Onyx launched the Boox Go Coloration 7 earlier this month, and the Kobo Libra Color was launched two months in the past, so naturally some individuals are questioning how they examine.
Each units use the identical 7″ colour E Ink display, and each share an identical design with web page buttons on one aspect of the display. The Boox Go Coloration 7 is a bit more costly at $249, whereas the Kobo Libra Color sells for $219, however the Boox provides quite a lot of additional options for $30.
The primary distinction is the actual fact the Go Coloration 7 runs Android 12 and comes with Google Play for putting in apps, so you possibly can have the Kindle app, Kobo app, KOReader app, and dozens of different studying apps put in, amongst different issues.
The Android OS can be much more customizable, and Onyx provides a gazillion settings to navigate and set the gadget up a mess of various methods.
On the draw back, that may all be somewhat complicated when you’re coming from a extra primary gadget like a Kobo or a Kindle, and Android apps are all the time glitchier and fewer optimized than devoted ereaders like Kindles and Kobos.
Coloration Display screen Variations
One of many first issues that jumps out when evaluating the Boox Go Coloration with the Libra Color is the truth that the display appears to be like extra colourful on the Boox. Evaluating the identical comics, colours are extra subdued and fewer vibrant on the Kobo.
I’ve come to the conclusion the Boox exaggerates colours rather a lot, and generally it even reveals colour when there is no such thing as a colour, so total the accuracy shouldn’t be good, however it really appears to be like higher that method most of time given the boring nature of colour E Ink. Kobo ought to provide a method to improve colours too (FYI, altering the CFA mode is an choice on Kobos however it nonetheless doesn’t get near the Boox).
Boox Go Coloration 7 Benefits
- The display is extra colourful than the Libra Color, however colours are much less correct due to it.
- Android 12 OS provides numerous additional options and assist for putting in apps.
- Provides microSD card slot.
- Extra space for storing (64GB) and RAM (4GB).
- Provides speaker and microphone.
- Provides assist for text-to-speech.
- USB helps OTG.
- Smaller and thinner total dimension.
- Buttons are user-configurable for brief press and lengthy press.
- Gesture-based navigation is quicker and smoother.
Kobo Libra Color Benefits
- Higher native e-book app in the case of studying ebooks with DRM.
- Provides stylus assist and notetaking options.
- Waterproof.
- Easy UI that’s simpler to study and perceive.
- Higher onboard e-book retailer, with assist for OverDrive built-in.
- Much less susceptible to ghosting.
- Battery life appears higher.
- Extra studying centered.
- Can set up a number of apps like KOReader, and there are a selection of hacks at MobileRead.
For extra particulars test the total Kobo Libra Coloration Overview and the Boox Go Coloration 7 Overview (pending).
Video: Boox Go Coloration vs Libra Color
It’s arduous to look previous all of the cool additional options the Boox Go Coloration 7 has over the Kobo Libra Color, plus the actual fact the display appears to be like extra colourful, however the Libra Color provides stylus assist and I nonetheless really feel like Kobos are higher pure ereaders than Onyx’s units.
The native Boox app has a ton of options, and is method higher at some issues, however it doesn’t assist ebooks with DRM, and the onboard Boox e-book retailer is a joke. With the ability to set up apps is a pleasant workaround for that, however Android apps don’t run as easily as a result of they merely aren’t designed for E Ink screens. Nonetheless, having Android opens up much more prospects for the colour display, and Kobo’s colour content material is somewhat restricted.
