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Boox Palma Review: A Phone-Sized E-Ink Android Device That Isn't a Phone
uper Refresh - Android (support for 3rd-party apps) - Very portable - Great reading app - MicroSD Card - Speakers/Microphone - Camera Cons - No native support for DRM-Protected ebooks - No mobile connectivity - Not ideal for PDFs Where to buy?Boox Euro Store, , Boox Store, , A very portable 'candy-bar style' Android e-reader that supports higher refresh rates and third-party apps. When I first found out about the Palma, I was very excited.
It opens a wide range of files including EPUB, PDF, AZW3, MOBI, DJVU, CBR, CBZ, FB2, DOC, DOCX, HTML, RTF, TXT, CHM, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF and MP3. Except, I still needed to carry my phone around with me as well so that I could make and take calls, send and receive SMS messages and have a wifi hotspot for the Palma to connect to when I wasn’t at home or the office. So, I think if you are looking for a pocket-sized e-reader, the Boox Palma should be a consideration but only if you are likely to make use of its unique power, flexibility and extendability to carry out other tasks.
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