This $400 shade E Ink gadget is sort of a smartpho...

Although E Ink expertise is most intently related to E Readers just like the Kindle and Kobo, latest gadgets just like the reMarkable Paper Pro Move and the Boox Tab X C have confirmed that there is extra to E Reader expertise than simply tucking into the newest bestseller, with these gadgets permitting customers to attract, draft, write, message and extra.

And now it appears like all this productiveness is coming to a smaller gadget as Boox has up to date its extremely pocketable Palma line of smartphone-sized E Ink gadgets with the newly-announced Palma 2 Professional, which would be the first pill of its form to supply superior options designed with each work and play in thoughts.

Bringing a smartphone expertise to an E Ink gadget

You have received the whole lot you want however a telephone app

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The $400 Palma 2 Professional is squarely focused in the direction of these on the lookout for a smartphone-like expertise from a tool that appears prefer it has extra in frequent with a Kindle than an iPhone. The 6.13-inch shade E Ink gadget runs Android 15, and is powered by an octa-core processor and 8GB of RAM with 128GB of onboard storage.

The gadget additionally options 5G connectivity, a primary for a Palma gadget due to a hybrid SIM slot, which can be utilized to both add 2 TB of storage or home a data-only SIM. Curiously, as a result of the gadget’s connectivity is restricted to data-only, it can’t be used for conventional telephone calls or texting regardless of having two onboard microphones, a receiver, and a speaker on the backside. Nevertheless, although you may’t make calls on the Palma 2 Professional, Boox does tout the flexibility for the gadget to work with navigation apps, which is one thing I undoubtedly did not count on from an E Ink gadget.

Along with all of its connectivity options, the Boox Palma 2 Professional additionally has an adjustable entrance gentle, energy button with fingerprint safety, onboard 16MP digicam with an LED flash, and Bluetooth for connecting to wi-fi headphones. It should even be the primary gadget in Boox’s Palma line to help drawing and taking notes with the corporate’s InkSense Plus stylus.

The Boox Palma 2 Professional is on the market to pre-order now forward of its launch date on November 7 for $400 and is available in both black and white. The InkSense Plus stylus will not be included however those that want to add one on can accomplish that for an extra $46.

The recognition of E Ink gadgets as an alternative choice to conventional iPads and tablets has been attention-grabbing to look at, as E Ink gadgets usually value extra and have fewer options than a conventional iPad or Android-based pill. Nevertheless, as I’ve famous earlier than, there are definitely some interesting use cases for E Ink over traditional screens, smaller gadgets just like the Palma 2 Professional could have room to develop in recognition as customers look to restrict “unhealthy display screen time” with their smartphones and substitute it with “good display screen time” on gadgets like these.