Onyx BOOX has unveiled four new E Ink devices for the Chinese market, although they’ll most likely make their way to international markets soon.
The Onyx BOOX Leaf2 is a thin and light eReader with a 7 inch display. The Onyx BOOX Nova 5 is a 7.8 inch model with pen support. And the Onyx BOOX Note X2 and Onyx BOOX Tab 10 are basically a 10.3 inch tablets with E Ink displays.
Here’s an overview of some key features for the new Onyx BOOX line of devices:
| Leaf2 | Nova 5 | Note X2 | Tab 10 | |
| Display | 7 inches 1680 x 1264 pixels E Ink Carts 1200 300 ppi Glass |
7.8 inches 1872 x 1404 pixels 300 ppi Glass |
10.3 inches 1872 x1404 pixels 227 ppi Glass |
10.3 inches 1872 x1404 pixels 227 ppi Glass |
| Input | Touch | Touch & pen input BOOX Pen Plus (4096 levels pressure sensitivity) |
Touch & pen input BOOX Pen Plus (4096 levels pressure sensitivity) |
Touch & pen input BOOX Pen2 magnetic pen with eraser (4096 levels pressure sensitivity) Optional detachable keyboard |
| Processor | 2 Ghz Qualcomm | 2 GHz Qualcomm octa-core | 2 GHz Qualcomm octa-core | 2 GHz Qualcomm octa-core |
| RAM | 2GB LPDDR4X | 3GB LPDDR4X | 4GB LPDDR4X | 4GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 64GB eMMC 5.1 microSD card reader (up to 512GB) |
32GB UFS microSD card reader (up to 512GB) |
64GB eMMC 5.1 microSD card reader (up to 512GB) |
128GB UFS microSD card reader (up to 512GB) |
| OS | Android 11 | Android 11 | Android 11 | Android 11 |
| Wireless | Dual-band WiFi BT 5.0 |
Dual-band WiFi BT 5.0 |
Dual-band WiFi BT 5.0 |
Dual-band WiFi BT 5.0 |
| G-sensor | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | Stereo speakers Microphone |
Stereo speakers Microphone |
Stereo speakers Microphone |
Stereo speakers Microphone |
| Security | None | None | None | Fingerprint reader (in power button) |
| Buttons | Power Page Turn |
Power Page Turn |
Power | Power |
| Ports | USB Type-C (OTG) | USB Type-C (OTG) | USB Type-C (OTG) | USB Type-C (OTG) |
| Battery | 2,000 mAh | 2,000 mAh | 3700 mAh | 6300 mAh |
| Dimensions | 155.6 x 136.6 x 6mm | 183.1 x 144.6 x 6.75mm | 227 x 186.5 x 6.7mm | 225 x 184.5 x 6.7mm |
| Weight | 180 grams | 240 grams | 395 grams | 470 grams |
| Price | 1580 CNY (1480 during pre-orders) ~ $220 / $205 |
2180 CNY (1999 during pre-orders) ~ $300 / $280 |
2689 CNY (2499 during pre-orders) ~ $370 / $350 |
3580 CNY (3380 during pre-orders) ~ $500 / $470 |
Note that the prices listed are for the Chinese market. The tablets and eReaders could cost more if and when they hit global markets.
via MobileRead, Bilbili, and Weibo
