BOOX Tablet Go Color 7 Gen II E Ink Tablet Support Active Stylus InkSense (Black)

I've been using this "tablet" for a while and I love it, but I was looking for an e-reader that happens to run Android, and that may put me in the minority. So, what is this not good for? Technically, by name, this is a tablet, but I wouldn't call it that. You are not going to watch movies or YouTube videos on this. You can browse the web in a pinch, but a lot of content will seem very unusual because of the screen's refresh rate. Most of your apps will not work very well, also because of the screen type. You will not be playing anything but the most basic games, again because of the screen, and because the SoC is very lower power in order to get better battery life. So, what IS it good for? Reading!!! It comes with its own book store/app, but you can also install Kindle, Goole Play Books, Libby, news apps, whatever you want to read. The colors are a bit muted, so if you're a fan of visual novels, you might be unimpressed, but it works just fine for that otherwise. The screen is pretty good. Not quite as good of detail as my last Kindle, but the backlight has more configuration. It's nice and light, and I really like the page flip buttons. Technically, they're volume buttons, but they can be configured to flip pages in apps I use. The battery life has been great for me. I charge it about once a week, but I could probably wait 2-3 weeks. It makes use of pretty aggressive power saving features to enable that battery life while running Android. Expect to wait close to a minute for it to start up when you want to use it.

1. Yes, the name states color e reader. But keep in mind this picks up certain a colors. It won’t be as vivid as your tablet or phone. The colors appear more mute see image! . 2. Screen was great no issues, no specks! 3. If you’re having issue with ghosting. The settings I used had the least amount of ghosting + good quality! * Remember to do this for EVERY APP! Steps : Open E-Ink Center Color mode : optimal Refresh mode : speed Refresh mode -> More A pop up box will appear with two tabs For HD : Turn ON -> System Refresh Drag to refresh -> set to 2S When scrolling use : HD Current app : set to 5 Animation Filter -> set to 20 For Speed : Anti Flicker -> set to 2 4. Has two speakers, sounds pretty nice! 5. Semi-User friendly… you might need to watch a few TikTok’s for some “how to” 6. It’s android based so you can download other apps! Like Libby, kindle, Spotify 7. It has BooxDrop, which is (your own) personalized QR + Link to upload stuff from your laptop or cellphone (images, files etc)

First, let me preface that I'm a power user. I only really had 2 options when upgrading my Kindle: 1) purchase the most current Kindle and figure out how to jailbreak it to run Alpine Linux (and hope it doesn't get bricked at some point down the line), 2) get an Android based e-reader. The latter being a more turnkey solution, I looked at the offerings from Boox. As luck would have it, the v2 of the Color Go happened to be launching the same week that I started seriously considering making a purchase, so the timing was impeccable. With regards to the device itself, it feels pretty robust. The weight and feel of it is premium to my hands. The large bezel on the side makes it very easy to hold and I do like the texture on the back of the device for even better grip and feel. While the weight makes it feel more substantial than my outgoing Kindle, it's still nowhere near heavy enough for me to feel uncomfortable during 4-5 hour reading sessions. I think my own gripe with the device is that the volume buttons feel slightly loose in the housing, but this is being nitpicky. Battery life so far has been acceptable to me. With stock settings the device completely shuts down after 10-15 mins. At these power settings, the device easily lasts weeks between charges. Since the startup time of the device is quite long (~1 min), I only shut the device down after 8 hours of idling, since I don't always have long reading sessions. Oftentimes, I'll read a few chapters in between other activities, and doing this setting allows me to hop straight back in within 1-2 secs. Even at this setting I'm getting about a week of life. When it comes to actually using it, the glass of the screen has a nice finish and the touchscreen is plenty responsive for an e-reader. The resolution seems more than adequate for the content I consume. There are lots of refresh modes and a few toggles with regards to contrast and vividness, and I've found that each type of content has its own optimized setting. Manga: There's enough resolution and contrast to where this reads almost like an actual tankoban. Only downside is when using Viz or ShonenJump app, there's no way to map the volume buttons to page turn. I believe this is an app limitation, not a device limitation. My manga through the Kindle store works just fine. Comics: I was hoping to use this to catch up on back issues from series that I've fallen behind on. This is probably where the device is the weakest. The colors are muted and cause the screen to be very dark. I'll either have to turn up the brightness really high (which causes even more washing out of the color), or use an external light source. However, for my use case, this is still completely passable as the only other alternatives are to use a bulkier Android tablet, or reading from the actual raw books instead. This is mainly where I'm taking off a star, since this was my primary reason for going with color instead of black and white. Ebooks: Being that the device runs on Android, I have access to literally everything. Over the last decade, I've amassed a collection of DRM ebooks from different marketplaces, as well as random epubs and pdfs. I can read my Kindle books through the Kindle app, Google books through Google Books, etc.. I also have a Calibre server at home which I can easily access using this device. I'm able to open all of my books using its respective native app. Compared to other devices, there's a fair amount of customizability that you're able to do. The device is great once you figure everything out, and it's somewhat required to get the most out of it. That said, I suspect that people looking for a turnkey ereader for all of their content might get frustrated. As an Android and Linux user, I'm no stranger to any of this, and it's right up my alley. Last note, I had no desire to get the pen for this device since I have other devices for that. I have no idea if this feature is any good.

