BOOX Tablet Go Color 7 Gen II E Ink Tablet 4G 64G Support Active Stylus InkSense (Black)

I am loving my Boox! I actually bought a Kindle Colorsoft and Bigme B7 color to try them all, and I've returned them. These are the pros and cons. Kindle Colorsoft pros: -Longest battery life. -Color ink. Cons: -Kindle only options so no other reading apps like Libby, Hoopla, or Kobo. Bigme pros: -Runs on Android, so I was able to have all my reading apps in one place. -The best color e-ink out of them all. -Loved the buttons. -Came with pen and case. Cons: -Battery was the worst out of them all. -Doesn't have very many options for accessories or cases. Boox pros: -Runs on Android, so I was able to have all my reading apps in one place. -Battery life is mid, but it has an auto power off option after inactive use for an hour, which I love! -Has access to multiple accessories like a clear case and charging charms, similar to Kindle. -Loved the buttons. Cons: -Has the most Ghosting, but you can set one of the gestures as the refresh button, so it's still not a huge con.

1. Yes, the name states color e reader. But keep in mind this picks up certain a colors. It won’t be as vivid as your tablet or phone. The colors appear more mute see image! . 2. Screen was great no issues, no specks! 3. If you’re having issue with ghosting. The settings I used had the least amount of ghosting + good quality! * Remember to do this for EVERY APP! Steps : Open E-Ink Center Color mode : optimal Refresh mode : speed Refresh mode -> More A pop up box will appear with two tabs For HD : Turn ON -> System Refresh Drag to refresh -> set to 2S When scrolling use : HD Current app : set to 5 Animation Filter -> set to 20 For Speed : Anti Flicker -> set to 2 4. Has two speakers, sounds pretty nice! 5. Semi-User friendly… you might need to watch a few TikTok’s for some “how to” 6. It’s android based so you can download other apps! Like Libby, kindle, Spotify 7. It has BooxDrop, which is (your own) personalized QR + Link to upload stuff from your laptop or cellphone (images, files etc)

Great e-ink, tablet. Reason for four stars is dead pixel on screen. Requested exchange and the exchange has it as well. Allows me to download different reading apps such as Barnes and noble snd libbyand kindle. I messed around with different comic book apps. Was a bit of a learning curve I stuck with it. I’ve noticed firmware updates that have improved it. If you’re willing to learn and tinker this is for you. Big contrast from my kindle. While I love both I find myself picking this one up the most.

I spent a few months researching this device before I bought it, and even though I really, REALLY wanted it to, it didn’t make the cut. I’ll be initiating a return. First off, I have experience in computer science as well as with Android devices, so I know my way around the OS and settings. Second, I planned to use this device only to read books (Kindle, Kobo, Libby, and NetGalley apps), and track my books with the Notion app and Fable app. My expectations for this device were that it could run multiple reading apps simultaneously and smoothly, and that the color quality was at least good enough to distinguish between similar colors when highlighting. It did none of those things, despite all the optimizations I made to the apps and system settings. Several times, the Kindle app was killed because I tried to open the device settings or another app, even though I had “Stay active in the background” turned on. I thought at least two apps could run at the same time, but that was not the case at all. 4GB of RAM is simply not enough (the Kindle app alone uses about half of that). As for the color issue, I understand e-ink displays are not bright and vibrant like a smartphone or tablet. However, the color quality was so incredibly poor that I could not tell the difference between yellow and orange, or green and blue highlighted text. I even tried increasing the screen brightness to see if that would help, but it didn't (and also didn't do the battery any favors either). A couple other things that were annoying: - The Kobo app cannot be opened if the device does not have an internet connection, so if you’re on a long flight or you lose internet for a few hours, you can't read downloaded books on it. My research into this found that Kobo does not recognize the device as a certified Android device (this is something Kobo must fix, so I don't really fault Boox, but it does mean I can't reliably use it). - The device takes a long time to wake up, it doesn’t illuminate when it is waking up, and any apps I was using beforehand were closed. - Poor battery life (mine has needed charging twice in the three days I’ve had this device). - Device optimization settings are extremely limited. I can’t speak to any of the other Boox e-readers (perhaps their hardware, performance, and color displays are better) but for this device, the technology is not quite there yet.

The Boox Go Color 7 is a great product! I previously used a kindle paper white, but now I think I prefer the Boox. There is a learning curve to figuring out how to operate the Boox, but once you get the hang of it, it is easy. I love that I can download books straight from Libby and Kindle Unlimited. You can also use Boox drop to send epub files over Bluetooth! Weight and screen wise, the Boox is lighter and easier to hold. There is a grip to the back of it, and the buttons make it easy to turn the page. The screen quality is great, and I love that you can see the colors in the books. There is some ghosting to the screen, so this is something to consider if you do not like that. The battery life is great as well! Overall, I love the usability of the Boox Go color, and I would recommend this product.

