BOOX Tablet Go Color 7 ePaper E Ink Tablet 4G 64G Front Light (White)

Great E-Reader
I’m reviewing this from a straight up ebook standpoint, since I really don’t read comics or anything requiring color, but the Page wasn’t on the Amazon store but this Go Color 7 version was.I came from a Kindle Voyage, which I loved for years, and this is a nice upgrade. I really like that it’s Android based so it lets me use my Kindle Library as well as being open for other storefronts and sideloading books. Great size and feel with the tactile buttons that can be set as page turners. I really like holding it sideways so the buttons are at the bottom, it makes it super comfy to hold it from the bottom with either one or both hands, and being able to turn the page with my thumb on either button. The charge lasts a good while, and you can set it to auto-power-off so it doesn’t burn battery all the time. Startup from a full off state only takes a minute.The only personal gripe I have is that the backlighting is just slightly less uniform than my Voyage was, but not that bad and it really doesn’t bother me overall. There are some ghosting issues that you can easily solve in settings for text reading, but if you are looking for a really dedicated color graphic novel reader I’d look into one of Boox’s higher end models or from another company. But for ebooks I give this one a 4.5/5, it’s a solid eReader with a whole lot of flexibility built in.

The TLDR of it all: I’d buy it again and recommend it
The TLDR of it all: I’d buy it again and recommend it. However, make sure you have realistic expectations and you’re ready to customize the device to your liking.I was hesitant to get this due to the numerous comments about the color being too dull, and other complaints regarding ghosting and the UI. I’ve owned various models of kindles for the past 13 years, but I don’t like that I’m limited to the Kindle store or that I can’t read comics due to the Kindles only being black and white. I don’t care for reading on a computer/laptop and don’t own a tablet. I didn’t want to get a tablet because I like the way ereaders are lit for my eyes, but wanted color so I could read comics on it. The Boox seemed like my best option. There seem to be fewer reviews which made it harder for me to figure out if I wanted to buy it. So, I’ve written a fairly long one that will hopefully help some of y’all out.The review will talk about the UI, battery life, ghosting, and color.User Interface:The UI on this definitely takes some getting used to. Because the device runs on android software, there’s a lot that it can do which means there’s a lot to learn about the way it works. The UI is like a combination of a kindle, tablet, and drawing tablet. I reference a drawing tablet because of how customizable the gestures are. Assigning a role function to each gesture is a bit confusing at first, but once you do it the first time it becomes fairly instinctive. My main issue with the gestures is the gestures assigned to the sides of the tablet can be a bit difficult to use while in an app. I think that will go away over time as I learn where the screen ends.I do like that the brightness/saturation/controls can be adjusted by app as opposed to having to change them every time you use a different app. For example, when I use Hoopla it’s programmed to up the brightness and saturation so that the comics are better quality, but those settings change when I open the kindle.I dislike that I can’t uninstall certain apps that come with it like the music function. However, that’s something that pretty much every device has.If you struggle learning new interfaces, I wouldn’t really recommend this unless you’re dedicated to figuring out how it works. The user manual is easy to navigate and easy to understand.Battery Life:The battery life is definitely not as long as my kindle oasis, but this one is programmed to power off after a certain amount of time. I generally prefer my devices to turn off when not using them as opposed to sleeping, so this is really great for me. The power off function also helps prolong the battery life.The battery will run out quicker if you have brightness up or have intense refresh settings, which is to be expected of any device. I have no trouble plugging the device in before going to bed, the same with all my other electronics, so the battery lasting more than a day isn’t an issue for me. I can’t attest to how long the battery lasts without charging because I don’t leave the device on for several days without charging it.The start up speed is slower than my kindle, but I wouldn’t say it’s a significant time difference since the device is turning back on, not coming out of sleep mode. The device does have a sleep mode, and it wakes up very quickly then.Customizing:I like that the Boox lets me customize pretty much everything. I hate that I can’t really put a screensaver on my kindle and that unless I pay to remove them there will be ads. With this device I’m able to put whatever screensaver I want.The gesture customizing is also really helpful just because it makes the device more intuitive for me. You can also organize apps into folders like it’s a phone. The app range is significantly larger and I’ve been able to download Hoopla, Libby, Kindle, and Goodreads. They all work well and I haven’t had any issues so far.Ghosting:I don’t think the ghosting is as bad as others are making it out to be. You can increase the refresh rate in each app to help with it.The only time ghosting is particularly bad is if you were on a page that didn’t have only text. For example, when going to the next page of a comic there’s significant ghosting of the previous panels. However, I have mine set up to manually refresh if I swipe from the bottom of the screen. So I turn the page then swipe up. I don’t mind the extra step since it’s kind of all one motion for me.The ghosting isn’t very bad if I’m using Libby or Kindle for books, but it does automatically refresh every few pages/clicks depending on your settings.Overall, yes there is ghosting, but there’s a lot you can do to minimize it. It just depends on if you’re willing to manually refresh every once in a while and how annoying that’ll be for you.Color:Color is what I was most concerned about since the whole reason I bought the thing was to read comics.Obviously the color isn’t as bright. The device doesn’t have an LED screen so I was never under the impression that the color would be super vibrant. I messed with the settings in Hoopla a lot to get the brightness and saturation to a place I was satisfied with. So, you’ll definitely have to put in the time to get the settings right for you.I feel like the comics look like the Silver-Copper age comics. They’re not as shiny as today’s comics, but they look like they were printed on paper like they used to be. I’ve attached some photos for comparison. I’ve also attached a photo of the comic panel the Boox is displaying for a better look at the color difference.The screenshots on Boox come across in the full color I would get on any LED device once transferred to my phone/computer. The provided panel was taken as a screenshot with Boox.My main complaint with color is when you click to the next page/panel it briefly looks like the device is glitching. Once I realized the device was okay and not going to crash, I just made my peace with it and now it doesn’t really bother me.Overall, I think people are placing unfair expectations on color vibrancy, and that this is a good option for reading comics as long as you’re okay with the older look and not the bright and shiny look we have today.Conclusion:I really like the Boox, and I would recommend it to others. However, you have to go in knowing you’ll have to put in the effort to learn the device and how to customize it to best suit you. I think the effort to do so is really worth it for how the device works once customized. I give it a solid 4 out of 5 stars!

Only one thing is bad. No protection case in the box.

Great product with flexibility. Took me a day to get used to the setting. Variety of setting to prevent ghosting and fully customizable for each app. Not the typical tablet, but if you need a small and portable device with beautiful colour eink for reading (not writing) this might be for you.

however I don’t think the technology is there yet…..The device is a great size and feels good in one hand, just the right weight too. It has some neat features and I like the fact that it runs android .The biggest issues I found was the ghosting and the brightness of the screen.When browsing content with mixed text and images, whenever I turned a page previous imagery or text could often be seen in a ghost effect. I found this very distracting. This then meant that I was constantly manually refreshing the page to get a crisp clear image or text. I tried changing all the setting’s but it didn’t seem to help much. I could only read the text comfortably when the screen light was on. Without the light I found the screen way too dark to read compared to my kindle.