I spent a few months researching this device before I bought it, and even though I really, REALLY wanted it to, it didn’t make the cut. I’ll be initiating a return. First off, I have experience in computer science as well as with Android devices, so I know my way around the OS and settings. Second, I planned to use this device only to read books (Kindle, Kobo, Libby, and NetGalley apps), and track my books with the Notion app and Fable app. My expectations for this device were that it could run multiple reading apps simultaneously and smoothly, and that the color quality was at least good enough to distinguish between similar colors when highlighting. It did none of those things, despite all the optimizations I made to the apps and system settings. Several times, the Kindle app was killed because I tried to open the device settings or another app, even though I had “Stay active in the background” turned on. I thought at least two apps could run at the same time, but that was not the case at all. 4GB of RAM is simply not enough (the Kindle app alone uses about half of that). As for the color issue, I understand e-ink displays are not bright and vibrant like a smartphone or tablet. However, the color quality was so incredibly poor that I could not tell the difference between yellow and orange, or green and blue highlighted text. I even tried increasing the screen brightness to see if that would help, but it didn't (and also didn't do the battery any favors either). A couple other things that were annoying: - The Kobo app cannot be opened if the device does not have an internet connection, so if you’re on a long flight or you lose internet for a few hours, you can't read downloaded books on it. My research into this found that Kobo does not recognize the device as a certified Android device (this is something Kobo must fix, so I don't really fault Boox, but it does mean I can't reliably use it). - The device takes a long time to wake up, it doesn’t illuminate when it is waking up, and any apps I was using beforehand were closed. - Poor battery life (mine has needed charging twice in the three days I’ve had this device). - Device optimization settings are extremely limited. I can’t speak to any of the other Boox e-readers (perhaps their hardware, performance, and color displays are better) but for this device, the technology is not quite there yet.

I am loving my Boox! I actually bought a Kindle Colorsoft and Bigme B7 color to try them all, and I've returned them. These are the pros and cons. Kindle Colorsoft pros: -Longest battery life. -Color ink. Cons: -Kindle only options so no other reading apps like Libby, Hoopla, or Kobo. Bigme pros: -Runs on Android, so I was able to have all my reading apps in one place. -The best color e-ink out of them all. -Loved the buttons. -Came with pen and case. Cons: -Battery was the worst out of them all. -Doesn't have very many options for accessories or cases. Boox pros: -Runs on Android, so I was able to have all my reading apps in one place. -Battery life is mid, but it has an auto power off option after inactive use for an hour, which I love! -Has access to multiple accessories like a clear case and charging charms, similar to Kindle. -Loved the buttons. Cons: -Has the most Ghosting, but you can set one of the gestures as the refresh button, so it's still not a huge con.

