I'm impressed with this device overall, although I do wish it had pen support and was 8" in a more vertical format. I am seriously considering the larger one with the pen so I can use it for note taking. The fact that we have the Google App Store on them is such a huge bonus. The Kindle Scribe is great in many ways, except you can't do anything outside of what Amazon gives you, which is not enough.

Quality review. Waiting for my Boox to arrive today…

enjoyed the review, waiting for them to release the white version

Pre-ordered mine already. Can't wait to receive it!

great review (as always), been looking at the daylight tablet with much interest, and was hoping something cheaper might spring up. also lol at you wearing the same shirt in the youtube playback section, thought it was funny

The boox palma is absolutely awesome.

I have been buying Boox devices for a couple of years as I need handwriting for my thought processing... Unfortunately this one does not support stylus but Go 10.3 does and reminds reMarkable so it is likely that I will "test" that one later...👍

Nice! Looks like a great device. Was very strongly considering this device as I love the openess of android, but leaning towards a used Kobo Libra 2 as I primarily care about reading in back and white and the color displays have less contrast than black and white (and Kobo is more optimized for reading). Wish I could just get both lol

I think the Snapdragon 665 is even older since that's what my BlackBerry Key2 has. It still runs reasonably smoothly but yeah, it was hardly a powerhouse, even back then.

I'd really like it compared to the Kobo Libra Color! I think this one looks cleaner and more custom but the colors on Libra color is hard to pass up.

I truly wish you could use a stylus with this, because it seems to be better quality than the Big Me B571C & I like that it’s water-repellent. And having dyslexia, I can appreciate it having text-to-speech & being able to read book pages with ease (unlike screen reader on my paperwhite that reads everything on the page. Including images & the menu)

Only reason i didn’t but it is because of the lack of stylus support

For comic reading you should us Regal to eliminate ghosting not the faster settings. The faster scroll setting create more ghosting. Using the slower settings forces a cleaner refresh

I would love one of these. I

I just got mine, and my screen is nowhere near as rich as this... I'm so disappointed in the device, all videos I've seen make the screen look so much lighter and brighter than it is.

@bellissimo4520

6 күн бұрын

Maybe it's a stupid question, but... did you enable frontlighting? Because on color e-ink screens, that makes a big difference.

@scaryifliteral

6 күн бұрын

Make sure you're using the Frontlight 8:47

@mden2490

6 күн бұрын

I just received my Boox yesterday and I am setting mine now, and I find the screen as good or slightly better than my Kindle Oasis.

@chiquita683

5 күн бұрын

You need extremely bright lighting for color eink. Most videos are using professional lighting equivalent to standing in the sun. You can crank up the front light but it'll severely reduce your battery life which is the main function of eink vs a tablet.

@bellissimo4520

5 күн бұрын

@@chiquita683 Exactly. I came to realize this with my Nova Color 3. Which is why my next device will be black-and-white again - I just don't really need color enough. Much rather prefer a longer battery runtime and better contrast.

The A2 refresh gets you the most ghosting

For Ghosting, I just program one of the buttons so on Hold it does a full page refresh.

@scaryifliteral

7 күн бұрын

Discussed that option in the video

I use a Kindle Oasis daily, and I wonder if this would satisfy my desire for a color Oasis.

@mden2490

7 күн бұрын

I use an Oasis as well and I am expecting the Boox 7 color to be delivered today. I am quite realistic about the color rendering on this device and how it is going to deliver images. Also, I was just excited to upgrade to this device which has the same form factor as the Oasis but has a much faster processor, more ram, storage (internal and an sd card) and not least the ability to read books using other platforms..i.e one is not tied strictly to the Amazon ecosystem. Again having the ability to see books, comics etc, in color when available, and if not at least the book covers are, which would mimic the experience one would have with physical books in most cases.

Id like an e-ink smartphone. (With Desktop mode if I’m being ambitious)

The page turning seems to be slow. I don't know why. A device with such high-end specs should perform better I suppose?

If I download the Kindle app, can I set a Kindle Book Cover of an ebook I'm reading on the Boox Color 7 lock screen?

I think it will be okey for manga but for comics it's too small, unless you want to zoom in and out every big speach buble. A normal android tabled will be cheaper and bigger and with better colours for comics specifically.

