Boox Page and Poke 5 - Review and Comparison of Android 11 Portable e-Ink eReaders
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0:00:00 Intro
0:02:20 Device Overview
0:03:58 Specifications: Poke 5
0:04:46 Specifications: Page
0:07:55 Design and Build Quality: Poke 5
0:13:34 Design and Build Quality: Page
0:17:51 Design and Build Quality: Summary
0:18:23 Screen: Whiteness
0:19:47 Screen: Reflectivity
0:20:07 Screen: Image Quality
0:22:26 Screen: Frontlight
0:28:16 Screen: Summary
0:28:56 Performance: OS Navigation
0:29:56 Performance: NeoReader
0:32:39 Performance: Play Store
0:35:27 Performance: Kindle App
0:39:24 Performance: Summary
0:39:59 Battery
0:43:21 OS Functionality
0:46:09 OS Functionality: Summary
0:46:46 Covers: Page
0:48:41 Covers: Poke 5
0:51:40 Conclusion: Poke 5, Cons
0:54:08 Conclusion: Page, Cons
0:54:48 Conclusion: Cons
0:56:26 Conclusion: Poke 5, Pros
0:57:52 Conclsuion: Page, Pros
1:00:06 Conclusion: Pros
1:00:30 Conclusion: Summary
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Boox Page and Poke 5 devices represent the latest edition of Boox's 7" and 6" portable eReader devices. Traditionally, Poke was usually quite a good choice for a portable reader, while Leaf has had a turbulent start, with Leaf 1 not having an identity and not being that good, and Leaf 2 making massive improvements across the board but lacking performance. Page is basically Leaf 3, and Poke 5, is well, the latest iteration of the Poke devices. So let's see if these iterations bring anything worthy to the table, and how they compare to each other.
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Summary: the ebook sage prefers the Page.
I'm just deciding between the Page and the Poke 5, so thanks for the excellent comparison :)
Can't wait for the indepth review of Palma with performance tests and would love to see Page vs Palma to see how they perform side by side since they're the newest devices even if one is more of a mobile device.
I like that my ebook reader is portable. 6 inch is the perfect size, the other one is simply too big and cannot be used with one hand.
Awesome… I was just about to order a Page, after trying to choose between the two!
Voja, thank you very much for another great video 👍.
I've been using my Poke 3 every day for 2 ½ years, love it dearly and hope that it will last for a very, very long time.
The Poke 5 is a stark step down from Poke 3 and 2 and I don't understand how this happened.
Despite the large font, I prefer to read with a small, light 6-inch notebook (I stretched an elastic band with Velcro as a hand strap around the lid of the old adhesive cover you showed, which works brilliantly.
The sewn cover is still in perfect condition for me).
I really hope that Boox doesn't leave 6 inch lovers out in the cold.
Thanks. I've been looking for a review like this to make my decision between these two devices.
This realy helped with my decision. Thanks!
This was an amazing review, all the details I need to make an informed decision. I really respect reviewers who really spend time with the product to give an in-depth usage analysis. Thank you for your time!
Thanks for the comparisons. Over a month ago, I had a brain fart while flying and left my Poke3 on the plane. Dumb, I know. Loved the device too. My only "complaint" was the holding area, like you mentioned.
Your video is definitely making me consider the Page.
Nice Review.
With the Boox Page, I have the Leaf 2 white and I actually really like the front buttons placed close together, makes it easy to slide your thumb between them and you can feel the ridge that separates them. The Page seems awesome. The buttons are super nice for a dedicated yet portable reader, then my 110gram Inkpalm5 (also with nice physical volume buttons for page-turning) is for true pocket-portability that just makes the middle-ground Poke 5 (and 170 gram Boox Palma) an unnecessary size for me.
If chosing one now. Would you get the page. Or stick with the leaf 2 white?😇
@@bibianeschoofs4197 Well I haven't tried the Page but it overall seems like an improvement over the Leaf 2 (which is still great). I'd get the Page.
That saved me a couple of hundred dollars! Will now see if I can get a Poke2 or 3. Thanks.
Thanks, I was hoping for this review! I plan on buying a Page soon. BTW, I have Kindle page-turn animations turned off in my Tab Ultra C. Within the Kindle app, open a book. Open the "Aa" menu (the one that lets you change the font settings). Select More and then toggle off Page Turn Animations.
