BOOX 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.

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.

Stopped working after a couple of month Poor respond time

Really like it! Very versatile and looks beautiful. It can adjust refresh rate for each app individually: slow and crisp for reading, smooth for browsing. And easy to zoom in, rescale or switch to horizontal mode, so that pdf with small letters are readable. Battery life is good, 3 days with refreshing clock screen protectors and not automatically switched off.

I'm in love with this new ereader. I've had Kindles for over a decade, tried the nook and reading on regular devices, and while they were all good, they weren't perfect. I live in a city and frequently take public transit where I have to stand. I'm also hypermobile and my hands and wrists turned painful after too much holding even the smallest kindle with one hand. This ereader is the perfect size for me. I love that I can read books from anywhere and it's so customizable. I've read 15 books in the last month because I'm able to keep it in my pocket and pull it out when I have a few free minutes. It's more costly than others, but for me it was totally worth the cost. I'd highly recommend to anyone looking for a small ereader.