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12-12-2017, 01:53 PM | #1 |
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What ebooks include Android, microSD slot and is it possible to root them?
What ebooks include Android, microSD slot and is it possible to root them?
I am very interested in getting an ebook that meets the following characteristics: Android operating system Possibility of rooting without touching the hardware MicroSD slot to expand device memory Can anybody help me? Thank you very much. |
12-15-2017, 05:01 AM | #2 |
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Perhaps you mean which ereaders have Android? In the past, there were a bunch of producers attempting to combine Android and eink, but right now we have only Onyx Boox and Boyue, most readily available from China on the website banggood.com
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12-15-2017, 09:25 AM | #3 |
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Assuming you do mean ereaders, as well as the products mobama mentions, in Europe there are Android offerings from Icarus, Energy Sistem and Inkbook that come to mind.
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12-15-2017, 11:49 AM | #4 |
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Discussion moved to the Android forum where the experts are.
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12-15-2017, 10:43 PM | #5 |
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For European purchases, you can also add the Tolino ereaders. I seem to remember some of them (Shine 2HD?) have uSD card slots.
edit: Should have noticed that you show a Tolino Vision as your current ereader. Last edited by DNSB; 12-15-2017 at 10:46 PM. |
12-16-2017, 01:23 PM | #6 |
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As others have pointed out, there are a number of readers out there that meet all your criteria. To help us help you narrow this down, what other criteria are important to you? Do you want a six inch display, or something larger? Does the amount of internal storage matter to you? Or what version of Android a device runs? How much can you spend on such a device? (You can sometimes find lightly used ones in good condition.) Are there other features you are looking for?
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12-26-2017, 10:25 AM | #7 | |
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As for the inches, about 6 or 8, I want to take it to the park to read comfortably. |
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12-26-2017, 10:33 AM | #8 |
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Note that all eInk readers (except for a few big 13.3" models) use screens that have a thin glass backplane and therefore models from any manufacturer can be considered somewhat more fragile than say a smartphone or tablet. That's not to say they break if you look at them wrong, but that they do take a bit of care especially when transporting in a bag with other items and such.
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12-26-2017, 11:33 AM | #9 |
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Expensive option: a new Onyx or Boyue, normally purchased from banggood.com if you are in the USA.
Or the new Nook Glowlight 3. Can install apps and can be rooted. Cheap option: an old Nook ST. Easy to root and work very well. But comes with an ancient version of Android. You would need to find old apk files to sideload apps. |
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