Bigme Launches $519 HiBreak Dual Phone With 6.13-Inch E-Ink Screen and Rear LCD
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Updated · Yanko Design · May 19
Bigme Launches $519 HiBreak Dual Phone With 6.13-Inch E-Ink Screen and Rear LCD
4 articles · Updated · Yanko Design · May 19
$519 is the top listed price for Bigme’s new HiBreak Dual, a hybrid phone that pairs a 6.13-inch color e-ink front display with a circular LCD on the back.
The split-screen design targets users tired of bright, distracting smartphones by keeping reading, messaging and everyday communication on e-ink while shifting camera preview and other fast-response tasks to the rear LCD.
Bigme is openly trading off e-ink’s limits—slower refresh, muted color and weak performance for video, live navigation and rapid scrolling—rather than trying to make one screen do everything.
Pricing starts at $359 for an early-bird black-and-white version, with the device landing in a 2026 e-ink phone market that is splitting among minimalist phones, reader-like devices and hybrids.
Are hybrid e-ink phones the cure for screen fatigue or just an expensive compromise?
Will dual-screen phones finally succeed, or is this trend another tech gimmick doomed to fail?
Can a calmer screen fix our digital habits, or is the real problem the apps we use?