pockets Bigme doesn’t seem to really great at long time support. But if your review after using it a couple of weeks is decent, I’ll pull the trigger
Yes I agree ,it's not convenient carrying two large devices. I honestly only use my Palma at home most days. I still have no news on the shipment of my Bigme device. Hopefully I didn't get scammed again...
🙋♂Hi Laura! I will be waiting on the second generation of this device and also see what reviewers have to say about the first gen. I have my doubts, this will be a great phone, due to band restriction problems and Bigme exaggerates its device capabilities. Here in the US it will have cellular connectivity issues with some carriers which would make this device a No-Go for many. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, and kudos from NYC.🗽
Yes I see that there will be issues with connectivity in the US. I will test in France and then take it on a trip to the US in August and compare the connectivity if I can get it to connect there. I'll be a guinea pig for the 1st generation and I'm sure the 2nd generation will be a big improvement, especially with Android 14.
I was tempted to preorder as well but I think there's a better spec version due towards the end of the year? I like the idea of a social media detox style phone that encourages reading rather than scrolling. You'd expect the eink screen to give you battery life benefits but 3300MAH is really low, android 11 is old and I can't see NFC for payments (as my phone is my wallet) - hoping all these are resolved with the better spec version and then I might take the plunge or maybe Onyx will launch a Palma phone. Thanks for the pre-review - there's not many out there at the moment 👍
Yes I think the better spec version will launch in Q4. I heard Onyx will release a phone too but the exact date is not known. I will test from r features like NFC since I need it for charging my transport card. Fingers crossed it arrives and works ok 🤞
I ordered mine today as well. Will it ship or will it be delivered end of June? The estimate is a bit confusing. Anybody already ordered and received from Bigme vip?
Do you have another video that gives some more details on your bad experience buying a Hisense device? I am curious, as I have been considering ine of them.
Great video Laura Looks fantastic, I bought the Boox Palma but it's obviously not a phone. However this is a phone and I would love to know how the screen looks in bright sunlight. All conventional phones are rubbish in bright sunlight. I'd love to see how it performs in sunlight before I pull the trigger and buy one.
I will test it in the sunlight and compare it with the Boox Palma. I think the Boox Palma has a better resolution. I'm curious how they will compare for the refresh rate too.
(I'm using a translator) Thank you for not deleting the video. I also want to cancel the order and refund it, so I would like to ask you how. The official website is too complicated.
I sent an email to this address (doris@xrztech.com) with my order information and my wish to cancel and receive a refund. I received a response the next day and the refund within a week with no issues.
I would probably wait until Q4 of this year to see how the 2nd Gen. of this device with better processor and Android 14 would compare with the 1st Gen. Still, for the black and white model, the 1st Gen. may be good enough.
I cancelled my order. The shipping was delayed and I will be out of the country when it was supposed to be delivered. I may wait until the next versions release in Q4 this year.
So, here are some things I think people should consider when thinking about getting the Bigme Hibreak or the Boox Palma. The Bigme Hibreak is cheaper, has a front facing camera, has the option of a color e-ink display and has 4G LTE(depending on carrier). Also the CPU is at a faster speed of 2.3ghz vs 2ghz (however depending on the specific CPU it may not actually be faster). The Boox Palma has a higher PPI 300 vs 275 for the B&W model and 91.9ppi on the color model(according to Good E Reader). It has a larger display at the same 2:1 aspect ratio, so the display on the Hibreak is smaller in all dimensions. The battery on the Palma is 650mAh bigger than the Hibreak (3950mAh to 3300mAh). The Hibreak is also likely to have worse battery life due to supporting a LTE connection and having a faster CPU speed. The Palma supports a larger micro SD card (according to Good E Reader) at 2TB vs 1TB. The Palma also has a larger resolution back camera at 16mp vs 13mp. The Palma also has two speakers whereas the Hibreak has 1(according to Good E Reaer). Hope that helps some of you.
I was going to buy and review this, but it doesn’t have good USA cell reception. Same problem as the Hisense A9 I already own and reviewed.
I think it should work fine in France. I still use 2g, 3g and 4g LTE with no issues. I know the US is much more complicated. I will take it with me on a trip back to FL this August and see if it can connect to any network.
@@LauraMalvoyantehi, currently for me Hisense A9 was working fine im 4G LTE before I sold it, do you think I will have any issue with hi me?
bro you didn't try it and you are making a video about it come one , at least try it next time please!
Ok bro
@@LauraMalvoyante looking forward to see what you think about it when you get it
@@SuperRealhigh I had to cancel my order. The shipment kept getting pushed and I started to fear it would never arrive. I will be out of town for the next month and didn't want it to arrive in my absence. I may get the second version that will be released at the end of the year.
We are looking forward to seeing your unboxing and complete review of this product.
Thanks 🙂
When will you be receiving it! Can't wait for the review!
I also ordered this phone 2 days ago. Personally I went for the black and white, because I like that more with E-ink. I have no idea if the phone will be good, fingers crossed
Black and white is great with eink. I also hope it works alright and no bad surprises. Fingers crossed🤞
Please let us know how it performed with calls and text messages without being connected to home wifi.
