
by MisterTickle
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This is probably the only e-reader that is running on Android. Although the specs aren’t that great, it works fairly well as an e-reader. I was actually quite surprised to see the Android capabilities. I actually like an Android e-reader. I guess this is because it saves battery and I can run some of my favorite Android applications at the same time.
The screen is a seven inch touch screen. It runs on Android 2.3. This isn’t the latest, but it will do the trick. The internal storage is 8GB, which can be further expanded with a micro SD card. The expected battery life is six hours. This pretty much covers the basic specifications. They don’t look very impressive mainly because this is still supposed to be an e-reader. The very basic feature is to read books and that is about it.
The general Android performance is decent. To start off with, it is not possible to multitask. I notice it freezes up like crazy and
lags. The processor can simply not handle running several applications at once. I have installed some applications and noticed that some simply do not refuse to end. I used a task killer several and the applications just appears right back again. This is one of the problems with Android. I suggest that you do not install too many applications. Some of the applications take up a lot more space compared to the rest. I prefer to have enough space left over for my ebooks. Also, not all applications can be run on this device. Some applications take up a lot of resources, which the system cannot handle it.
As for ebook reading, it is pretty much like any other e-reader. This e-reader can handle all the major formats such as PDF, ePub, and the Kobo format. All of them display with pretty much the same result. I did not have any alignment problem or text not being able to be displayed. In my opinion, the ...