Brilliant Colour E-Ink Android Tablet | Onyx Boox Note Air 3C Unboxing
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2024
- Unboxing the Onyx Boox Note Air 3c tablet, an Android tab with a colour e-ink display and bundled stylus. This hands-on review tours the best features and upgrades of the Boox Note Air 3c e-book, which you can grab now for $499 US or €549.
If you're after a tablet for reading books, comics and magazines, this is a solid option thanks to that colourful e-ink screen. This offers a comfortable viewing experience even in daylight. Onyx's Boox Note Air 3C also comes with Boox's excellent, responsive stylus pen for annotating documents etc.
Speaking of documents, Onyx's file support is among the best for any tablets in 2023. You can open PDF, MOBI, CBZ and loads of other docs without installing extra apps. Meanwhile the Play Store allows you to download fresh apps onto the Boox Note Air 3C when needed. Yes, you can even watch video or play games on this e-ink tablet, if you want!
So that's a squint at the Onyx Boox Note Air 3C and a quick hands-on review with this Android tab. Check out my unboxing and coverage with other tablets for more ideas, and let us know your thoughts below!
Onyx Boox Note Air 3C Unboxing Chapters:
0:00 - Get on with it!
0:42 - What's in the box?
1:06 - Design
2:13 - Android??
3:30 - Apps
4:54 - Storage
5:38 - Display
7:12 - Reading tools
7:46 - Video & audio
9:00 - Stylus
10:07 - Battery life
10:59 - Byyyyeeeeee - Věda a technologie
The last three phones I've bought for my family and I have been because of reviews on this channel. Nice work.
Bro you literally review everything, kudos to your efforts
Love the reviews mate. Needed a little extra push to buy one on my student budget but now I’m sold for sure! Cheers
How's it treating you so far?
Nice to see some eInk content.
I bought it and no regrets. Much better than I thought. I can read all my books at the same device - just as it should be...
It is like a dream for bookworms as i said in comments
Just ordered mine today. Thanks for the review
You bought it for colorful comic books?
I know not everyone agree with me but i like the colors it reminds me oldschool painting when i was a child and paint with pencils😢
Will upgrade to this later when i can collect some spare money from my poke 4 lite, this is a dream for Book Worms
Just wondering on what you think of Bigme Product as compared to Onyx Boox, will you do any review on Bigme E-Reader?
Would you recommend for magazine and long-form article reading, or something else?
Quick question: i am new but where you buy books and comics here? U need to use the kindle app or there other ones? Cause if in the future we change tablet, we want to read the same library.
Damn, this looks super nice! Was looking at getting a Kindle Scribe then stumbled on someone mentioning this. Looks waaaaay nicer and more versatile. Great review
Yeap and you are not limited to Amazon Os
Thanks for great review! At the moment i have Pocketbook inkpad 3pro. Want to try the best reader in 10inch size for reading not just books, but also magazines and newspapers. Also has to be on android so i can download newspapers applications. Is it this model Boox note air 3 C is today the best model on the market?What is better for my purposes (reading only) color or BW, Boox note air 3C or Boox note air 3? Thanks in advance
@tech spurt
Are you going to give a review of the Book note air 3?
good lord im so tempted
Hi, pressure sensitivity of Norris Digital Pencil is ruining handwriting, any way I can disable pressure sensitivity in Note 3C
Good morning, evening or night depending on when you are reading this.
I am new to the channel and you have helped me out a lot, however I would like to make a request if I may.
Could you do a top x amount review for budget phones that can stand hot conditions, the work I have found gets extremely hot there and don't want my phone to overheat. I would love and really appreciate to see it
Can you change the home screen so it's business first and a redear 2nd?
E.g. have an option to make the main home page display: important events, daily itinerary, calender, recent files, fav book files....
It's an android tablet. You can install any launcher you want
Dammit, I bought the Air 2+ this year. I could have waited although colour is just a small bonus. I can't fault the design or software, and it looks like they've moved the power button to a much more sensible position.
Also the color always has one downside - a darker screen. So as long as you don't need the color, I'd say the Air 2+ is just fine.
