TechTabletsMeet the Kindle rival that thinks it’s a phoneThe BOOX Palma 2 has an e-ink display but looks and works like an iPhone or Android phoneWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechTabletsMeet the Kindle rival that thinks it’s a phoneThe BOOX Palma 2 has an e-ink display but looks and works like an iPhone or Android phoneWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The BOOX Palma 2 has an e-ink display but looks and works like an iPhone or Android phone
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: BOOX)
(Image credit: BOOX)
Is this the e-paper device you’ve been waiting for?
The Palma is essentially an Android phone without the phone bit, and I’m not sure an e-reader needs a camera but the Palma has a 16MP one with flash just in case. The water-repellent casing is more practical and the integrated light sensor adjusts the brightness as lighting conditions change. There’s built-in integration with third party cloud storage such asGoogleDrive, Dropbox and OneDrive, and the device supports 24 document formats including all the key ebook ones. Boox promises free firmware updates for at least three years and there’s 10GB of cloud storage too.
I like this a lot. It’s more pocket-friendly than any Kindle and I like the interface here; it looks like it’d be a good device for the bus or train and delivers phone-style functionality with the better reading experience and much longer battery life. The downside is the price: at $279 / €299 (about £270) it’s three times the price of the Kindle and more expensive than theKindle Oasis. So you’re definitely paying a premium for that extra portability.
That said, I suspect the key rival here isn’t one of the Kindle or Kindle Oasis readers but theKindle Scribe: that too is more work-focused, and I think it’s thebest Kindlefor people who need to read a lot of documents rather than books. But if you’re a big reader who doesn’t want a big reader, the Palma is definitely worth a look. It’s available now fromBoox.com.
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