I really like my Boox Go Color 7 gen ii, however, If you want something with easy set-up and an intuitive user experience then this is not the device for you. I usually tinker with all the settings every time I get a new computer or cell phone, so I expected to do the same with this, it still took me a full week to get the device setup in a way that worked for me. I even considered returning it. Main things to know: - not intuitive - Color images are muted and best viewed under direct sunlight. (color images improved with update v4.1) -You can (and will need to) customize the optimization settings for each app individually. -You will need to change the refresh mode to best suit what you are looking at. HD is great for images, but absolutely horrible for scrolling. Speed works for most things, but does not have the clearest images. -Ghosting is an issue. I have one of my physical buttons set to refresh, plus my screen refreshes after so many taps, because the screen will get cluttered very quickly with ghost images. -Night mode isn't very good and is specific to each app (unless you just choose to invert the colors), but using the normal mode is still better than reading on my phone. -The Control Center is a pull down menu and the easiest way for me to adjust brightness. You can set it up to change brightness by running a finger up or down the screen, I like the drop-down menu better. The device is setup with two dropdown menus that are at the top in different locations: Notifications (on the left top) and Control Center (on the right top) - the pen feature is good for notes, bad for art, and a little weird for writing in books (you have to save each page of a book separately or what you wrote just follows you to the next page). Saved page goes to your gallery. The notes do not stay in the book. -This device is not a replacement for a tablet or computer. Best used as an e-reader, but you can download any app you want from the playstore. My reading has increased significantly due to my e-reader, and I'm not playing on my phone before bed. I like the size of the device and its lightness. Hopefully they improve future models.

Purchase a device to try another e-reader to compare with the Amazon product. At the beginning, I watched a lot of videos on YouTube about the device and how to set it up. If you don't have patience, it could be a little overwhelming. But after watching the video, it was easy. The Boox Go Color 7 (Gen II) is a notable update to Boox’s 7-inch color lineup. It sits in a competitive spot, offering a versatile Android-based alternative to the Kindle Colorsoft or Kobo Libra Colour.

First, while many of other Onyx Boox tablets are compatible with 3rd party EMR-compatible pens, someone made the decision that for these Boox Go 7 tablets, they will use USI 2.0 pens instead of EMR pens. For those not familiar with USI 2.0 pens, they have many disadvantages. (1) They have a hard plastic end, so it's like hard plastic writing on glass, not a very comfortable writing experience. With EMR pens with their rubber tips, they have a very smooth feeling when writing. Perhaps I can find a screen protector which will help with the feeling of plastic on glass, but if it needs a screen protector to improve the writing experience, they should have included it with the tablet. (2) USI 2.0 pens need to be charged. That makes EMR pens amazing because you don't have to worry about charging them or turning them one. With the USI 2.0 pens, you have to make sure it is charged and then make sure it is turned on. (3) Many EMR pens support the back end of the pen acting like a eraser. This doesn't appear to be the case with the Boox Go 7 tablet and USI 2.0 pens, (4) I bought a 3rd party USI 2.0 pen and while it "works", it actually doesn't leave a smooth line when I am writing, but it leaves a series of dots. Ugh. Perhaps the pen I am using is not sending a continuous current through the tip, so the tablet thinks I am lifting and positioning the pen on the screen multiple times while writing. The tablet should know it's unrealistic for a user to be lifting and placing the pen back on the screen so many times in a short period of time, so it should treat this as a continuous line or at least have an option to design the behavior this way. These are just the negatives that have to do with the pen. One reason I was attracted to Boox tablets was because it is running Android and actually comes with Google Play Store. My use case for this tablet is to make it a place for my 93-year old mom to write down notes. For my 93-year old mom, the UI is not intuitive. Therefore, I wanted to actually run some other Android apps like a customized launcher. And while the normal Androids setting is not accessible through what is provided by Boox, I can load a launcher which provides access to the standard Android settings panel. From there, I can override the default launcher... But guess what? After a little bit of time, it reverts back to the Boox launcher. Ugh. In addition, when I load other apps, from the customized launcher, the apps are no longer available. In Google Play Store, after installing, it provides a button to enable the app. After enabling the app, after some time, they get disabled again, and I must enable again in Google Play... Or use the Boox launcher to launch the apps. This also makes widgets and other programs which run in the background useless because eventually they will be disabled. Since the use case is to have this as a tablet for my mom, the font settings available through Boox settings were insufficient in making this a tablet which my mom can read. However, through the Android settings, there is more flexibility in getting the right fonts, including the ability to make the default fonts bold. And finally, the tablet seems unresponsive at times, like when I want to scroll to see further options in an app, it just completely ignores my gestures. I have no idea why. Also, to make the screen bright enough for my mom, I am setting the maximum brightness but it drains the battery so quickly. This basically defeats the purpose of going to an e-ink tablet to reduce the frequency of needing to charge the tablt. So in summary: The negatives: 1. USI 2.0 pen instead of EMR pen - Feeling of pen on screen is not a comfortable experience - Pen has to be kept charged and turned on vs EMR pen - Pen is leaving dots on screen instead of continuous line 2. Cannot use custom launcher, always reverts back to Boox launcher 3. Android apps can be installed but are continuously being disabled 4. Out of the box font settings are insufficient for someone with poor eyesight 5. Setting brightness high enough for someone with poor eyesight drains the battery quickly The nice part of the tablet is the form factor. I like that there is one bezel which is used for holding the tablet. It's also very lightweight like many e-ink tablets are. If someone though were to invent a case which is similar in concept where a wide bezel on one side, then there'd basically be no reason to try to use a Boox tablet for my particular use case.

