Boox (Onyx)
Boox Tab Mini C
A 7.8-inch colour tablet that is genuinely pleasant to carry and reads well, but the weakest writer here — glassy surface, the cheaper Pen Plus rather than the Pen2 Pro, and a visible gap between nib and stroke. 64 GB with no microSD is a hard ceiling if you keep a big PDF library.
Full specification
| Released | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|
| Screen | 7.8″ e-ink |
| Resolution | 1404×1872 |
| Colour | Monochrome |
| Frontlight | Yes |
| Writing feel | ●●○○ (2.5/5) |
| Operating system | Android 11 (Google Play) |
| PDF hyperlinks | Yes |
| Handwriting search | Yes |
| Stylus included | Yes |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Weight | 310 g |
| Price at launch | $$ · Mid-range |
What we like
- +Genuinely pocketable at ~310 g
- +Full Android and Play Store
- +Repeatedly discounted since launch
What we don't
- −64 GB fixed, no microSD
- −Weakest writing feel in the range
- −Ghosting, especially in Notes