And battery lasts longer on BW
@@bellissimo4520and the color resolution is less than the bw resolution too
whats the name of the game playing from 8:07 ?
I like the look of it but man, that's a pretty pricey slate.
At the moment I have Amazon's standard Kindle but I want to be able to use apps like Libby with it and see full colour illustrations when I'm reading comics.
I know a lot of people might just say "why not just get a standard tablet?" and quite simply standard tablet displays are absolute cack in direct sunlight compared to e-ink displays.
This tablet covers my needs but assuming the colour e-ink display doesn't have a huge impact on the price I'd rather wait until someone finds a way to cut a few of the more unnecessary corners to get the price a bit lower.
Hard to compare with anything but other e-ink note-takers really. I use my Air 2+ for jotting notes and reading books from kindle or side-loaded.
Great review. For note taking would you consider this or Samsung S9?
Nie, to nie jest dla mnie świetna recenzja
@twinturboray yes correct 😊
I'd rather use an S9 than this garbo tablet lol @twinturboray
Samsung obviously
This is mainly good if you want the feel and look of paper while reading books, but on a samsung tablet you can do way more, better screen etc
i like it for note taking and solving math problems and studying but it depends on what you expect from this tablet. to me i want to distance myself from normal tablets and distractions + better on the eyes and more comfortable read and write feel
Nice 👍
CHOLERZY 👎🏻
I ve used onyx air 2 plus ( I think previous one) little bit. I don't like it because it is quite sluggish., much slower than kindle Scribe..yes it looks premium but not software. I do not know if there is any improvement on this new model. But based on my previous experiences, if you need just notetaking device, you should go for remarkable 2; if you need notetaking and ebook reading, you should go for kindle Scribe; if you need just ebook reader, kindle paperwhite or something similar should be enough. Onyx has more advanced features but I can't bear a slow device. If they sort software issues, I directly go them..
By the way Samsung galaxy S9 etc are not good for notetaking..they are multimedia tablets.
The new note air is miles better than the note air 2, kindle scribe and remarkable as it has an actual gpu.
I have one and I can assure you that it is pretty fast...
I use my Samsung all the time for notes. It's great with the s pen
What happened to the battery lasted 2 weeks? Is it the RGB layer that takes it away or the light, perhaps both?
BSR technology is a special chipset designed by boox to accelerate the refresh speed while managing ghosting. It is known to drain the battery pretty quickly. The Air 3 (non c) doesn’t have BSR, which made the battery life last a lot longer. It’s baffling that there’s no bypass option. BSR is always on.
Still better than tablets, im good with it 3-4 days is still good for me
Have you tried the black and white version? I think the display is better.
I prefer this
If i compare with the kindle paper white background screen color (white ) vs this tablet's background color (white) which will give more contrast ?
I’d say the contrast of the kindle is better. I have a kindle and Tab mini C. The color screen is darker.
@@yensteel yes I also noticed this, kindle paper white was giving me more eye comfort. Just wanted to be sure if I am the only person who feels like that. Thanks.
@techspurt, how can we communicate one on one, I am a staunch follower..
Nice & Thanks :)
7:03 yeah look at all those ghosts
It's not that bad, and there is a button to clear it.
I was joking! The page had a lot of characters with after images :p @@cooluser23
How the tablet handles really big PDFs (10MB CAD drawings)?
It is built to handle those, you can check their website
I have been trying to determine how this works with One Note. Have you had any experience with that yet?
Did you ever figure this out? I'm curious too.
@@travdudeiu not yet
Yep, in terms of responsiveness it’s close to writing on the native writing app. Boox specifically made their OS to detect and accommodate OneNote. On the native app, the Wacom writing is sent to the e-ink screen and app simultaneously. The tablet pre-renders the direct e-ink screen writing first, then the app lines when the page refreshes or when you scroll. They look the same. That makes the latency lower than the pencil 1 at under 20ms (nowhere near pencil 2 at 8ms). Amazing for e-ink.
