The Best Advanced E-Readers with Large Touch Screens

The model became the first PocketBook swallow on the Android operating system, which was released for the global sales market in 2023.

The e-book has a 10.3-inch diagonal touchscreen based on the E Ink Carta Mobius matrix — it is less fragile than traditional ink solutions and can withstand any hardships during transportation of the device. The display supports finger and stylus control from Wacom, and is also complemented by a SMARTlight backlight system with a color temperature adjustment function.

Although the reader runs on Android OS, the version of the operating system here is frankly outdated - 8.1 Oreo. Fortunately , applications from Google Play Market are installed without any problems. For this, the model provides 32 GB of built-in memory. In addition, the model is equipped with a voice recorder for voice notes, Wi-Fi for connecting to the Internet, Bluetooth for connecting wireless headphones or a portable speaker.

Provided you read books for a couple of hours a day, the device will need to be charged approximately once every two weeks. Its autonomous operation is provided by a 3200 mAh battery. In addition, the model comes with a practical case for storage and transportation, which is made of eco-leather.

The electronic "reader" ONYX BOOX Note Air 3 C has gone beyond the usual readers with black and white paper-like screens. The fact is that the model has a color display, and in terms of functionality, the device can compete on equal terms with simple tablets.

The model's screen still looks like paper. It is made using E Ink Kaleido 3 technology - essentially a monochrome Carta Plus matrix with a layer of color photo filters. Thanks to their implementation, it was possible to display up to 4096 colors. On the reader's screen, you can view color illustrations (for example, comics) and even videos from, say, YouTube.

The e-reader has an eight-core processor (presumably Snapdragon 680), supported by 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of disk storage. The user has access to the Google Play Market application store right out of the box, so the model has absolutely no problems with reading various file formats. The Android 12 system served as the software shell for it. In the factory package, the device comes with a magnetic stylus - the e-reader's screen recognizes up to 4096 levels of pen pressure. At the same time, the display is equipped with an advanced Moon Light 2 backlight system, which supports flexible adjustment of color temperature.

The device's performance is enough not only for banal reading books and drawing - if necessary , ONYX BOOX Note Air 3 C will handle many mobile games (although the model is not intended for this). The reader has up-to-date wireless communications, a built-in voice recorder and audio player, a memory expansion slot for a microSD card. The only disappointing thing is the relatively modest autonomy of the e-book - with the backlight dimmed, the battery charge with a capacity of 3700 mAh is enough for about 600 page turns. Still, the screen here is colored, and the battery capacity is basic.

The slim ONYX BOOX Go 10.3 e-reader is assembled in a case that is only 4.5 mm thick. At the same time, the model is equipped with a large screen with a diagonal size of 10.3 inches and a resolution of 2480x1860 pixels.

The paper-like display of the e-reader is based on the E Ink Carta Plus (Carta 1200) substrate. It supports dual touch control: capacitive for finger taps and resistive for working with a stylus(the pen is included in the standard e-reader package). By default, the screen displays 16 shades of gray, and this indicator can be increased to 256 levels using software. The panel also supports the proprietary SNOW Field page refresh optimization technology to eliminate artifacts when redrawing graphic data. The display surface is covered with ONYX Glass protective glass. The only thing the screen lacks is a backlight - it is assumed that you can read from it in fairly good ambient light.

The e-book is powered by an unnamed eight-core processor with a clock speed of 2.4 GHz - potentially the popular Snapdragon 680 mobile chipset. The model has 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. The ONYX BOOX Go 10.3 software platform is represented by the Android 12 system with a pre-installed Google Play Market app store. In other words, we actually have a pretty good tablet in front of us, but with a monochrome screen. The ability to install third-party applications allows the reader to "read" any file formats.

The model is equipped with two speakers, a microphone, dual-band Wi-Fi and a Bluetooth v 5.0 communication module. Provided that you regularly read books for 3 hours a day, you will need to charge the reader once a month. But Wi-Fi must be turned off. In tablet mode with Internet surfing, the 3700 mAh battery charge is enough for about 15-20 hours of screen activity.

Amazon is not only the world's most popular online store. E-readers have long been produced under this brand. The largest of them is the Scribe model, equipped with an ink screen with a diagonal of 10.2 inches.

The device has become the first major "reader" from Amazon in many years. The pixel density on its E Ink Carta 1200 panel is exactly 300 ppi. The display shows 16 shades of gray, for its backlighting 35 LEDs with adjustable color temperature are used. This ensures the creation of optimal conditions for reading in any external lighting.

The model's screen has two touch layers: capacitive for finger control and resistive for drawing with a stylus. The e-reader comes standard with a lightweight, battery-free Basic Pen, and for an additional fee you can buy a Premium Pen stylus with a programmable button and eraser. Handwritten notes and drawings are stored in the Kindle library along with all other materials.

The e-reader has 64 GB of built-in memory, Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth wireless communications. But support for file formats is limited for all Amazon e-books - the model will not be able to read the same FB2. The device recognizes text formats TXT, EPUB, AZW, AZW3, PDF, MOBI, PRC and is tightly tied to the proprietary ecosystem. With half an hour of reading every day, the Amazon Kindle Scribe 2022 will potentially stay “afloat” for up to 12 weeks without recharging.

PocketBook InkPad Eo is a large e-reader with a color screen. Its diagonal size is 10.3 inches, and the display substrate is the E Ink Kaleido 3 matrix.

In monochrome data display mode, the device screen displays a resolution of 2480x1860 pixels, in color - 1240x930 pixels. In total, the display is capable of displaying 16 shades of gray and 4096 shades of color. The screen is located slightly asymmetrically - the frame to the left of it is noticeably wider than the rest, which ensures the convenience of gripping the reader in the hand.

The speed of the model is provided by a combination of an unnamed eight-core processor with a clock frequency of 2.3 GHz and 4/64 GB of memory. Moreover, the device runs on Android 11 OS. Even if the pre-installed programs cannot read some rare file formats, the user always has the right to install any third-party software (directly from the Google Play Market store). To expand the capacity of the standard data storage, the model has a slot for a microSD card.

The reader's screen recognizes 4096 levels of pressure from the Wacom stylus and supports flexible color temperature adjustment. At the same time, the model is equipped with stereo speakers, Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth v 5.0 wireless communications, and a rear camera. The e-book is powered by a 4000 mAh battery. The device will cost more than traditional monochrome "readers", but it is almost impossible to find anything equal to it in terms of the combination of qualities.