PocketBook InkPad Lite REVIEW | 9.7" ereader | Low res, great usability?
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- In this video I'm reviewing the 9.7 inch, entry-level PocketBook InkPad Lite, which uses a low screen resolution of 150 ppi to push the price down to 200 Euros.
Let's have a closer look to see if PocketBook has made the right choice by using a low-resolution 150 ppi display. For comparison the InkPad X has a pixel density of 227 ppi and the Kindle Paperwhite had 300 ppi - twice as much as the InkPad Lite.
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I was actually quite surprised about how well the PocketBook Inpad Lite performed in everyday use. Because of the low-resolution screen and the relatively low price for an ereader of that size, I thought its overall performance wouldn’t be convincing.
But I was wrong.
Despite the low resolution and the not so perfect light distribution, the reading experience is actually quite good.
The pixel density is mainly a problem when viewing small text in large-format PDF-files and isn’t that big of a deal otherwise. Of course, if you are sensitive to pixelated items on the screen, the InkPad Lite isn’t for you. But if you’re looking for a large format ereader in the lower price range and are not too concerned about the resolution, I think you won’t regret in taking a closer look at the InkPad.
Watch the full review to find out more about the build quality, display and software features of the PocketBook InkPad Lite.
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Full dictionary list
Mainly ABBYY Lingvo dictionaries, pre-installed:
- Czech to Englisch
- Danish to Englisch
- English to Bulgarian
- English to Czech
- English to Danish
- English to Dutch
- English to English Webster’s 1913
- English to Finnish
- English to French
- English to German
- English to Hungarian
- English to Italian
- English to Latvian
- English to Lithuanian
- English to Norwegian
- English to Polish
- English to Slovak
- English to Slovenian
- English to Spanish
- English to Swedish
- French to English
- German to English
- Italian to English
- Italian to Italian Wiktionary
- Norwegian to English
- Polish to English
- Spanish to English
- Spanish to Spanish Wiktionary
Additional PocketBook dictionaries, which can be installed:
- Arabic to English
- Armenian to English
- Azerbaijan to English
- Chinese simplified to English
- Chinese traditional to English
- Czech to English
- Dutch to English
- English to Arabic
- English to Armenian
- English to Azerbaijani
- English to Chinese simplified
- English to Chinese traditional
- English to Czech
- English to Dutch
- English to Estonian
- English to French
- English to German
- English to Hebrew
- English to Hungarian
- English to Italian
- English to Latvian
- English to Lithuanian
- English to Polish
- English to Portuguese
- English to Russian
- English to Slovak
- English to Spanish
- English to Swedish
- English to Turkish
- English to Ukranian
- Estonian to English
- French to English
- Greek to English
- Hebrew to English
- Hungarian to English
- Italian to English
- Latvian to English
- Lithuanian to English
- Polish to English
- Portuguese to English
- Romanian to English
- Slovak to English
- Spanish to English
- Swedish to English
- Turkish to English
- Ukranian to English
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00:00 Introduction
00:22 Build (quality) & haptics
01:42 Display (contrast & lighting quality)
03:26 User interface & homescreen
05:10 Library, notes, dictionary, text styling
06:27 Viewing PDF-files
08:44 E-book-store & PocketBook Cloud
09:39 Conclusion - Věda a technologie
Great review! Thank you so much. This convinced me to give it a chance.
Wow, good review with useful details, 👍 thanks.
Спасибо, что помогли определиться с выбором. В других обзорах низкий PPI так хорошо не показывали. Тем более блики экрана.
Now this is a good review. Thanksss.
thank you for the great quality review!
Thanks for taking the time for the feedback! Really appreciate it.
Best view on youtube 👌🏻
Thanks for the video. How would you rate the contrast compared with say Kobo Libra 2? BTW do you plan to review the new Pocketbook Inkpad 4 once it comes out?
The Kobo Libra 2 has the better contrast - no doubt. It's currently one of the best on the market.
Yes, I'll review the InkPad 4 soon after market launch.
Is it possible to do left to right and then from top to bottom or just top to bottom?
Thank you. One question, does it have a good processor? Just for reading pdf's, making zoom, etc.
It has a Dual-Core CPU with up to 1 GHz and 512 MB RAM. The CPU is better than in older PocketBook models (single core), but there are some faster E-Ink devices on the market (mainly running Android).
It depends on the PDF-files and how you view them.
When using a fixed zoom with the column-mode, it's more than fast enough in my opinion.
When constantly readjusting the zoom and scrolling through a page it depends on the contents of the file more. I found it to be good enough though and tested it with 100+ MB PDFs with complex magazine-layouts, which worked fine and honestly much better than I expected.
Pretty much every other ereader I throw these large files at, have a harder time in rendering them, than the PocketBook devices do. I think the lower resolution of the InkPad helps a bit here as well, as it takes less processing power to render the contents on the screen.
I think turning the display into landscape and fitting a page to the width of the screen works best in general.
@@ChalidRaqami wow, thanks a lot for your answer, very usefull
Good ereader let down by not having Dark Mode. Makes reading in bed a problem as having the screen bright enough to enable comfortable viewing is very disturbing to partner.
Are you still using this ereader? Or does the low resolution bothers you?:)
I found the low resolution not to be a huge deal in the end. I had my doubts before using the InkPad Lite, but was pleasantly surprised that the low resolution wasn't a deal breaker in daily use.
I also have a PocketBook InkPad X here, which has a 300 ppi display. That's my first choice for reading large format PDFs, but it's double the price of the InkPad Lite.
Inkpad X also doesn’t have a sd card slot, right?
Could you please let us know if this comes with Google play and if not what is the work around? Thanks
No Google Play - it uses a custom Linux OS, but doesn't run Android.
With a better display that would be my perfect manga/ comic reader. It is a shame. And on other devices in that size the sd card slot is missing.
The resolution isn't too bad, once you get used to it. But obviously nothing like having 300 ppi ... :-/
150 ppi? That's horrifically bad. I want ppi to go up to 450+ not to go down to 150
which pen can be used for Inkpad Lite?
It only has a capacitive touchscreen, which means you can only use capacitive pens. Not really great for writing when compared to inductive styluses, but better than using the finger.
@@ChalidRaqami thanks
Can you note and create your own files?
Not in the sense that you can use it for note taking. There's a sketching app, but it's VERY basic and not meant for note taking. The device doesn't have WACOM pen support, and the capacitive touchscreen and E-Ink screen aren't optimized for low latency input like you'd find in a dedicated note taking device.
Is it good for reading manga ?
I'd say it's one of the best in that price range simply because of the large screen. But there are better devices (like the Boox Tab Ultra C), but they are also much more expensive.
Tnx 4 report .. i mostly use .pdf files..so i stop considering this device
Garbage- big screen (too big... not a compact device for travelling), slow, will crash- low memory, slow processor and too high price for such poor device.