![]() Just as I experienced with OneNote on my phone, OneNote on the Page would not facilitate handwriting to text. I installed Microsoft OneNote on the Page only to see if its handwriting-to-text conversion would work on the Page. Fans of Evernote and/or Microsoft OneNote will be pleased that those apps work fine on the Page, as long as you’re okay with images appearing in grayscale. I make heavy use of Google Keep for plain text notes, and I use Google Docs like most people use Microsoft Word. With all this, I’m at only 46% of the 32GB capacity of the Page. The Audacy Radio app would not install, saying it would not work on the Page. I installed Google Gboard Keyboard (but deleted it, see below), Google Keep, Google Docs, Brave Browser, Duckduckgo Browser, Google Calendar, Gmail, Hoopla (library book reader), iHeart Radio, Amazon Kindle reader, Libby (library book reader), Life Bible (3 complete Bible versions and 2 study Bibles – many thousands of pages of content), Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard, Google Play Books, OneNote (but deleted it), and Google Tasks. Apps seemed to install only a bit slower than on my Google Pixel phone, and not annoyingly slower. Installation of any apps I tried on the Page went flawlessly. I’ll tell you how the Boox Page performed. I’m not here to exhaustively analyze the e-reader and tablet market. The Boox Page has a 7” screen, 32 GB RAM, 300 PPI display, runs on Android 11, which gives immediate access to Google Play Store apps, and costs $249.99. It has a 300 PPI display but a 10.2” screen. The Amazon Kindle Scribe with 32 GB RAM may be a close competitor even though it’s larger, and costs about $390. With their highly reflective screens they are not as comfortable to view in overhead bright sunlight. There’s the iPad Mini of course, but now you’re at or over $300 for a modern new one, and they function more as computers and not primarily e-readers. It’s useless as an e-reader or browser on the beach or at the pool.Īmazon’s Kindle line are fine e-readers but I can only take annotation notes within book pages on them. The tablets in the Amazon Fire line have color screens, and my Fire Tab model with 3GB RAM works fine as a browser/reader/tablet, but can barely be seen in sunny outdoors. Those settings will stay where they’re set in all the apps on the device. The front light display color with the Page is highly customizable as it has a control for both ‘Cold light’ and ‘Warm light’. Ditto in comparison with those device’s screen lights. The Page screen is equally sharp and visible compared to those. I compared it to my Kindle, and a friend’s Kindle Paperwhite, plus his Kindle Scribe. The screen of the Boox Page is every bit as good as other popular e-readers on the market. The Onyx BOOX Page is on the left, Kindle is on the right. The photos do not do justice to the Page screen, and screenshots taken with the Page are not a fair representation of what the eye sees as they are sharper than the screen appears. The Page has a far better display but the ‘monochrome-ness’ is the connection for me. ![]() The display of the Boox Page awakened pleasant, distant memories of my Palm Pilots. But once found, settings and adjustables seem logically located. It’s not Android 11 like we had on our phones. The only learning curve with the Onyx BOOX Page eReader is finding out where settings are located. The Page never shifted or tried to escape from the case. Magnets in the Onyx BOOX Page’s case hold the device snugly in it. Notice me assuming the OS won’t be upgraded. Might apps that work today on the Page’s Android 11, someday fail due to the age of the OS? We may be some time away from that problem, but modern operating systems are preferable to aging operating systems. It’s great that this is an Android device and has immediate access to the apps in the Google Play Store, but Android 11 is showing its age having been released in 2020. I’m a bit surprised Onyx released this new device running on Android 11. There is no glare or distracting reflection. The matte finish of the screen glass is perfect for e-book reading. Document Formats: PDF, DJVU, CBR, CBZ, EPUB, AZW3, MOBI, TXT, DOC, DOCX, FB2, CHM, RTF, HTML, ZIP, PRC, PPT, PPTX.USB-C flash drive or external storage capable.Connectivity: Wi-Fi (2.4GHz + 5GHz) + Bluetooth 5.0.Screen: 7” Carta 1200 e-ink, capacitive touch, AG Glass, 1680 x 1264 resolution, 300 PPI.Page magnetic cover (free as of this publication date).The Onyx Boox Page eReader is a small, thin, rechargeable eReader with tablet computer capabilities.
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