Bigme
Bigme Hibreak (original)
The original HiBreak. Older Android, smaller screen, lowest price.
Shipping Hardware-induced friction
$229 to $259
$229 for black and white and $259 for color on Bigme's global store; Bigme's US store lists the color one at $249.
- TypeSlab
- SoftwareAndroid
- Screen5.84" E-ink / e-paper
- Network4G
- Introduced 2024
Software and apps
- Operating system
- Android 11 with Google Play pre-installed
- App store
- Full app store
- Web browser
- Yes
- Yes
- Sideloading
- Yes
- Yes
- Spotify
- Yes
- Podcasts
- Yes
- Apple Music
- Yes
- Your own MP3s
- Yes
- RCS messaging
- Yes
- Group texts
- Yes
- Android Auto
- Yes
- Maps
- Google Maps, HERE WeGo, Waze
Hardware
- Form factor
- Slab (touch)
- Screen
- 5.84" ePaper, 720x1440 at 275ppi. The color version is a Kaleido 3 panel, 480x240 of color at about 92ppi. 36-level front light with no auto-brightness.
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- 3,300 mAh
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- No
- Weight
- 170 g
Connectivity
- Network
- 4G4G LTE only. The published bands are 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40 and 41, with no band 12, 13, 66 or 71.
- VoLTE
- Unknown
- SIM
- Physical SIM + microSDOne nano-SIM and a microSD card up to 1TB. Bigme's diagram labels a single tray on the left edge for both.
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- Yes
- Bands
- LTE B1/2/3/5/7/8/20/28/34/38/39/40/41
- Carriers
- Bigme's own band chart names AT&T and Verizon on bands 2 and 5 for North America. Bands 12, 13, 66 and 71 are not on the list.
Where to get one
- Regions
- Ships worldwide
- Countries
- Direct from Bigme (global store and bigmestore.com); Amazon
- Also sold at
- bigmestore.com
Notes
Android 11, which Bigme has stopped patching, and that is the main reason to look at the newer HiBreaks first. No charger in the box, and a refill is slow.
Last updated September 16, 2026.