@@Election-sv6ok I will
I'm interested.
I want my next phone to be an E-ink PHONE(specifying phone because of sim card issue with the boox)
- Does maps and location work in it?
- Does it contain a lot of weird chinesium apps, like the HiSense?
- Does calling and texting work?
- Does calling with bluetooth earphones work? Calls with earbuds sound awful on my HiSense - listening to audio works fine strangely
- Does it have regular google play store - not some 3rd party proxy thing?
I wish the palma had a version with a sim slot . I would’ve loved to make it my daily. Returning mine as i don’t want to carry two smartphone-sized devices in my pockets
Bigme doesn’t seem to really great at long time support. But if your review after using it a couple of weeks is decent, I’ll pull the trigger
Yes I agree ,it's not convenient carrying two large devices. I honestly only use my Palma at home most days. I still have no news on the shipment of my Bigme device. Hopefully I didn't get scammed again...
🙋♂Hi Laura! I will be waiting on the second generation of this device and also see what reviewers have to say about the first gen. I have my doubts, this will be a great phone, due to band restriction problems and Bigme exaggerates its device capabilities. Here in the US it will have cellular connectivity issues with some carriers which would make this device a No-Go for many. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, and kudos from NYC.🗽
Yes I see that there will be issues with connectivity in the US. I will test in France and then take it on a trip to the US in August and compare the connectivity if I can get it to connect there. I'll be a guinea pig for the 1st generation and I'm sure the 2nd generation will be a big improvement, especially with Android 14.
I was tempted to preorder as well but I think there's a better spec version due towards the end of the year?
I like the idea of a social media detox style phone that encourages reading rather than scrolling.
You'd expect the eink screen to give you battery life benefits but 3300MAH is really low, android 11 is old and I can't see NFC for payments (as my phone is my wallet) - hoping all these are resolved with the better spec version and then I might take the plunge or maybe Onyx will launch a Palma phone. Thanks for the pre-review - there's not many out there at the moment 👍
Yes I think the better spec version will launch in Q4. I heard Onyx will release a phone too but the exact date is not known. I will test from r features like NFC since I need it for charging my transport card. Fingers crossed it arrives and works ok 🤞
Damn I guess I'll wait for the 5G one, thanks
I ordered mine today as well. Will it ship or will it be delivered end of June? The estimate is a bit confusing. Anybody already ordered and received from Bigme vip?
I hope it gets here by the end of June. I won't be home much in July and I want it before I leave 😬
Did it arrive? How is it? Is it as janky as using a HiSense phone (Chinesium apps, no security updates since 2020 etc) or not?
Can you test or tell me if speechify is downloadable for this device?
It should be since it has the Google Play store. I don't have this device. My order was cancelled.
This is the first time I'm hearing about Bigme HiBreak. I didn't know such a device existed! Sounds like a good deal.
with pleasure
Do you have another video that gives some more details on your bad experience buying a Hisense device? I am curious, as I have been considering ine of them.
No but I should make one
Don't consider Hisense, Hisense has closed its cell phone business so there will be no future updates
@@倫-w4z good to know. Thanks for the info!
Great video Laura
Looks fantastic, I bought the Boox Palma but it's obviously not a phone.
However this is a phone and I would love to know how the screen looks in bright sunlight. All conventional phones are rubbish in bright sunlight. I'd love to see how it performs in sunlight before I pull the trigger and buy one.
I will test it in the sunlight and compare it with the Boox Palma. I think the Boox Palma has a better resolution. I'm curious how they will compare for the refresh rate too.
Seen a review on the TCL NXTPAPER the other day, similar sort of thing, bit bigger tho I think.
I order one. I think its a great deal for WhatsApp, Emailing, News, Navigation, Android Auto...
(I'm using a translator) Thank you for not deleting the video. I also want to cancel the order and refund it, so I would like to ask you how. The official website is too complicated.
I sent an email to this address (doris@xrztech.com) with my order information and my wish to cancel and receive a refund. I received a response the next day and the refund within a week with no issues.
I would probably wait until Q4 of this year to see how the 2nd Gen. of this device with better processor and Android 14 would compare with the 1st Gen. Still, for the black and white model, the 1st Gen. may be good enough.
I'm sure the 2nd gen will be much better. I am also waiting to see if Onyx will release their smartphone to compete.
Thanks for the content. I will take a closer look at this device.
Have you gotten the phone yet? wanna hear more about it!
No. I didn't receive any updates for shipping either so I cancelled my order and got a refund.
I wonder if 13 mp camera is ok... Why they don't make it 50?
It should be fine as long as you’re not shooting for professional level content. It’s enough to share and even post on social media.
The aperture is everything. Same apperture with 10 or 100mp doesnt matter
Hmmmm..... I may need this.
Please share its unboxing
I cancelled my order. The shipping was delayed and I will be out of the country when it was supposed to be delivered. I may wait until the next versions release in Q4 this year.
@@LauraMalvoyante how will be RUclips experience on it?
@@prasadgiri3801 RUclips on eink display is not pleasant. The refresh rate makes videos a bit laggy.
Which version of kaleido it have?
Android 11 is a showstopper in my opinion 🤔