Thread: New 13.3" Onyx Boox. Rumours, prototype specs, first pictures
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Old 04-12-2016, 04:12 PM   #320
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Originally Posted by rchiang View Post
I was going over the two spec pages for the Good 13.3" eReader and Onyx Boox Max, and I noticed a few other differences:
  • Weight

    350g for the Good, 490g for the Onyx Boox Max. Presumably this is due to the difference in battery specs.
  • Battery Life

    Both claim a month for standby battery life. I'd expect to see some difference in the real world given the respective capacities.
  • RAM

    512MB for the Good, 1 GB for the Onyx Boox Max.
  • Built-in Storage

    4 GB for the Good, 16 GB for the Onyx Boox Max. Given that some is used by the OS, there may be some issues with app capacity if you install a lot of Android apps.
  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth supported in Onyx Boox Max. No mention one way or the other in Good.
  • SD Slot

    The Good mentions "SD" while the Onyx Boox Max mentions "microSD". I'd bet both are microSD, but the maximum capacity might be interesting to see (64GB/128GB/200GB sizes not explicitly mentioned as supported).
  • microUSB interface

    Explicitly mentioned in Onyx Boox Max. No mention in Good.
  • Audio

    Explicitly mentioned in Onyx Boox Max (Built in speaker and microphone, Speaker jack). No mention in Good.
  • Open Source Firmware

    Good will release their firmware as Open Source. We'll see if this is a benefit in the long-run. No judgement here, just an observation.

I do not like the memory of the Good I think that for android is better at least 1GB but the open firmware in my opinion is an advantage because makes the possibility to develop custom firmware from a comunity. You can see www.xda-developers.com with many good custom firmwares for tablets and mobile phones, all of them are android. Sometimes the custom firmware is even better than the "stock" or official firmware, sometimes the firm drops the development of firmware, but the comunity still makes new updates and new firmware. I have an Onyx M90 and Onyx droped the support of this model before a year to produce and support M92.

The unique point here is if this device will receive "attention" from a comunity of developers to develop custom firmware. But the fact that the firmware is open is a clear advantage, at least, at first.

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