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Originally Posted by downeaster59
The Monte Cristo was designed for the Russian market and is based on an older Onyx device (probably the C67), so its specs will not be as good as the newer Poke Pro.
I have the Likebook Mars and the Onyx Nova (non-Pro). Both are very good devices, both have 7.8 inch displays. The Nova's performance and smoothness is a bit better, though. The Onyx's NeoReader app handles pdfs very well. With any pdf, though, the larger the display, the better.
My past experience is that Onyx devices and firmware have been more stable than Boyue devices/firmware - but my Mars has been solid so far.
As I understand it, the reason why Onyx/Boyue devices don't qualify for Android CTS is because Google explicitly excluded any e-Ink devices from full qualification. (Who stole from whom?) Besides, the solution that Onyx/Boyue have come up with is no different from having the end user root their device and install a custom Android ROM. (Is that stealing?) Moreover, if I buy an app on Play Store on my Nova, Google gets the money, just as they would on any other Android device.
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Yup, I must admit that stealing and spoofing are two different things.
Onyx/Boyue and a LOT of chinese vendors spoof fingerprints from registered products/devices. This is the only option to get play store/play services on the device, like, as you said, e-ink devices don't qualify for CTS as they are uncapable of passing some multimedia tests.
When I say they're stealing I meant: They work is based on the work of others but they don't comply with licenses. I mean: kernel, FBReaderJ and MuPDF licenses (GPLv2, GPLv2 and AGPLv3). Yes this is stealing or IP thief.
It is simple: want a Android based e-ink device for the entire world? Build based on AOSP, bundle F-Droid, build software based on MIT/BSD licenses or develop your own from scratch.
Want a Play Store enabled device?: buy one of the spoofed readers. Enjoy the lack of support that they have.
I, personally, don't care about what users do with their readers, but users buying these kind of devices are affected by the consequences of their actions: they will never receive a good warranty service and nobody will release a better reader because stealing and spoofing is waaay cheaper. In the end we are killing innovation on the android side of the e-ink, which is fine IMHO, because all the real innovation happens on linux (see Kindle, Kobo, Pocketbook, Remarkable, Supernote...)