Yeah, that's the one I always disable, and it never has worked for me on any of the devices... strange.
i like the poke 5 vs poke 2 comparison. it shows how little they care now about their 6' lineup and i think the market share is decreasing for these devices but this isnt an excuse they need to put more effort in every product.
I saw on reddit yesterday that the Page C will be released in June. I am excited to see what rhey offer for that!
how is the screen and reading experience between boox page and kobo libra 2?
If I only focus on reading epub and reading quality which one should I get?
My Poke 5 literally stopped working today ☹ it turns on but doesn't register touches
Thanks for the video. What about the Page compared to Meebook M7? which is better in your opinion?
I know that it's 6.8 " and quad-core not octa-core but it supports sd card (which is the main thing I'm looking for) and same price as poke 5 (could be less on Aliexpress) do you recommend Meebook (previously Boyue) in general
Help! lol. I have looked at a gazillion videos and more confused than ever.
I am a musician and looking for the best e-reader to read and organize my PDF's for live playing. I've had a Surface Pro 7 and screen is just too small for my aging eyes. I use Drawboard for PDF manipulation and organizing, which is ok. Simpler would be better. E-Readers are just so much easier to read, but the ones I've seen are small and not sure about PDF organizing (Setlists, master files, etc...)
What would you recommend?
Hey, for anyone concerned about those page turning animations: they only existe when you swipe to turn pages. If you click the side buttons no animation is triggered
i'd get the one with the rabbit. It's cuter. ;-)
I returned a poke 5 that I bought to replace my leaf 1. Leaf feels much better, same weight but with larger screen and thinner body and greater screen estate.
I like Poke better because it fits in my Poket and take it everywhere.
is the back of the poke5 slightly curved? mine is and i'm wondering if that's the design or a got a defective device, possilbly with a bloated battery.
It is by design.
@@MyDeepGuide thank you.
Need the same videos for the next rounds: Page vs Nova air 2 and Page vs Tab mini c, especially about battery life and hours per charge.
Well you already have that data. Watch the Battery chapter on Page, Nova Air 1 (battery life is the same as 2), and Tab Mini C and compare them yourself :)
@@MyDeepGuide , oh it would be great to make a deep comprising between nova air 2 vs page like this video, because they are so similar and different devices at the same time )
I kinda wish the Page was an 8" and the buttons were a bit separated, like my old Forma.
I still like my Forma, but I'm just too used to the openness and app usage of the android devices now. Plus, the lack of certain quality of life features as found on NeoReader is definitely noticeable now.
Love the size of the Forma so much. The buttons were awful, but if Boox came out with an 8 inch page I would get it for the android app availability.
@@vernabailey3671 Definitely! I eventually got used to the buttons, but I would still much prefer the Oasis style buttons.
I checked out the Meebook M7 as an alternative, but unfortunately, it would be a size downgrade to 6.8", and the extra bezzle on the bottom as well as the side kind throws it off for me, formwise.
I have the page and I too feel it should have been of 8”.
Hey thanks for the detailled comparison . The official boox site indicate that the weight of the boox page is 195 grams .. i read that sometimes they don’t indicate the right specifications .. so is that the real weight of the device ?
Yes
Got my second kindle oasis in the last years... and again. After a troubling screen, the second unit is loosing 20% charge without doing anything for 5h. I think I'm switching to the Boot page :( And 2-5% for 30minutes of Reading in airplane mode + no light is ridiculous, right? :(
One error @19:25 you called the Page "Kobo Sage" when talking about whiteness of display
Well ok then.
In other reviews the backlight of the screen of the Poke 5 was ok. Perhaps your copy is faulty....
Maybe, it really was dreadful.
I dont agree with you about the buttons because, one it looks better this way, two its easier to use in one handed reading.
Looks like the poke 5 you reviewed was a dud indeed. Other review shows an excelent screen light.
The web browser on my Supernote is terrible, so I purchased a basic Kindle only to discover that it's probably the only other e-ink device out their that has a web browser worse than Supernote's... obviously I should've thought it through. I only need to google scripture references while working with my Supernote and was considering the Poke 5 but now I'm not so sure, I'm certainly not planning on spending much to gain that functionality but need something other than my current iPad Mini whose screen burns my eyes out first thing in the morning.
