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E Ink Tablets Comparison
With so many E Ink Tablets in the market, Finding the right E Ink Tablet can be tricky. Especially if its your first device.
I faced a similar issue when I was finding my first device. Which E Ink Tablet is good for Note Taking? Which One for Drawing? Which Screen Size Is Best? Which gives the best writing experience? Which one gives the best value for money? So many considerations and so little advice.
Here we have a list of articles which will guide you in making you next purchase and finding the right E Ink Tablet for yourself!
E Ink Tablets Comparison Chart
| FEATURES | MOBISCRIBE ORIGIN | RATTA SUPERNOTE A6 X | ONYX BOOX NOVA AIR 2 | MEEBOOK P78 PRO | MOBISCRIBE WAVE | KOBO SAGE | TOPJOY BUTTERFLY 7.8 | ONYX BOOX NOVA AIR C | MOBISCRIBE WAVE COLOR | BOOX TAB MINI C | BIGME S6 COLOR+ | BIGME GALY | BIGME INKNOTE COLOR+ | BIGME INKNOTE COLOR+ LITE | BOOX NOTE AIR3 C | BOOX TAB ULTRA C PRO | BOOX TAB ULTRA C | ONYX BOOX TAB ULTRA | RATTA SUPERNOTE A5 X | REMARKABLE 2 | AMAZON KINDLE SCRIBE | ONYX BOOX NOTE AIR 2 PLUS | KOBO ELIPSA | KOBO ELIPSA 2E | BOOKEEN NOTÉA | LENOVO SMART PAPER | HUAWEI MATEPAD PAPER | FUJITSU QUADERNO A5 | MEEBOOK P10 PRO | ONYX BOOX TAB X | QUIRKLOGIC PAPYR | ONYX BOOX MAX LUMI 2 | FUJITSU Quad ERNO A4 |
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| Type | A 6 E Ink Tablets | A6/A5 Color E Ink Tablets | A5 E Ink Tablets | A4 E Ink Tablets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2020 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | 2023 | 2021 | 2023 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Screen type | Carta HD | Mobius Carta | Carta HD | Carta HD | Carta | Carta 1200 | DES Slurry | Kaleido Plus | Kaleido Plus | Kaleido 3 | Kaleido 3 | Gallery 3 | Kaleido 3 | Kaleido 3 | Kaleido 3 | Kaleido 3 | Kaleido 3/Carta 1200 | Carta HD | Mobius Carta | (CANVAS) Carta | Carta 1200 | Carta 1000 | Carta 1200 | Carta 1200 | Carta HD | Carta 1200 | Carta HD | Carta 1250 | Carta HD | Mobius Carta 1250 | unknown | Mobius Carta 1250 | Carta 1250 |
| Screen size | 6.8" | 7.8" | 7.8" | 7.8" | 7.8" | 8" | 7.8" | 7.8" | 7.8" | 7.8" | 7.8" | 8" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 10.3" | 13.3" | 13.3" | 13.3" | 13.3" |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 1440 | 1404 × 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1440 x 1920 | 1404 x 1872 | 1403 × 1872 | 1403 x 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1440 x 1920 | 1860 x 2480 | 1860 x 2480 | 1860 x 2480 | 1860 x 2480 | 2480 x 1860 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404 × 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1830 x 2460 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404x1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404 x 1872 | 1404x1872 | 1200 x 1600 | 1650 x 2200 | 1650 × 2200 | 1650 x 2200 | 1650x2200 |
| Screen density | 265ppi | 300ppi | 300ppi | 300ppi | 300ppi | 300ppi | 300ppi/150ppi C | 300ppi / 100ppi C | 300ppi/ 100ppi C | 300ppi/150ppi | 300ppi/150ppi C | 300ppi/300ppi C | 300ppi/150ppi C | 300ppi/150ppi C | 300ppi/150ppi C | 300ppi/150ppi C | 300ppi/150ppi | 227ppi | 226ppi | 226ppi | 300ppi | 227ppi | 227ppi | 227ppi | 227ppi | 227ppi | 227ppi | 227ppi | 199ppi | 207ppi | 207ppi | 207ppi | 204ppi |