Now, OneNote doesn’t coordinate like the native app but the OS detects Onenote and does it anyway. The issue is that the OS doesn’t know what pen color is being used, so it’s going to use the last pen settings used on the native app. When the screen updates, it will show the real writing. I write in black most of the time with it pre-rendering black. Pre-rendering in black while I’m writing in red doesn’t bother me that much, I just scroll a cm to see the real lines when I want to.
Can u show Note air 3 C as a monitor for PC or Laptop
Since it’s run on android, you could use a duet-like app at least.
I've tried this one and the Kindle Scribe and for handwriting the Scribe is so much more natural plus it has an eraser on the pen. Android apps on the Note Air are not really worth having cause they're so sluggish. The Kindle app is the only usable one. I also found the Note Air to be way too buggy. I wanted to like it though cause there are many more options than on the Scribe.
Did you find sluggish Air 3C or Air 2?
@@andrewdatar9880 I used the Note Air and yes it was sluggish
Great review. A question - Does this tablet allow writing using stylus over screen protector? Thanks.
Yep! There's screen protectors for boox.
Yes
Can you help me my phone is dying i cant afford of newphone
Great video, but what I'd like to know is the _'battery cycle count',_ meaning... at what count does the battery's ability to hold a full charge nose dive? I think that's a valid question for those considering to use this in a busy office environment. The big boast of e-ink has been that there's no _'battery anxiety",_ which simply isn't the case with this devices that comes *out-of-the-box* for the heavy user, with around seven hours use before it requires recharging. And if you charge it most days, its battery's ability to hold a full charge is going to cut in at around 2-3 years of use.... if as most computers, the battery needs replacing near and around a thousand cycles.
Personally, I think the device is fantastic, it's just with their desire to make it _'easy on the eye'_ they have strangled its ability to hold a larger battery, which is a shame and is becoming a regular feature with Boox' colour range.
If the colours are limited and it still has a reflective glass layer, may as well just get an iPad yeah? The larger iPad Pro is large comic book sized too.
But if you read a lot yours eyes will be damaged …
$499 is EUR 460. That's some proper price gougery right there.
Blame the eInk monopoly. Only one display manufacturer, so they can charge device makers whatever they want.
They sell small numbers compared to cell phones. So no economies of scale to make the prices cheaper
E ink screens are still too dark, it’s like dark grey letters on grey background. Caused me eyestrain.
That is a personal matter, i have zero problem with e ink screens, i love them actually, even my smartphone screen is always set to 50% brightness in day and 20% brightness in night
Dark Mode?
Nie, to tryb kolorowania, uff
But why? It's paper, not a screen. Nothing glows there.
you really are no getting what e-ink is it, doesn't it?
I didn't realize that Boox is a Chinese company. Not that it totally matters, it just didn't seem like a Chinese company based on the website combined with a non-Asian name.
Battery needs a bit of work
3-4 days still is good
Assalamualikum...
Salam Rabiul Akhir...
I'm from Johor, Malaysia...
First...
Nikt się mną nie przejmuje, bo rzucam ostre komentarze z tej cholernej Polski Warsaw I ostatni
no flipping page testing...
FUCKIN OW MUCH
Przestań na mnie przeklinać
@@EmmieSuksai PIERDOLONY OW DUŻO
Lots of humanoids comics.
Saying "Boox" sounds to me like a Scouser trying to pronounce "books" 😅
@twinturboray Well,no hard feelings against Chris or Scousers, found it funny, as a Brit, would like to think that I could laugh at these things, I'm sure Chris would have spurted out a thick laugh anyway Wink, Wink.
Źle to o mnie świadczy 😡😡
@twinturboray Yeah but some northerners pronounce book and books funny (with a oo sound and not a u sound) too.
The hardware is great. Unfortunately the software is all over the place. The android / web-browsing experience is not good. Wait a few years for the hardware and software to be better. I sent mine back.
ОПУХ
Nikogo to nie obchodzi
Another tablet no one can afford 😢
It's worth it though.
EInk display manufacturer has a monopoly so they can overcharge every device maker.
@@cooluser23 Well... true, but it's also still a very small market. When eInk really breaks into the mainstream, prices will fall. It's all about the economy of scale.
@@bellissimo4520 mainstream requires better colors, and faster refresh rate.