Web browsing on the Page is excellent. Especially with einkbro.
I think that the Kobo browser can also compete as the worst browsing experience contender ;)
@@MyDeepGuide It looks like Boox is my best option, but currently the Poke 5 is sold and having seen the terrible front-light in your video... I'm not really sure it would be a wise purchase while the rest are not cheap. I think I'll take my time and do some bidding on eBay... maybe I'll get lucky.
I just love my Poke 3 and absolutely detest the Leaf 2. So I bought the Poke 5. Just got it. Preferred the Poke 3 case. Honestly can't see the difference between the Poke 3 and the Poke 5. But thankfully, despite having similar internals to the Leaf 2, it's not sluggish in the least.
The only problem I have had with it so far is that unlike the Poke 3 and every review of Poke 5, including yours, I don't have separate cold and warm sliders for the frontlight. Instead I have a brightness and some weird color adjustment. It's pretty bad. No idea how to get the separate sliders. I don't see any way to do that.
Edit: Heard back from Boox. This is something they did in firmware 3.3.2. IMO it's a definite regression. It's a significantly worse implementation.
I was going to give my Poke 3 to my sister and keep the Poke 5. I'm going to hold on to my Poke 3. I just discovered that I got navigation buttons in some firmware!!! There is literally nothing in the Poke 5 that is an improvement.
Now if you don't have the Poke 3, then the Poke 5 is easily the best book e-reader to get. I totally disagree with this review about the ergonomics. I think one of the best things about this reader is the 6" size. I can put that in my Jeans pocket which I can't do with the Leaf 2 or the Page. I also disagree about the benefit of the larger bezel in holding the Page/Leaf 2. It's much easier to hold the Poke 3/5 in one hand, very similarly to how you hold your phone. It's incredibly light. The Leaf 2/Page is a much more awkward device to hold in one hand. I read novels. Never read Manga or PDFs. They are both terrible in reflows on resizing the fonts. And the bigger Leaf2/Page does nothing to fix that. For PDFs, I have no choice but to use my Galaxy tab for optimal reading. And I don't particularly like reading on the tablet.
Boox note air (10.3'') is great at reading pdfs. Just to add.
@@user-ru8xu5im3d yes. I'm sure the 10.3" is a good size for PDFs. For me it's too big to read novels. Which is my primary reading. But if PDFs are the main reading sources, IMO, the Page 2 (size) is not good enough.
I was going to to replace my Poke 5 with Page because people say it is better to hold in hands. But after your comment, I am convinced that Poke 5 is better. I value more the fact that I can put it to the jeans and read everywhere.
Yes I'm sure a 10" reader would be good at PDFs. But it's too big for reading novels. I don't really like my Samsung tablet. It's too heavy for me. And I never carry it out of the house. But for reading my photography books which are mostly PDFs, it's perfect. While an e-ink tablet would work ergonomically, it doesn't for photos.
How is the battery life of the Page in the real life use? Your input is much appreciated. I am planning to buy a 7-inch ereader, and battery life is crucial.
The Leaf 2's battery life is awesome, lasts 1-2 weeks for me. Granted, that's the predecessor.
There is a "Battery" chapter that covers that in the video...
@@ryanwwest Thank you. :)
6 inches Poke 5 would be perfect but it is really too slow ! CPU must absolutely be boosted. At this time you have to wait 3 minutes to access to your text !!!
Can the Page buttons be on the left?
Yes, you can orient the device however you want to.
@@MyDeepGuide thanks
All Boox products phone home to China and the company processes data in accordance with Chinese law.
The fact that you consistently fail to note this is disconcerting.
No they don't, and you really should inform yourself more thoroughly before you go on with public accusations of such sort.
Your data is sent via the ksync process, only if you are logged in and using the Boox account. This is normal, as you choose to use their cloud services, and the device needs to communicate with the cloud server for synchronization purposes, as that is what you instructed it to do. The same thing happens if you choose to use Google Drive as your cloud sync option, except then your data is sent to Google, or to Microsoft, if you choose the OneDrive sync option. That is how cloud synchronization works.
If you are not logged into any service, nothing is being sent anywhere.
The "anti china" sentiment of western people is insane lmao. It's so weird that westener think their products are the best when it's often just overpriced piece of junk. Do you know that most western products are just "made in china" products relabelled?😂
Thanks!
Thank you!