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Originally Posted by ottischwenk
Device development costs a lot - and Likebook Mars recently got the update to android 8.1.
And there is nothing newer - there is no newer display technology in 7.8 inches.
And the other hardware is completely sufficient for this requirement.
Your allegations are absurd.
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My standards might be flawed but for me technological development means giving a little more for the same price or giving the same for less money as time goes. Giving a little more for more money caused this whole situation where the 8" category went from the €220-€250 to the €330 range in just 2 generations. Widening the gap every year created this exact hole I talk about. I am perfectly aware that the 6" category will fill this by getting more and more expensive each year instead of the basic 8" devices, and that is the reason I vented my thoughts here. It's hard to see that the pinnacle of this segment is a 2018 reader and there is little hope this will change.
I didn't upgrade to the 2018 lineup 2 years ago because I didn't feel like the gains worth the extra purchase compared my older device. Why would I buy the same thing 2 years later? For €150? I might think about it again but without competition in this range the companies are not forced to lower prices even for last-last gen devices. Just bump the release price up again and baam, in 2023, the Nova 5 will start at €450.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
What's the minimum version of Android does the app you want to use to read manga need?
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The last version of Tachiyomi requires Android 5. Right now I use a tinkered 2018 version of the app where the required sdk level was manually lowered in order to work on Android 4.0.4. It was not an easy task but kinda works right now without the ability to update ongoing titles.
For completes series where the format is CBZ most of the times, Android is not a requirement but for ongoing titles, it's a must. The current trend of v8.1 or v9 upgrades are not that important but having a closed ecosystem is a really hard sell for me.
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Originally Posted by Galunid
If you want android on Kobo, you can check out Tolino devices, since the only difference between the two is that Tolino runs android.
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Thanks for the tip, I'll check their availability out.
I have a tablet too, 10" Asus which is great for colored pages and webtoon. As I read before bedtime, the difference is very noticeable between LCD and E-ink. The former makes it harder to fall asleep right after the session while the latter is amazing. This is why I don't even consider a new tablet, only e-ink devices are in my scope.