Hisense phone targets e-book lovers

Chinese home appliance manufacturer Hisense Group launched its first dual-screen smartphone A2, aimed at young consumers and e-book enthusiasts.

The smartphone has a 5.5-inch AMOLED display on the front and a 5.2-inch Kindle-like electronic paper display on the back, on which users can read and browse news.

Priced 2,999 yuan ($436), the smartphone is equipped with some reading apps that provide a large number of e-books and learning material for book-lovers and students for free.