But year after year, they’re getting better and better.Ī close-up of the Onyx Boox Leaf 2's power button on its top edge. That doesn’t mean the Leaf 2 is hard to hold, as it’s actually surprising light and sturdy, but it’s just another example of how a lack of polish and design acuity is preventing Onyx’s devices from becoming as popular as they deserve to be. On the Leaf 2, they sit right next to each other with barely a discernible gap between them.Īnother thing I’m missing on the Boox Leaf 2 is the raised lip that the Kindle Oasis and Kobo Libra have on the wider side of the bezel, making them easier to grip one-handed. I like that the forward and back buttons on the side of the Kindle Oasis and Kobo Libra have a space between them, making them easier to distinguish without having to look. The Boox Leaf 2 is one of the first Onyx devices in a few years to feature dedicated page turn buttons built in, but I’m not entirely thrilled with their execution. There’s no gap between the page turn buttons on the Onyx Boox Leaf 2, and it’s sometimes hard to distinguish between forward and back depending on where your finger lands. The Onyx Boox Leaf 2 e-reader sitting atop the Kobo Libra on a wooden table. Unlike the Kindle or the Kobo, which each run proprietary operating systems, the Onyx Boox Leaf 2 runs Android 11 beneath a custom front-end, and includes full access to the Google Play Store-including not just ebook apps, but also games and other tools as well. And that’s a shame, because for the past few years it’s been putting together an extensive lineup of e-reader and e-note devices that really do put the established brands to shame when it comes to performance and functionality. Unless you’re as obsessed with E Ink devices as I am, or live outside the United States, Onyx might not be a company you’ve heard of before. There’s now a third option, the Boox Leaf 2 from Onyx, that lets users buy books from the competition’s e-book stores, without having to settle for either company’s locked-down devices. When it comes to choosing an e-reader, for most users it comes down to which device has easy access to the books they actually want to read, and the answer is usually either the Amazon Kindle or the Rakuten Kobo. ![]() ![]() The Onyx Boox Leaf 2 sitting on a wooden table with an ebook displayed on screen.
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