Have you got an average on how many reading hours can the device provide? Thanks in advance

Thanks for the review! Two questions: 1) How Go7 performs with apps like Notion, Obsidian, Miro, Trello (mostly for reading notes, open links, navigating Kanban-desks, reorganizing cards) 2) What are your thoughts on security/personalization here: multiple users w different apps and books collections, password restrictions for logging in, installing apps from Google Play, etc. Thanks.

@panparamparampan

8 күн бұрын

I’m super interested to know how it would work for the bigger b&w Go10

@scaryifliteral

8 күн бұрын

I'm sorry, I've never used any of those apps lol. Typing is not super fun in general, so I'd avoid "work" tasks on it. It'll be slow and not a ton of fun. I will say my wife and I both used this thing and it was fine. With Google apps you can have both accounts logged in. Just swipe down on the profile photo top right and it switches. Super easy.

@panparamparampan

7 күн бұрын

@@scaryifliteral understood. But does Go7 have at least password locked screen, so no one can read my Gmail in case the tablet is stolen?

@panparamparampan

7 күн бұрын

@@scaryifliteral tbc, these apps are kind of wiki with a plenty of different notes sync across devices. One may use it on Go7-Go10 to read the notes and navigate links

eink seems to always have a significant bezel most likely due to the controllers running it. Adoption to eink is very niche which sets this kind of display technology at a very slow pace compared to back lit displays, but I really want a trans reflective screen on all of my devices that doesn't look like mud when playing video.

@homie4235

8 күн бұрын

I think the reason for the bezel is because you need somewhere to grab without touching the screen. They are ment to be held similar to a book.

@riopato2009

8 күн бұрын

@@homie4235 I have yet to see a "bezel less" e-ink display even for diy kits. It seems the cabling and controller connectors need to be mounted to the side of the display and never behind it like backlit displays.

Thanks for your video. When testing the battery life did you turn off wifi? I have a Kindle Oasis and after getting the book(s) I would like to read, I turn on airplane mode and battery life for me, lasts into the weeks. I can't find a reason why you would leave wifi on especially if this is being used primarily to read? I ordered the Boox Color 7 yesterday.

@scaryifliteral

8 күн бұрын

Wi-Fi has been on the entire time. In that first week a lot of time was spent getting stuff downloaded, remembering things we wanted on there.

@mden2490

6 күн бұрын

I am setting up my new device as we speak and if you don’t mind, I have a couple questions. How do you get rid of that quick button circle at the bottom right hand side of the device. When I want to use the buttons on the right side of the device to turn the pages, I have to hold down the button for half second for it to turn the page. Is there a way to set that up so as soon as you press it, it turns the page? Sometimes when I press the button it will skip a page?

Boox Go Color 7 or Bigme B751C?? Does Onyx support a kobo stylus??

This one or the Boox Page? The ghosting issue is kinda putting me off

Can you side load apks? I kinda want this device. But that slowness and lag really dissuade me. Is there something that's more smartphone like but at this size?

@snart

9 күн бұрын

I think all e-ink devices are like this - it's meant to look like paper, not for rapid refresh rates.

@SW-fy8pq

8 күн бұрын

Yes, there is. It is the TCL nxtpaper.

@1:50 well excuse me princess!

@scaryifliteral

7 күн бұрын

I genuinely have no idea what this comment could mean

@aaiemee

6 күн бұрын

@@scaryifliteralcoincidentally im using the meme pfp but it is a meme from speedrun animation of botw or the old zelda cartoon but idk how that correlate with that timestamp. But i think theres an episode where zelda said something about link being short and he said excuuuuuuse me princess but im not sure cause its an old meme

I use my surface phone as a reader.

small...

They sacrificed the reading experience for some washed limited colors

@shnam13

9 күн бұрын

You can always get leaf/page. Same form, b/w crisper resolution

It’s as simple as this: everything smaller than 8” is way too small and from 8.8” up to 10.5” is the ideal.

@dennisginel1335

9 күн бұрын

Depends on your purpose

@scaryifliteral

8 күн бұрын

Unless of course you disagree lol

@SkepticalCaveman

8 күн бұрын

8" is the sweet spot for me. 300 DPI of course.

@findehasin2507

7 күн бұрын

Definitely so if you're guy in yours 40's and above.