Vidita Chandra | 2 Nov 2022 03:38 PM
Love for reading is one thing that hasn’t lost its appeal irrespective of the demographic cohort. Be it the baby boomers, zoomers or the generation alpha, reading is plumped for. However, now reading from a book has become quite quotidian because there are way too many methods of flicking through your favorite comic or wading through a thriller tale. The most common of all are e-readers, they are cost effective, convenient and also keeps the aesthetics of reading intact. Imagine a tab that can turn to an e-reader or even a laptop.
Well it’s not just imagination anymore with the new Onyx Boox Tab Ultra. It’s an e-Paper tablet that can transition into an Android laptop with its magnetic keyboard cover. The Tab Ultra is shipped with a Boox Pen 2 Pro stylus that can be used on the touch-enabled e-Ink display just like Kindle Scribe.
The brand also claims that the Boox Tab Ultra is laced with the Boox Super Refresh algorithm that allows a fast and responsive display. So users get to choose between Fast Mode for web browsing, Ultrafast Mode for generic Android applications, Balance Mode for typing and HD Mode while reading.
It has a 10.3in e-Ink Carta HD display, 227 PPI density and a strip alongside the bezel that looks like the spine of a book. The device is pretty light, weighing around 480g.
It is powered by a Qualcomm octa-core CPU 662 processor with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It also sports a dedicated SD card slot supporting up to 2TB of flash storage. It runs on Android 11 and allows access to Google Play Store so can you quickly install the apps and download ebooks.
Plus, for the first time ever, a Boox Tab is laced with a 16MP rear camera, supporting the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology so you can scan documents and make digital copies. The device comes with a 6300mAh battery and USB-C port. It can be purchased from Boox website at a price of $599 (approx ₹49,000).