Mainstream doesn't read books. They browse the internet, watch videos, Netflix and play games.
Ask the average person when was the last time they red something longer than a blog post.
@@cooluser23 Yes, sure. And Eink WILL eventually have much better colors. Then it will also be usable for things like low-power usage digital photo frames... and of course also regular games, video watching etc. THEN it will become more mainstream, and certainly more affordable.
@@bellissimo4520How will eink break into the market with a patent holder like that? Even consoomers are choosing Amoleds over LCD despite the PWM or burn in issues of the former.
E-ink can't catch up at the rate things are going.
After nearly a whole 24 hours testing? C'mon Chris I know you're not a big reader but there were comic books lol plus you missed an opportunity to play a first person shooter like on recent black and white e-reader when you nearly wet your pants when you killed someone even though you couldn't see them lol
Why it's so damn slow
Because it is based on e ink technology, it is built for produce paper like experience, never see them as tablets like samsung or apples, they are for bookworms, for those who read and note taking a lot and their eyes is on screen, this tecnology never damage your eyes in long term
@@Dr.Akakia so they probably should place the fingerprint sensor on power key
Way expensive!
Worth it if you are a bookwom!
Przeklinam cię, wujku, zrywie
Potrzebujesz kobiety
Colour? What colour? Everything looks washed out...
There's only like 5000 colors. There is another technology called Gallery 3 that has better color, but slower refresh.
"Just 430 grams". That's about a pound. Too heavy to read for any length of time when holding it in your hands. They need to get the weight down by half before I consider buying.
bro can't hold up a pound 💀
@@oatsmilksImagine not using two hands and resting your elbows on the table or your stomach while using this. 😂
The Kindle Scribe is about 430g and I find it quite comfortable to hold. When you say that it is about a pound, I agree that sounds heavy, but somehow it is still comfortable, I think. It could be because they are so thin. It's also good to be able to read in landscape mode with two columns--you're able to read faster because your eyes don't have to move as far left to right.
I can't work out why you wouldn't just use an iPad (unless you have an Apple allergy)? What is the point in these devices? It's like buying a car that is speed limited and only turns left....
LCD refresh rates are thousands of times faster than e-ink refresh rates. This means your eyes and brain are subject to constant flickering (though you're not aware of it). For browsing or gaming or videos not so much of a problem as the content changes constantly anyway but for reading , creating or marking up documents your eyes will noticeably take more abuse over a long workday.
For note-taking and reading. There's no comparison between the writing experience on an iPad versus eReader, the former is not even close. It's also not backlit, it's front-lit, so much more relaxing and easier on the eyes. Battery life is much better, as well.
I know you have to say nice things in reviews. But I honestly don't know who this product is for. If someone wants the retro feel of paper, then they should buy an actual book.
It's meant to be a productivity and ease of access device. It serves to purpose of having a few thousand notebooks and books without needing to carry or organize them. And also let's you have the functionality of electronic devices for sharing files or accessing resources like Dropbox or the kindle store. And the type of screen is designed to stop 90% of eye strain caused by tradition phone or tablet screens. It also has other functionality too for things like writing essays, annotating, or accessibility features for someone who might have certain disabilities.
It's not really an entertainment device unless you use it for fun reading or art. It's best use is primarily for someone like a college student, writers, or people who have to manage a lot of notepads, books, or writing needs. I can say from experience in university right now that having the ability to store 4 different textbooks, my notes, annotations, and other files in one device while still being able to access things like canvas and Google docs makes college life so much easier for me. And it makes it easier too because I can take it to places it would be difficult to bring my laptop to, and I don't have the eye strain from the screen. Plus having it be so dedicated to productivity with limited distractions and pop ups makes staying focused much easier. It's easy for me to be working on my laptop and out of habit open a CZcams video in the background or check discord or something and lose my momentum for work. With something like this I'm able to limit those outside distractions and have all my tools for school/work in one convenient place.
I hope that helps :)
I use it as a notebook for engineering and read manga and pdf's on it. I have a separate, smaller e-ink device for reading. I have all my textbooks and notes with me at all times. Completely worth it.