I really like my Boox Go Color 7 gen ii, however, If you want something with easy set-up and an intuitive user experience then this is not the device for you. I usually tinker with all the settings every time I get a new computer or cell phone, so I expected to do the same with this, it still took me a full week to get the device setup in a way that worked for me. I even considered returning it. Main things to know: - not intuitive - Color images are muted and best viewed under direct sunlight. (color images improved with update v4.1) -You can (and will need to) customize the optimization settings for each app individually. -You will need to change the refresh mode to best suit what you are looking at. HD is great for images, but absolutely horrible for scrolling. Speed works for most things, but does not have the clearest images. -Ghosting is an issue. I have one of my physical buttons set to refresh, plus my screen refreshes after so many taps, because the screen will get cluttered very quickly with ghost images. -Night mode isn't very good and is specific to each app (unless you just choose to invert the colors), but using the normal mode is still better than reading on my phone. -The Control Center is a pull down menu and the easiest way for me to adjust brightness. You can set it up to change brightness by running a finger up or down the screen, I like the drop-down menu better. The device is setup with two dropdown menus that are at the top in different locations: Notifications (on the left top) and Control Center (on the right top) - the pen feature is good for notes, bad for art, and a little weird for writing in books (you have to save each page of a book separately or what you wrote just follows you to the next page). Saved page goes to your gallery. The notes do not stay in the book. -This device is not a replacement for a tablet or computer. Best used as an e-reader, but you can download any app you want from the playstore. My reading has increased significantly due to my e-reader, and I'm not playing on my phone before bed. I like the size of the device and its lightness. Hopefully they improve future models.

Honestly? I was expecting worse when it came to the color screen, but I don't think it's as bad as people are saying. You will need to turn up the brightness, though. You will also need to fiddle with the settings and some are not super straightforward so make sure to look up guides on how to customize the device to do what you want. A lot of the settings are in the "naviball" that should be in one of the corners somewhere, so make sure you check that. I mostly use mine to read webnovels so the page refreshes more than regular ebooks, but I haven't noticed any issues with ghosting, which I found impressive. I had issues with heavy ghosting on my Boox Palma 1 (not sure if they fixed it since I haven't used it in a long time), but none for the Go Color 7. I love it more than my palma, specifically because the button locations are super ergonomic and much easier to use. I use the Meta Pen G1 with no issues, but don't use it often since I find it useless.

First, while many of other Onyx Boox tablets are compatible with 3rd party EMR-compatible pens, someone made the decision that for these Boox Go 7 tablets, they will use USI 2.0 pens instead of EMR pens. For those not familiar with USI 2.0 pens, they have many disadvantages. (1) They have a hard plastic end, so it's like hard plastic writing on glass, not a very comfortable writing experience. With EMR pens with their rubber tips, they have a very smooth feeling when writing. Perhaps I can find a screen protector which will help with the feeling of plastic on glass, but if it needs a screen protector to improve the writing experience, they should have included it with the tablet. (2) USI 2.0 pens need to be charged. That makes EMR pens amazing because you don't have to worry about charging them or turning them one. With the USI 2.0 pens, you have to make sure it is charged and then make sure it is turned on. (3) Many EMR pens support the back end of the pen acting like a eraser. This doesn't appear to be the case with the Boox Go 7 tablet and USI 2.0 pens, (4) I bought a 3rd party USI 2.0 pen and while it "works", it actually doesn't leave a smooth line when I am writing, but it leaves a series of dots. Ugh. Perhaps the pen I am using is not sending a continuous current through the tip, so the tablet thinks I am lifting and positioning the pen on the screen multiple times while writing. The tablet should know it's unrealistic for a user to be lifting and placing the pen back on the screen so many times in a short period of time, so it should treat this as a continuous line or at least have an option to design the behavior this way. These are just the negatives that have to do with the pen. One reason I was attracted to Boox tablets was because it is running Android and actually comes with Google Play Store. My use case for this tablet is to make it a place for my 93-year old mom to write down notes. For my 93-year old mom, the UI is not intuitive. Therefore, I wanted to actually run some other Android apps like a customized launcher. And while the normal Androids setting is not accessible through what is provided by Boox, I can load a launcher which provides access to the standard Android settings panel. From there, I can override the default launcher... But guess what? After a little bit of time, it reverts back to the Boox launcher. Ugh. In addition, when I load other apps, from the customized launcher, the apps are no longer available. In Google Play Store, after installing, it provides a button to enable the app. After enabling the app, after some time, they get disabled again, and I must enable again in Google Play... Or use the Boox launcher to launch the apps. This also makes widgets and other programs which run in the background useless because eventually they will be disabled. Since the use case is to have this as a tablet for my mom, the font settings available through Boox settings were insufficient in making this a tablet which my mom can read. However, through the Android settings, there is more flexibility in getting the right fonts, including the ability to make the default fonts bold. And finally, the tablet seems unresponsive at times, like when I want to scroll to see further options in an app, it just completely ignores my gestures. I have no idea why. Also, to make the screen bright enough for my mom, I am setting the maximum brightness but it drains the battery so quickly. This basically defeats the purpose of going to an e-ink tablet to reduce the frequency of needing to charge the tablt. So in summary: The negatives: 1. USI 2.0 pen instead of EMR pen - Feeling of pen on screen is not a comfortable experience - Pen has to be kept charged and turned on vs EMR pen - Pen is leaving dots on screen instead of continuous line 2. Cannot use custom launcher, always reverts back to Boox launcher 3. Android apps can be installed but are continuously being disabled 4. Out of the box font settings are insufficient for someone with poor eyesight 5. Setting brightness high enough for someone with poor eyesight drains the battery quickly The nice part of the tablet is the form factor. I like that there is one bezel which is used for holding the tablet. It's also very lightweight like many e-ink tablets are. If someone though were to invent a case which is similar in concept where a wide bezel on one side, then there'd basically be no reason to try to use a Boox tablet for my particular use case.