Although it is an obvious fact that Amazon and its Kindle family dominate the e-book reader market with an iron fist, there are more and more reliable alternatives. The latest example? The new ebook reader that Xiaomi has launched.
Under the name of Xiaomi Duokan Electronic Paper Book Pro , we are facing a vitaminized version of the electronic book reader that the Asian firm presented a few months ago. And this particular model has some features that make it very interesting.
On the other hand, and as usual in this type of product, Xiaomi has used its collective financing platform to launch its new Xiaomi Duokan Electronic Paper Book Pro. And expectations have been exceeded, in part due to the quality offered by this alternative to the Amazon Kindle.
A complete ebook reader
To begin with, we are looking at a product that boasts a 7.8-inch electronic ink screen , with 1872 x 1404 resolution and reaching 300 pixels per inch. To this must be added the possibility of increasing the brightness of the screen up to 24 levels, so you will not have any problem reading your favorite book in any environment.
In addition, its dimensions of 148 x 210 mm, together with a weight of only 251 grams, make this Xiaomi Duokan Electronic Paper Book Pro a lightweight and very powerful electronic book reader that you can use wherever you want. Let’s see the hardware that hides inside this powerful device that comes with the aim of becoming a great alternative to Amazon’s Kindle family.
Technical characteristics
Under the hood we find a 1.8 GHz quad-core Allwinner processor supported by 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage that, as expected, we can expand through its microSD card slot. that this model hides some very interesting functionalities. For example, we can log into the official Xiaomi account or the WeChat social network. And even access the Baidu cloud to directly read content using this device.
On the other hand, it comes with the Xiaomi assistant installed as standard, so you can activate it directly through this new e-book reader. Say that this model is able to read the most popular formats, including PDF, epub, TXT, Excel, PPT and Doc . Without a doubt, a complete product that does not disappoint.
Its price? It has just hit the market in China for 1,099 yuan, about 135 euros to change. A very interesting figure looking at the characteristics of this Xiaomi ebook reader. Now, we just have to wait for the manufacturer to launch this electronic book reader in Europe, or that we can buy it through a distributor that ships to our country.
