
It runs Android 15, takes a 5G SIM, and fits where your phone does. The catch is the point: this $380 color E Ink reader can go online almost anywhere, but it cannot make a cellular call.

BOOX put the Play Store, page-turn buttons and a pen inside a 195-gram color reader. It is freedom for the library-hoarder, with one honest catch: the screen looks more Sunday supplement than iPad.

A $499.99 color E Ink tablet promises Kindle books, handwritten notes, PDFs and Android apps on one calmer screen. The trick is knowing whether its compromises fit the way you actually work.