Boox (Onyx)
Note Air5 C
The strongest all-round pick for planners right now: a battery-free EMR pen in the box, a genuinely textured writing surface, and current Android. Kaleido colour is muted — design for legibility, not saturation — and 6GB/64GB felt dated at launch for the money.
Full specification
| Released | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Screen | 10.3″ e-ink |
| Resolution | 1860×2480 · 300 ppi |
| Colour | Yes |
| Frontlight | Yes |
| Writing feel | ●●●●○ (4/5) |
| Operating system | Android 15 (Google Play) |
| PDF hyperlinks | Yes |
| Handwriting search | Yes |
| Stylus included | Yes |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Weight | 440 g |
| Price at launch | $$$ · Premium |
Specs normalised from datasheets — our hands-on verdict for this one is still being written.
What we like
- +Battery-free EMR pen included
- +Real paper-like texture
- +Android 15 with Google Play
What we don't
- −Colour is muted at 150 ppi
- −Pen presses the page buttons
- −Modest RAM for the price