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PocketBook Color Lux

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3 editorial reviews
There’s still no color Kindle, but E Ink Kaleido is promisingRead more
 Pocketbook has long been teasing us with a promised 8″ color ereader and today they finally revealed it to the world. The Pocketbook Color Lux was announced earlier today atContinue readingRead more
  The Pocketbook Color Lux is one of the first e-readers in the world to use the new E Ink Triton 2 color technology and a front-light. Today, we dive right into this new device and give you a sense of what it brings to the table and how it performs under real world circumstances. Is it a must buy or should you avoid it at all costs? Hardware The Pocketbook Color Lux features a 8 inch color touchscreen featuring a resolution of 800 x 600. The main selling point is that it has a front-lit display and utilizes ERead more
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Pros

  • Triton 2 display really shine and is a joy to use
  • it is able to play music and audiobooks
  • large app library makes it a good family device

Cons

  • There are no built in speakers
  • crummy internals does not give the users the best experience
  • The web-browser does not have a ton of options to disable Javascript or disable images
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Key specs

  • 4GB
  • 300 g
  • yes
  • 8 in
  • E Ink
  • 800, 600 px
  • 16
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PocketBook Color Lux - Pros & Cons

PocketBook Color Lux

Pros

  • Triton 2 display really shine and is a joy to use
  • it is able to play music and audiobooks
  • large app library makes it a good family device
  • readable and glare-free
  • overall color reproduction is much improved
  • The design is very human
  • very easy to use
  • text remains sharp and images look fine at normal viewing distances
  • simple and fast

Cons

  • There are no built in speakers
  • crummy internals does not give the users the best experience
  • The web-browser does not have a ton of options to disable Javascript or disable images
  • it wouldn t even turn a page and crashed
  • The rendering engine they use to handle PDF pinching and zooming is abysmal
  • The Color Lux is only demoed during the first minute or
  • no info available yet on a European launch
  • the colors don t catch up with the latest tablets
  • the color filter worse
  • a lot of Bitcoin had been stolen
  • sounds like fan-favorite Liara T soni

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PocketBook Color Lux - Full Specifications

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Display
Touchscreenyes
Colour
  • Y
  • Grey
Screen size8.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink
Screen resolution800 x 600 px
Pixel density125.0 ppi
Shades of grey16
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Design
Colour of productGrey
Housing materialPlastic
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Audio properties
Speakersno
Audio 3.5mm inputyes
Audio featuresText to Speech
Supported audio formatsMP3
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Connectivity
Wi-Fiyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Headphone outyes
Bluetoothno
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Technical details
Supported book file formats
  • CHM
  • DJVU
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • EPUB
  • FB2
  • FB2.ZIP
  • HTM
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • RTF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Memory size4GB
Compatible memory cards
microSD
Maximum memory card size32
Built-in processorFreescale
Processor speed800.0 MHz
RAM size256.0 mB
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Dimensions
Height7.95 in
Width6.69 in
Depth7.95 in
Weight10.58 oz
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Features
Operating systemLinux
Input methodMulti-touch
MP3 Playeryes
Rotatingno
Adjustable textyes
Built-In dictionaryyes
Calendaryes
Digital library accessyes
Web browsingyes
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Battery
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh
Battery type
Lithium Polymer
Battery life (page views)5400

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PocketBook Color Lux PocketBook Color review: is color E Ink finally ready?
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The Verge
Published: 08.10.2020
PocketBook Color review: is color E Ink finally ready?
3.5

There’s still no color Kindle, but E Ink Kaleido is promising

By Sam Byford
8 minute read
PocketBook Color Lux Pocketbook Unveils the World's First 8" Color E-ink eReader in Russia (video) | The Digital Reader
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The Digital Reader
Published: 24.04.2013
Pocketbook Unveils the World's First 8" Color E-ink eReader in Russia (video) | The Digital Reader

 Pocketbook has long been teasing us with a promised 8″ color ereader and today they finally revealed it to the world. The Pocketbook Color Lux was announced earlier today atContinue reading

6 minute read
PocketBook Color Lux Review of the Pocketbook Color Lux eReader
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Good e-Reader
Published: 24.07.2013
Review of the Pocketbook Color Lux eReader

  The Pocketbook Color Lux is one of the first e-readers in the world to use the new E Ink Triton 2 color technology and a front-light. Today, we dive right into this new device and give you a sense of what it brings to the table and how it performs under real world circumstances. Is it a must buy or should you avoid it at all costs? Hardware The Pocketbook Color Lux features a 8 inch color touchscreen featuring a resolution of 800 x 600. The main selling point is that it has a front-lit display and utilizes E

By Michael Kozlowski
10 minute read

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