Comment by BeetleB
9 hours ago
> It comes with full Android, so you are not limited to books but can read news, Hacker News, and other doomscrolling that fills the Internet.
That sounds like an anti-feature. When I first bought an ereader over 15 years ago, I intentionally chose one that didn't support Wifi for this very reason. I want it primarily for reading documents.
But then again, I guess Boox is meant more to be a tablet than an ereader.
Also, genuinely curious - does having Android reduce the time between recharges? As an example, I read a whole book over 7 days, and didn't need to charge my Kobo (and modern Kobo battery life is not great).
I want Kobo to release an 8" color, but don't know if they ever will. I was considering Boox as an alternative, but I worry about battery life and Android. I wonder if my worry is misplaced.
I have a boox device (go Color 7 gen 2) and the battery life is not good for an ereader. For a tablet, it's fine I guess but I actually get more battery life from my actual tablet than this little ereader.
it lasts a day if youre reading all day, a couple days with lighter use. I couldn't finish a whole book on a single charge even if its a small book. Not at my reading speed anyway.
As a comparison, I've already read 3 books on the xteink x4 and still have 60% of battery left. So yeah, android is good but these things need much better batteries to compete.
Boox devices vary on battery life. The thin ones usually have ~12h of reading time per charge and don't lose as much charge while sleeping as android phones do, but a bit more than a kobo. The batteries size is optimized to be just big enough that charging is not particularly burdensome in practice. My only complaint is the flat bezels which are no good for fragile eink screens.