Onyx has announced the Boox Palma 2 , a follow - up to last yr ’s intrigue small - screen due east - reader .
We were quite impressed with theBoox Palma , with its unique one - handed potency and sovereign pocketability . It was far from the ruined clause though , which is where the Boox Palma 2 comes in .
The Boox Palma 2 is front by the same 6.13 - in 300ppi E Ink Carta 1200 screenland as before , which provides a much more portable meter reading experience than you get with most e - reader . Given the compact side , text looks even sharper here than on most regular e - readers .
New this time is a faster ( albeit unspecified ) octa - core CPU to help speed its mechanical man - descend UI along a small faster . This is back up by the same 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage as before .
Talking of Android UIs , Onyx has leapt forward a yoke of genesis from Android 11 in the original Palma to Android 13 in the Palma 2 . Yes , we bed , it ’s still a couplet of generations behind , but it ’s progress . Besides , Onyx ’s take on Android is just about the most stripped - back we ’ve ever seen , although it does now include an AI assistant to resolve all your questions .
The fact that it ’s based on Android is an unusual characteristic for an e - lecturer , but it means that it gains access to the Google Play Store and all of its many e - book apps . you’re able to download Amazon ’s Kindle app on this thing , as well as all of the common societal media and productiveness apps .
The other major addition here is a fingerprint sensing element stashed under the side - mounted power button .
Once again there ’s a 16MP rear camera with flash , destine for document scanning rather than holiday snaps . Dual microphone and speakers allow the Boox Palma 2 to serve as a portable media and podcast instrumentalist .
The Boox Palma 2 isavailable to pre - ordernow in two coloring material : Ivory White and Deep Cyan Black . It cost the same as the master copy , which is € 299.99 / $ 279.99 .
Onyx has also announced two more traditional unexampled e - readers in the Note Air 4 C and Boox Note Max . The former is the follow - up to theOnyx Boox Air 3 C , a big due east - reader with a colour video display . This time it load down an improved refresh charge per unit , faster performance , and Android 13 with a new tablet - like UI . It cost € 549.99 / $ 499.99 .
The Boox Note Max packs a huge 13.3 - inch E Ink Carta 1300 display into a super - skinner 4.6mm - blockheaded body , and will finally sell for € 699.99 / $ 649.99 when it becomes uncommitted in the near future .
