Hisense has officially started teasing its new e-ink phone, called the Hisense A10, in China. It comes with a 6.13-inch e-ink display on the front, built to mimic the look of paper. As usual, its best uses are reading e-books, taking notes, and studying for exams, while keeping power consumption low and reducing eye strain during long sessions.

Hisense A10 is unique with a detachable secondary screen

The standout feature, though, is on the back. The A10 uses a magnetically detachable color LCD panel that can be snapped on when users want to view images, comics, or charts in color, or use the phone for entertainment and social apps.

This is a similar approach to what BigMe has tried with its HiBreak Dual, which also pairs an e-ink front panel with a secondary color screen. However, Hisense’s version lets users remove the color panel entirely rather than keeping it fixed to the back.

By offering both a fixed e-ink screen and a removable color display, the A10 lets people switch between the two depending on what they’re doing, rather than settling for one type of screen at all times.

On the hardware side, the A10 runs on a 4nm octa-core Qualcomm chipset, ships with Android 16, and supports 5G and Wi-Fi 6.

The price is not official yet; however, Hisense is expected to launch the device at CNY 3,999 (~ $590).

Hisense has been building out this lineup for a while. Its earlier A9, launched in 2022, shipped with a 6.1-inch, 300 PPI e-ink screen and a Snapdragon 662 chip, and was priced at 1,799 yuan. That phone was later re-released with more RAM and storage in 2025.

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