Siswoo came out of nowhere to produce some interesting devices this year. The Cooper i7, Monster R8, and now the Darkmoon R9; the lineup only seems to be getting interesting with each new addition.
As the title of this report says, the Darkmoon R9 is in fact a dual-screen display… with one of the two displays being of e-ink nature, akin to the Yotaphone series. In fact, the R9 does look a lot like the Yotaphone offerings also.
What’s good about the R9 is that the phone isn’t just about the rear e-ink display, which by the way is a 5-inch 960 x 540 pixel unit. The phone also has a decent set of specifications, lead by the awesome MediaTek MT6752 64-bit octa-core processor. There also happens to be 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM at the disposal of the R9 to really make sure that the e-ink display won’t be the only thing potential buyers look at.
The main front display is a 5.5-inch panel with FHD resolution. There seem to be some interesting additions in the device, such as wireless charging compatibility (Qi standard) and NFC (not sure why). Apart from that, based on what I read on siswoor9.com (I’m not sure if it’s the official website), the phone seems to be in the pre-production phase for now.
Regardless, the Siswoo R9 does look like it could be a kickass addition to the growing list of interesting Chinese phones… don’t you think?
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If it’s real, then it’s a really cool device, and a fantastic alternative to the Yotaphone.
My gut tells me it’s just a late April fools day joke though. Mixed feelings.
same here… :/
plz b chep
if ur real…
It either won’t be real, or it won’t be cheap.
you win this time!
Not many of these around, would be interesting to see more copy-cats crop up
My guess is it’ll start around $500 at launch, if it ever stops being vaporware, e.g.: http://www.coolicool.com/siswoo-r9-dual-screen-mtk6752-17ghz-octa-core-55-inch-fhd-screen-android-50-4g-lte-smartphone-g-39114
It probably won’t sell much at this price.
minideal prices it at 300$… which is pretty ok i guess
What is a Yotaphone?
WOAT ?!
Of ALL the people , i expected you to know about the yotaphone..
anyhow , here ya go..
https://yotaphone.com/
Lol. One of the few phones I had no clue about till just now.
Seems interesting but I would need some hands on time to see if it could work for me.
its grossly overpriced… you’d be better off spending that on four Brilliant Flagships or a MONSTER GAMING PC 😀
I have a homemade gaming PC as well as a PS4 :). Most my wife will let pay me for a phone though is tops $350. Even though she has the $700 Galaxy S6…..
that sounds like… Captain Obvious material of unfairness 😀
Unless Gaming Rig cost more than $700! 😀
ofcourse 😀
but our man also has to wait for his wife at the shopping mall , y’know , for picking her favorite garment/jewellery etc , so a gaming pc is only fair in return :p
lol 😀
Happy Wife, Happy Life.
being henpecked is currently a trend for many men around the world…guys have to accept women rule them all in some ways
Balcobomber25, I held you in such high esteem but you are human after all ! ?
One of the rare times I haven’t heard about a device from Asia. Somehow this one completely slipped by me.
kickass
I first heard about this in mid March, and was very interested. Figured it was out of my price range having seen somewhere pre sale for $300 +. I still like the idea. In fact I had discussed the idea on the Elephone forum. I also thought about the possibility of combining the two screens so that the e-ink one overlaid the Lcd and could be viewed all the time the Lcd wasn’t active. Unfortunately it seems Apple already have a patent on that!
how to pre-order from Russia?