| Hardware | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPU | 1.8 GHz quad-core | 1.3 GHz Quad-core | 1.8 GHz Octa-core | 1.8 GHz Quad-core | 1.5 Ghz Quad-core | 1.8 GHz quad-core | 1.8 GHz Quad-core | 1.8 GHz Octa-core | 1.5 Ghz Quad-core | Octa-core | 2.3 GHz octa-core | 2.3GHz Octa-core | 2.3 GHz octa-core | 2.3GHz octa-core | 2.8 Ghz octa-core | 2.8 Ghz octa-core | Octa-core | 1.8 Ghz Octa-core | 1.3 GHz Quad-core | 1.2Ghz Dual-core | 1Ghz | 1.8 GHz Octa-core | 1.8GHz Quad-core | 2 GHz | 1.8GHz Quad-core | 1.8GHz quad-core | 1.8 GHz octa-core | 1.8 GHz quad-core | 1.8 GHz Quad-core | 1.8 Ghz Octa-core | 1.2Ghz Quad-core | 1.8 Ghz Octa-core | 1.8 GHz Quad-core |
| RAM | 2Gb | 2GB | 3GB | 3GB | 4GB | 0.5GB | 2GB | 3GB | 4GB | 4GB | 6GB | 6GB | 6GB | 4GB | 4GB | 6GB | 4GB | 4GB | 2GB | 1GB | 1GB | 4GB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 3GB | 6GB | 2GB | 6GB | 4GB |
| Storage | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 64GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 64GB | 64 GB | 128GB | 128GB | 128GB | 64GB | 64GB | 128GB | 128 GB | 128GB | 32GB | 8GB | 64GB | 64GB | 1GB | 32GB | 1GB | 64GB | 64GB | 32GB | 64GB | 128GB | 16GB | 128GB | 32GB |
| Battery | 2050mAh | 2900mAh | 2000mAh | 3200mAh | 2500mAh | 1200mAh | 3200mAh | 2000mAh | 2500mAh | 5,000mAh | 3000mAh | 3000mAh | 4000mAh | 4000mAh | 3700mAh | 4600mAh | 6,300mAh | 6300mAh | 3800mAh | 3000mAh | 3000mAh | 3700mAh | 2400nAh | 2400mAh | 4000mAh | 3550mAh | 3625mAh | 0mAh | 3900mAh | 6300mAh | 2000mAh | 4300mAh | 0mAh |
| Thickness | 9.65mm | 7.2mm | 6.3mm | 8mm | 8.1mm | 7.6mm | 7.9mm | 6.3mm | 8.1mm | 8.3 mm | 7.1mm | 6.95mm | 6.6mm | 6.6mm | 5.8mm | 6.6mm | 6.7 mm | 6.7mm | 7.2mm | 4.7mm | 5.8mm | 5.8mm | 7.6mm | 7.5mm | 8mm | 5.5mm | 6.65mm | 5.9mm | 8.5mm | 6.8mm | 6.35mm | 10.9mm | 5.7mm |
| Weight | 228g | 255g | 235g | 267g | 285g | 241g | 315g | 235g | 285 g | 310g | g | 320g | 477g | 425g | 430g | 450g | 480g | 480g | 375g | 405g | 433g | 445g | 386g | 390g | 450g | 408g | 360g | 261g | 455g | 560g | 349g | 570g | 368g |
| Software | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OS | Android 8.1 | Android (Chauvet) | Android 11.0 | Android 11 | Android 12 | KoboOS | Android 11 | Android 11.0 | Android 12 | Android 11 | Android 11 | Android 11 | Android 11 | Android 11 | Android 12 | Android 12 | Android 11 | Android 11.0 | Android (Chauvet) | Linux-based | Linux-based | Android 11.0 | Kobo(Linux) | KoboOS | Android 8.1 | Android 11 | HarmonyOS 2 | Android | Android 11 | Android 11.0 | Android 5.0 | Android 11.0 | Android |
| Handwriting recognition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ |
| Google Play Store | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ |
| Other Features | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Backlit Screen | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ |
| Bluetooth | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ |
| Speakers | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microphone | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto Rotate | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ |
| SD card slot | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ |
| Wacom compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keyboard folio | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ |
| Fingerprint scanner | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ |
| Kindle support | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ |
| Waterproof | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ⨯ | ✓ | ⨯ | ✓ | ✓ |
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