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Old 10-10-2020, 06:22 PM   #11
snoo
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Originally Posted by Question Mark View Post
Have both the Nova Pro and the Hisense A5. I don't usually use either for browsing the internet. I prefer my laptop for that or a tablet when travelling. I primarily use my eink devices for reading.

However, tested the Nova Pro and the Hisense A5 side by side for browsing using Firefox. It wasn't an extensive test. Just visited this site and a news site. As for the results...

The A5 was much snappier. It loaded pages very quickly and was very easy to pinch and zoom which helped make up for the limited screen size.

The Nova Pro took a very long time to load pages, regardless of the mode I put it in and I tried them all. However, once pages were loaded, the resulting image was much crisper. And once loaded, it was easy to scroll down the page quite quickly. More information could also be displayed at one time due to the greater screen real estate.

Which would I prefer to browse the internet?

Neither, unless there were no alternative. However, if I had to use an eink device to look for something on the internet, which one I chose would likely depend on the purpose.

If I were going to be hopping from page to page, I would definitely go for the A5. The Nova Pro was just too slow to load.

If I were going to a certain page to read an extended article which include graphics and were not in a rush, I would likely choose the Nova Pro for the crisper image and the greater screen real estate.
Thank you so much for your help! It's amazing how slow the e ink application has developed during the past 16 years since the first sony reader. Thank you especially for the comparison between A5 and nova, since A5 is not available on Amazon here I think I'll wait for the next e ink phone before trying it out. In the meantime nova 2 works well for my purpose, I'll browse with my phone or pc and sync the webpage I want to read on nova 2.
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