Name: InkPad 3
Brand: PocketBook
SKU: 204373
Rating: 3.6 (126 reviews)

3.4

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.1 / 5

The assembly is good
- the screen
touch functionality and overall quality is quite

come with a stylus
The color experience indoors would have been a tad disappointing
Plastic is non-marking

Memory size: 8GB
Weight: 210 g
Touchscreen: yes
Screen size: 7.8 in
Screen technology: E Ink Carta
Screen resolution: 1872, 1404 px
Shades of grey: 16

PocketBook InkPad 3 - Pros & Cons

The assembly is good
- the screen
touch functionality and overall quality is quite
2900mAh battery is good for hundreds of page turns
scalable
affordable
and sunlight-readable color display
The touch layer is very responsive
sound quality is perfect now
The page is very white and everything is perfectly visible
it works in principle perfectly
The large screen and Smart Light backlight
The library menu is fairly basic
extra large screen and new warm light illumination system

come with a stylus
The color experience indoors would have been a tad disappointing
Plastic is non-marking
not glossy
in shades of gray
headphones and e-books are no longer an inexpensive pleasure
The screen gets colder during the day
warmer at night
the Web Browser is very limited and it is not possible to install external markets
without having to physically connect the PocketBook to a PC
The storage capacity is not expandable
it is not possible to rotate the image in the system menu
limitations are imposed not by the resources of the system
heavily colored pages are quite slow
Color is more expensive than mainstream e-ink readers
page turns often took 2 to 3 seconds
The colors themselves are a bit dim
The magnet should not stick out over the lower edge of the reader
page turns are slow and you frequently see flash-heavy full refreshes
InkPad 3 have started to show up on YouTube
no built in store for the reader
wasted space inside the screen
is not designed for reading comics
no waterproofing to this model
struggled with big websites with lots of images in the past
the reader slowed down at some point
dirty USB C port is usually the main cause of slow or intermittent charging
reaching for the page change buttons with the thumb is extremely uncomfortable
The use of additional applications looks much worse
mobile does not detect the USB that is connected to the socket electric
Adobe license fees are really expensive
formatting problems when a book is not optimized for a particular device
it is not compatible with any stylus
It does not have a dedicated digital bookstore

PocketBook - Video Reviews (7)

PocketBook InkPad 3 - Full Specifications

Touchscreen	yes
Colour	N
Screen size	7.8 in
Screen technology	E Ink Carta
Screen resolution	1872 x 1404 px
Shades of grey	16

Colour of product	Black
Housing material	Plastic
On/off switch	yes

Speakers	no
Supported audio formats	MP3

Wi-Fi	yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b 802.11g Wi-Fi 4
3G (UMTS)	no
Headphone out	yes
Bluetooth	no
USB	yes
USB version	USB 3.0
USB type	Micro-USB

Supported book file formats	FB2 EPUB DJVU CHM DOCX PDF TXT RTF DOC HTML PRC FB2 ZIP MOBI ACSM DRM HTM
Supported image formats	BMP JPEG/JPG PNG TIFF
Supported video formats	Not supported
Memory size	8GB
Memory card reader	yes
Compatible memory cards	microSD microSDHC
Maximum memory card size	32
Built-in processor	Y
Processor speed	1000.0 MHz
RAM size	1000.0 mB

Height	7.68 in
Width	5.37 in
Depth	0.31 in
Weight	7.41 oz

MP3 Player	yes
Rotating	yes
Built-In dictionary	yes

Battery capacity	1900.0 mAh
Battery type	Lithium Polymer
Battery life	730.5 h
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)	yes

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PocketBook InkPad 3 PocketBook - Editorial Reviews (4)

2.5

Based on 4 reviews

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Published: 14.03.2018

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Published: 26.03.2021

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