Well you won't usually find this product being advertised much in India. But it is a good alternative to your all day Android needs except for heavy tasks. If you are too much into web browsing and reading and don't want to strain your eyes then this is perfect solution... A blend of Android aswell as ereader... Only issue is you won't find its case easily. Also you can use it if you find your kids addicted to mobiles and don't want to strain their eyes.

I was so excited to get this ereader because it's Android. I found it easy to set up and download all my apps, etc. But the navigation was so slow. It was always freezing and i needed to restart it constantly. When reading in BorrowBox, if I decided to change the settings, the app would close and I had to restart it and navigate back to my book. A bit inconvenient considering the price. It may be that Borrowbox is a large app and the boox hasn't got enough memory to keep it open when changing the settings, but that was why I bought it, to read library books. Though I don't have that problem with Borrow box on my 8.1 Android Galaxy tab A which is 9 years old. It's just an eye burner to read books on for extended periods. Considering the boox is Android 14, it shouldn't have that problem. Also the ghosting and lagging were too much considering the price. And the colour isn't any great advantage. It's more economical and convenient to buy the books from Amazon and use my kindle than to buy the boox device.

Es la mejor compra que he tenido, actualmente estuve leyendo 15 tomos de manga en enero y otros 17 en febrero. Me gusta leer en viajes largos, antes de dormir, o en el trabajo. Yo lo uso para leer Mangas y esta perfecto, porque puedes meterlos directamente en el lector aun con formato CBZ, o usar cualquier app.

I dont usually write revirws but this product deserves a for better score than what it gets It is an e reader but it also works with android, this means you are able to run any android app on it, every docume t that works on android will also work here Of course this also means that you ha e a lot of freedom to do things in the wrong way, if you try to run apps that are not compatible with the android version, if you try to run apps that require high refresh rate, it wont work and i think this is where most of the bad reviews are comming from Then again if you research just a little this is far supperior to other restrictive expensive products, i can not recommend it enough

This is my 1st e-ink device. I thought my expectations regarding the washed out look of the color versions was tempered well enough going but the reality was much starker than expected. Think old newspaper print instead of glossy magazine and you should be ok. Getting used to though I find it an overall great device that much easier to read on than my cell. The android environment is also a major plus giving me complete freedom on sources I can get my reading kicks from.