BOOX Palma2 Mobile ePaper eBook Reader Fingerprint Recognition Smart Button Dual Microphones Off White

The media could not be loaded. First off, I purchased this with my own money so this review is my honest opinion 😘 Pricey, but worth the splurge. I've had this for a few weeks now and what I can say is this: I use it everyday, all day.True, you can just keep using your kindle if you have one (which I do), however-- there are many reasons for me and others as to why I've searched for a kindle alternative. While I still use the kindle app on my Boox Palma, I love that I can read manga/webtoons/manhwa/alternative reading platforms. My reading isnt limited to kindle alone, and that's a huge benefit for me.Additionally, customization. I love that I can outwardly customize my Boox Palma as well as internally. This is not the case with kindle unless you pay over $20 to prevent ads showcasing on the escreen-- something that has caused quite a few dramatic and embarrassing moments for me 😤 and never appreciated. Likewise, I've already noticed the updated policies from kindle taking books off of my kindle-- not cool. So, again, Boox Palma has been a great alternative. Yes, I understand that there is also kobo and many people enjoy that as well, however, again, you can also have kobo on your boox palma!One more thing to note is that the Boox Palma is WAY more travel friendly. I have 2 young children and have moved on from shoulder bags to mini backpacks, and let me just say-- the boox palma fits so easily, but my kindle causes some issues. Having to choose between the 2? 100% I'm taking my boox palma. On top of that, the boox palma fits way better in my hands (first world problems, I know). The kindle tends to cramp my hands up and idk, with the twisting and turning while reading.. I prefer the boox palma. The button option to turn pages is so convenient too, as well as the fingerprint reader.Minor inconveniences-- while I have so much that I enjoy about the Boox Palma, I will also add that there are some (potential) drawbacks depending on person to person. For example:1. Battery life- the battery life can EASILY drain if you keep it connected to Bluetooth, wifi, and heavy app use. Turning off wifi and Bluetooth easily allows battery life to last (from my heavy consistent use) 8 days before needing a recharge. For others it can be longer or shorter, just depends on the person.2. Dark Mode-- I have to read in dark mode, especially at night. My eyes do not so well with warm light or bright white light at all. I get migraines really bad and to be honest, my kindle was perfect for that, especially night reading. I will honestly choose the kindle or at home night reading over the boox palma.3. Learning curve. There is a bit of a learning curve to the boox palma, but tbh that's because of the ability to customize to your liking as well as adding apps to enhance the reading experience. Finding out how to navigate takes a little time, but if you love tinkering there's really no issue after a few minutes on google/YouTube/reddit/tiktok searches.4. Refresh rates can be an issue-- BUT only IF you absolutely refuse to tinker with your device. Again, after a few minutes of changing settings to my own liking in each app either for webtoons, epubs, pdfs, or kindle~ it runs very smoothly. The processing time (at least for me) is a lot quicker than my kindle which was so frustrating I always end up purchasing my books on my phone and then downloading on kindle.Overall, this is a great addition to my everyday life as well as school for textbook notes and reading. Worth the purchase if you can splurge. The quality of the build is also premium 👌 10/10

If you read PDF content on a Kindle Paperwhite you will see the text is kinda blurry… but not on this one! You can tweak the settings easily and get the sharpness you want for the content. I really like the display customization settings so you can adjust it based on the content you’re seeing. The backlight function is nice too (like in the picture) but I prefer to turn it off. It feels fast enough for an eInk display. It fits in the hand too although smaller hands might find it too tall. The battery life is great too, although I use it at home most of the times. I recommend this if you do a lot if readings (PDF, Web, eBook, etc.).

My review is 4.5/5 stars, only because it is lags a little when switching screens or opening an app but not enough to make me want to return it or not use it. This is a great addition to my electronics family. I plan to use this for mostly reading eBooks but will likely come in handy for other things. Also have a great battery life and very easy to use!

Screen broke after 1 and a half months, I had read this was a problem but figured it was due to mishandling. I crouched down with the Palma in my pocket and now the top right portion of the screen is unreadable. Ridiculous that a product designed to be carried around cant survive being kept in a pocket (Especially at this price). Avoid the palma at all costs.

I'll preface this by stating that my wife and I own a few other Boox devices that have been awesome such as the Go Color 7, the Tab Ultra C Pro, and the Air3 C. The Palma was a fantastic addition to the lineup and all together great alternative if you don't want to take a tablet with you but still want to get some reading done and avoid eye strain.Its crisp, has a snappy response, and does most things a phone would do minus having a sim card slot.

I wanted an e-ink device so that I could get less blue light and less eye strain. I decided to get the Palma 2 because some things I wanted to read required apps and websites. So I couldn't get a normal e-reader. Having an Android e-ink device was going to be good. I also liked the size and adjustable speed of the display. I don't really care for big tablets. I like the size of a smaller phone.The screen contrast is not good. The background is too yellow/cream and the text is not dark enough. I wish the background was off white and the text was a darker black. It is hard to see even in a room with two 71 watt equivalent light bulbs. It's easier on my eyes to use a device with an OLED screen in dark mode. For some reason the Palma 2 doesn't come with a dark mode setting in the Android settings. But I tried dark mode in an app and it was still difficult to read and strained my eyes. The contrast between the background and foreground color just isn't great enough. It is better with the built in front light turned on. But then I have a blue light shining in my eyes which I don't want.The touchscreen is sometimes unresponsive, especially in two areas: When I try to swipe "back" it often ignores me. My thumb gets very tired trying to swipe ten times in a row. Also the "Enter" key on the keyboard often ignores the press. I have to press it a second time almost every time. But scrolling up and down seems to work very good and fast! So something is strangely wrong.Pros:* E-ink* Android* Smaller than a tablet* Better screen refresh rate than some e-ink devicesCons:* Contrast between the background and foreground color is not enough.* It puts more strain on my eyes than an OLED screen in dark mode.* No dark mode setting in the Android settings.* Still too big for my hands. I like the size of an iPhone 16 Pro. But the Palma 2 is closer to the size of an iPhone 16 Pro Max.* The touchscreen is sometimes unresponsive.* The microphone button on the keyboard doesn't recognize anything I say. I know the mic works because the microphone for Google search recognizes what I say just fine.Medium:* The speaker is not very good but I could have lived with it if it weren't for all the other cons.