Palma 2 Mobile ePaper eBook Reader Fingerprint Recognition Smart Button Dual Microphones (White)

For context, I've owned e-ink readers since the Kindle Keyboard, and been using handheld computers since the Apple Newton Messagepad 2000 and PalmPilot, As such, I'm very used to old, simple, slow black and white devices. However, I decided to return this device within 30 minutes of opening it. Issues: * The fingerprint reader was very unreliable. * Google Play store either crashed or froze half of the times I opened it. * The gap between the screen looks terrible. Devices have had flush looking laminated screens for many years now. A new device today shouldn't look like the display is set way back behind a protective clear screen. * The cost is ridiculous. I paid less than this for my 10.2" Kindle Scribe with stylus input. Yet the Boox Palma 2 looks, feels and runs like a much cheaper, 'plasticky' cheap old toy from 15 years ago. Subjective issues: * It is really slow - as you'd expect for an e-ink device. However, being the size of a phone, and running full Android OS, you can't help but feel that it's creaky and clunky. I've decided that I'd much rather just carry my phone (which I already always have with me) and switch it to greyscale mode if I want to eliminate distractions. I read for 5-15 hours a week on e-ink devices, so was excited for a high quality reader I could slip into my pocket and take everywhere. However, this definitely isn't that device for me.

Fantastic E-reader. Don’t pay attention to the negative reviews here complaining about not having the kindle app. The people that left those reviews clearly don’t understand that this is an android based device, very different from Kobo, nook, or Kindle. All apps available to android devices (to my knowledge) are available on this device due to its use of android and the google play store. All you have to do is login to your google account (YouTube, Gmail, etc.) and you will be able to download any ebook app you desire. Personally I don’t like the included ebook app NeoReader. It’s a completely fine app, however every time you lock the device it resets the app from the current book back to the shelf. This may be an option that I’m missing in settings, but I prefer that when I open my ebook apps, that they automatically re-open the last book I was reading. Instead of NeoReader, I side loaded an app called KoReader. I’ve used this before on Samsung phones and really liked it. The one negative I can find about the device is the finger print reader. It’s not a terrible fingerprint reader, I just have frequent fingerprint read fails and I just have to lift my finger and reposition it. Not a huge problem, but something to consider. Battery life is great, only if you keep WiFi and Bluetooth off. With both on, the battery drains quickly and will probably only last a day or two. With both turned off, I would have gotten 5+ days, but I recharged it on the 5th day just because I wanted to make sure it would last while at work. I have a Kobo Libra 2, however that has been relegated to the shelf since this device is just so convenient and powerful! I love that I can put it in my pants pocket and take it everywhere I go, something I cannot do with larger ereaders.

The product came unsealed with a different wallpaper from the product photo and the screen is stuck. Even after charging and following the hard reset and the factory reset method I cannot interact or do anything with it. I am convinced that I received a used defective product that someone else had returned. This is infuriating as I paid for a brand new product.

I was really struggling to choose an e-reader considering the number of choices out there. Ultimately I settled on the Palma 2 and so far I love it. The fact that it's essentially an Android phone without the cellular feature is the biggest selling point for me. I have books across kindle, play books, and multiple other third party services, so I really didn't want to lock myself into an ecosystem requiring cumbersome side loading. Response time for the screen is very fast but you can configure it to multiple levels depending on the app you're using and your tolerance for ghosting. I love the configurable action button and volume rockers. Physical page turning buttons was another big factor in my decision; you can dictate what the volume rocker does on a per-app basis. The screen is very crisp, even with tiny text, and the adjustable brightness and light temperature sliders allows me to find a comfortable reading configuration for all times of day and in all types of environments. I think some people may prefer ereaders with everything set up for you from the beginning, but this is the perfect device for someone with multiple reading apps that doesn't want to be locked into a single ecosystem.

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