While the Boox Go 6 e-ink reader boasts a sharp 6-inch display and Android compatibility, its slow refresh rate and middling processor hinder the reading experience. The author details the frustrating lag encountered during navigation and content loading, ultimately concluding that the device fails to replace their preferred e-reader.
Sadly, the Boox Go 6 e-ink reader failed to convert me to a full-time user. The Boox Go 6 ’s e-ink screen isn’t a problem for me—I like the 6-inch display, which features an adjustable backlight and brightness. Text and details on the screen appear sharp and crisp even with the backlight turned off. But the display’s slow refresh rate powered by a middling processor made my reading experience slower than a traditional, tangible book. It made me wait, and I hate waiting.
No matter what I wanted to read, I had to wait for the screen to catch up to my fingerpress before the e-reader would load the desired content. It did this for ebooks I stored locally, books I’d borrowed from Libby, and a few other apps I tried out over the excitement of having nearly unfettered access to the Google Play Store. One of the selling points of the Go 6 is that it runs Android, making it easier to load third-party apps and stores. But interacting with the Boox Go 6 can be so frustrating; it almost doesn’t make the open nature of its software alluring, after all, the other e-reader in my stead, also has a comfortable display and slim profile. I hoped to swap it out for the Onyx Boox Go 6, which doesn’t limit me to the Kindle library and its partners. I had long ago figured out how to upload DRM-free comics and graphic novels to a Kindle through, a Windows app, but I’m still missing a couple of third-party libraries I’d like to have on hand, like Google Play Books, which I’ve been using for a long time on Android, and this one app I started using to grab Romanian ebooks. The Play Store also lets me read my newspapers through their mobile apps, therequiring a third-party solution. Setting up a Google account on the device is easy, and then you can access the Google Play Store and download apps. But it’s not a copy-and-paste Android experience. The version of Android 11 that runs on the Go 6 is not the user interface you’re used to on a smartphone
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