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TL;DR BOOX officially unveiled the new Poke 7 and Poke 7 Pro compact e-readers after teasing the lineup last week.
Both models feature refreshed designs, 6-inch 300ppi monochrome e-ink displays, expandable storage, and BOOX’s open Android approach.
The lineup is set to launch in China on May 21, with a global launch unconfirmed.
BOOX has officially unveiled the new Poke 7 lineup, just days after the company teased the redesigned e-readers online, and hours before their official release in China. As we noted last week, the biggest change this generation is a fresh look bringing in a little personality.
The new lineup includes the standard Poke 7 alongside a higher-end Poke 7 Pro, giving BOOX’s compact reader range a standard/Pro split instead of the standard/budget split of the previous generation. Both devices feature refreshed hardware that looks considerably more modern than previous Poke models. The ribbed back design should theoretically improve gripability. It’s also just refreshing to see an e-reader that doesn’t look like another generic black slab.
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Both e-readers ship with 6-inch monochrome e-ink displays at 300ppi, with 32GB of storage, and microSD card expansion up to 2TB. BOOX says both devices use an octa-core processor, though the listing does not specify the chipset. The devices are also reportedly running Android 11, and share the same 1,500mAh battery, 6.7mm thickness, and lightweight 165g design.
The differences between the two models are fairly minor. The standard Poke 7 comes with 2GB of RAM, while the Poke 7 Pro bumps that up to 3GB. The Pro is also only available in white, whereas the regular Poke 7 comes in blue, white, and sand finishes.
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