BOOX Palma 2 Mobile ePaper eBook Reader Fingerprint Recognition Smart Button Dual Microphones (Black)

I'm impressed. Blown away, actually. I haven't been this excited about a new device since I bought my first Kindle (a second-generation one) in 2009, and for considerably more money. The Palma 2 is revolutionary. It's also a truly elegant and thoughtfully designed device. If you're considering getting one, you can already imagine why I like it so much. I assure you that I'm not disappointed in any way. It's everything I'd hoped: very speedy, extremely nice to look at, a pleasure to read on in daylight and in the dark. It runs all of my Android apps. I even like the native on-screen keyboard. Some reviewers report having rushed to install Gboard, but I've found the native keyboard to be excellent. I initially thought it didn't have the multi-clipboard feature, but it does! As far as I'm concerned, the Boox keyboard is superior to Gboard. To give an example of a feature it has that I believe Gboard lacks: when you want to use square brackets, the Boox keyboard gives you both brackets with a tap on one key ( [] ) and positions your cursor between the two so that you can immediately enter text there. I have wanted this feature for a long time! [EDIT: I need to walk my endorsement of the native keyboard back a bit, because the dictionary that it uses for predictive text input is atrocious. Unusable. Laughable. Boox really needs to provide a usable predictive text input service. Also, there doesn't seem to be any autocorrect.] I've been similarly impressed with the native reading app, NeoReader. It's elegant and highly functional. I'd been planning to use Readera or Moon+ Reader, but now I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be fine with just NeoReader, even though unfortunately it's a "system app" that's not available for installation on other Android devices. I think Boox should sell both NeoReader and the keyboard in the Play Store. A year or two ago I might have hesitated to buy this kind of device from a Chinese company, but in light of what our own government is doing right now with the complicity of the tech bros--and also our alignment with Russia, our punishing of our allies and our pardoning of violent criminals--I no longer feel any added degree of safety limiting myself to American-branded tech products. It's sad but true. No American company offers anything like the Palma 2, anyway. They should. My only caveat would be that this is not a device for people who don't like to think about any settings or options when it comes to technology. There's a bit of a learning curve to an Android device with an e-ink display. People like me enjoy the novelty and experimentation, but I realize not everyone does. If you're familiar with Android and like it, or if you know you wouldn't mind learning it to get what the Palma 2 has to offer, I don't think you'll regret buying one. One reviewer here calls the Palma 2 an e-ink phone. It's not a phone. It has everything a phone does except for cellular connectivity. That's made crystal clear in the product information and in every online review, so if you still think it's a phone you haven't done your homework yet. I couldn't recommend the Palma 2 more highly. A final note: There aren't many cases available specifically for the Palma 2, and none of the ones I found appealed to me at all. I decided to go with a pouch-style universal smartphone case with a zipper. That way there's nothing on the device when I'm reading. I'm going to be very careful not to drop it, because if I chipped or cracked it I don't think I'd be able to resist buying a new one!

This is the best e-reader I’ve ever owned. I was a little unsure about the form factor, but wanted to try it for portability. I’m so glad I did because it’s great to read on! I mostly use the kindle app, ao3, libby, MangaPin, and Pinterest. Performance is great around the board. Usually, I get 4-5 days of battery life for my use case (keeping in mind I have it set to automatically enter sleep mode after a few hours of disuse.) I really adore the amount of customization on this device. Firstly, being able to set wallpapers and screensavers just adds a personal touch that my other e-readers lack. Beyond that, I love the e- ink customization settings. I understand why some people may not as, admittedly, some apps seem slow or glitchy without proper tweaking, but when you know what you’re looking for it’s a total book to performance. There is still ghosting, but never anything excessiva that I wouldn’t expect. I have seen some reviews about durability. I have my Palma in a case with a screen protector and have experienced zero damage after a year and six months of pretty heavy use. It has been dropped multiple times and is regularly shoved in a bag or pocket and, after a year and a half, it’s still as good as new.

I’m a long-time Kindle owner/reader, starting with the Kindle 3 in 2010, moving to the Kindle Paperwhite in 2015, then upgrading more recently to the Kindle Paperwhite (5?) Signature in 2023. All that to say, I’m over-the-moon about my Palma 2 and have been voraciously reading from it daily since I received it a week ago. I’m hemmed and hawed about buying the BOOX Palma for over a year, then when the Palma 2 came out in early 2025, I contemplated it again. I read some so-so and even negative comments about the device, so I skipped buying it, especially since it’s much more than I spent on my most recent Paperwhite, which I love. However, the Palma 2 has been great and I take it everywhere. I use a small crossbody that cannot hold my Kindle, so I’d leave it at home. The Palma fits perfectly and the form factor makes it to easy to squeeze in a few pages as I wait. I love being able to read ebooks outside of the Kindle ecosystem too and have been thoroughly enjoying reading Dune directly in the Libby app, which I could only previously do on my phone or iPad. It’s pricey for being such a small device and the battery life isn’t as robust as the Kindle’s but the convenience of the device makes it more than worth it to me.

Ok so why do you need another reader…. Well this is why. To be completely transparent I bought this for my wife. She has 2 Kindles and reads 100 books a year on top of being the most amazing mother and homeschooling our girls. No TV watched, no other real hobbies, just books. So why Boox Palma 2 item. A couple reasons. Android operating system so no matter what reader you use this is compatible . The screen is smaller than your average reader but is crystal clear. A very small amount of sharpening when Turing the page, hence the 1 star minus. Can search the web and do whatever else you want. Main thing it’s fits nicely in her purse, battery last forever, and if she chooses to only bring this on a trip she doesn’t loose any of her streaks in Kindle etc. Get the cover and screen protector for sure and enjoy!!

Amazing device for what it does! It is small enough to fit in my pocket or a small bag and bring wherever I want. The screen looks great when outside or in direct light as well as when in the dark (it has a backlight that turns on automatically). I personally use this for reading occasionally as well as a device for listening to music and setting alarms. I keep it in my bedroom with me most of the time, and rarely ever need to charge it because it uses so little battery life when not in use. I've had it for more 6 months and really only charge it every other week or so. Also, since it runs regular Android, you can install basically whatever you want on it. I have spotify download, and also a couple light games.