Boox Go 6 | the pocket-friendly Android e-reader

[@ARocketsPocket]

I still can’t understand why most e readers feel underpowered. Can’t be that difficult to put a better processor and ram into these devices so that it runs faster.

[@ViciousTurducken]

I think it is because the display can't handle high framerates

[@MrLeSa95]

@@ViciousTurducken nah. thats a stupid excuse. waiting 30-60 seconds for app to open is inexcusable. display can handle two-three fps, so it can easily open instantly if it had fast processor

[@v1d300]

I am not sure which aspect of it are you referring to feel _underpowered_ but the reason why those displays refresh so slowly is just how e-ink screen works. The display rearranges all the tiny capsule of e-ink on refresh, the earlier devices flashed completely to rearrange everything but now with higher performance chipset they just rearrange text so the display might feel slow but it isn't.

[@hawe6381]

Because e-reader screen is expensive…

[@freefaler]

RAM is a great power hog, the more RAM you have, the more refresh cycles you need to make to keep the transistors in the memory chips updated. RAM is not "remembering" the values, as Flash or other permanent storage devices do, so you will get more battery drain. However, I'm pretty sure that Boox did that just to make the device cheaper, if 2GB is good enough for most customers (they're not a very customer friendly company, try returning something) why pay more for 4GB. If you use their own apps, the device run way faster and if you get some non-DRM books you won't need to use Kindle app, that ha a nasty animation going when you change the pages.

[@maroon_8_moon]

Regarding response time, have you tried to play with the e-ink center settings (you can access them from notifications center / pooling down on WiFi and battery area)? From other boox devices, I know that for each app you can select different e-ink center profiles, and the apps should respond much quicker.

[@ashzerodude]

The device is honestly just too heavy running the dot widget, letting the ai exists, and being on wifi with background processes running. I disabled or restricted a lot of that and it immediately was a solid device for loading up Google play books and reading. I went further and downloaded a new home launcher which allowed me to get to the full android settings app and not the limited amount the default let's you, and I disabled/restricted/optimized all the stock apps boox loads in that I could and the device is even better. I say all this to get to, I run my device on the normal eink setting and have zero complaints now.

[@Coromi1]

Very cool. Which launcher?

[@KandiKlover]

Is this the replacement to Boox Poke5 that they refuse to restock?

[@lymphomasurvive]

It's basically the same thing.

[@GhostDigital2k]

Looks great but I have my eye on the Kindle Colorsoft.

[@cashmerethepup]

With that, you can buy 2

[@KandiKlover]

Terrible planned obsolescence devices packed with ads and spyware and locked down. Don't be an NPC, with this you can just pirate epubs for free.

[@VahaahTheKrab]

I'd reccomend the Boox Go Color 7 it's the same screen as the Colorsoft and has MUCH MUCH better performance.

[@Elaiden]

I've had my kindle since 2016 with only 4 GB. I still havent filled it up. 32gb would be plently... If it becomes a problem just delete the books that you finish and don't download a bunch of apps you don't need on an e-reader.

[@KandiKlover]

Kindle's are terrible NPC devices. Also I had my Sony PRS-600 since 2012 and have like 70 GB of books thanks to the SD card. It's a library of Alexandria in my pocket.

[@Elaiden]

@@KandiKlover What does NPC mean in this context?

[@abooufomda3417]

how long does the battery last

[@andrearaquin9622]

Thank you for explaining about boox go 6.I did buy one because of its good reviews. Sadly I can't afford boox go color 7 or Boox page it's a good thing they still have boox go 6 for tight budget. Thanks

[@LittleTravels]

People says its very laggy what about you

[@atishkumarbhardwaj3341]

The best part of this thing is that we will save our trees no more trees for paper.

[@Riz_]

I would love something like this for audio books. However I don't think this would be able to run the Talkback screen reader.

[@KandiKlover]

Also Boox went the way of overindulgent fad technology so no headphone jack. No thank you!

[@gorpalm1]

What's the advantage of this over the basic Kindle? Con is that it's way more expensive. Pro is that if your library includes books on non-kindle apps you can access them. I don't think for someone already vested in the Kindle ecosystem there's any advantage jumping ship to this.

[@lymphomasurvive]

The ability to have PDFs and other file formats without being stuck in the Amazon ecosystem is a huge bonus.

[@TheFrontyer]

Kindle is terrible because you cant own your books. Amazon can just remove them from you. Youre stuck in their ecosystem. This runs android so you cant have more apps. For instance I can use a library app that lets me read many books for free. Kobo is a non android alternative.

[@AndrewYouTubehandle]

Thanks for your review. Android 11? 10sec to open? Nope.

[@wade196840]

Try a Meebook M6 it has more ram

[@chrisad1177]

That page turn took a solid 3 seconds, yikes

[@Elaiden]

Its slower than my kindle that Ive had since 2016

[@ashzerodude]

He slid the page over vs tapped it, had wifi on, the onscreen widget, and probably more background stuff. eInk is good for displaying something and then refreshing itself to the next thing. It's not a light based display meant for scrolling. I have such a better experience on this device than this review had, but the review was honest to how the product is out of the box.

[@baay81]

thanks for sharing

[@rnbdanny]

This same device with proper internals and BSR... and I would buy it. ...and I know most would disagree, but remove the LEDs, and add a Wacom layer, and I'd buy it even if it costs several times that amount 😅

[@Claude-tj6ud]

Slow page turns... It's a no go for me.

[@ইরতিজাআহসান]

Pocket friendly means cheap 😂😂😂

[@pirateluffy01]

😂

[@ziich1]

... It is too expensive for how slow it is

[@TheFrontyer]

Nah. Theyre more then fast enough for their purpose which is reading. The battery last about a month, which is the reason why.

[@imran.hossain]

I think, Kindle Basic 12th Gen is much better than Boox Go 6.