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I would kill for a major manufacturer to make an e-ink phone that isn't hard to acquire and run. The Hisense A9[1] looks just about perfect, but the difficulty of getting Google services to run on it puts me off.

[1]: https://hisenseeink.com/products/hisense-a9-pro-e-ink-smartp...

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Does a device like this have faster screen update rates or is more responsive to inputs than e readers like the Kindle?

I only ask because I had to stop using the Kindle and go back to paperback, and I am by no means a purist for these things. I just found the delays in everything so bad to use that I was actually avoiding reading just because I was avoiding using the device.

I'm hoping to revisit e readers in a few years to see if things have improved on that front.

From the video, it looks faster than the Kindle, but not by much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA5dIN3aS-o&t=465s

No, the Hisense is not much faster. But these newer Boox devices are way faster than a kindle! (Though not as fast as Lcd of course)

AFAIK, Google doesn't hand out Android certification for e-ink devices and without the certification a manufacturer can't bundle Google Services on the device.

Though a lot of boox devices make side-loading Google store incredibly easy (it's a button click in the menu).

It's just been rooted BTW which makes it easier. I absolutely love mine. https://xdaforums.com/t/hisense-a9-root-reward-offered-snapd...

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