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The Onyx BOOX Nova Air2 is a tablet with a 7.8 inch, 1872 x 1404 pixel E Ink Carta black and white display, support for finger and pen input, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 octa-core processor.
In other words, it’s a lot like the Onyx BOOX Tab Ultra that also launched this week… but smaller, cheaper, and lacking a camera. The Onyx BOOX Nova Air2 is available for purchase now from Amazon or the Onyx BOOX shop.
While this model has the same processor and display resolution as the 10.3 inch Onyx BOOX Tab Ultra, it does have less memory and storage. It also has a smaller screen but the same display resolution, which means you get more pixels per inch. You just have to hope that the content you want to read, write, or annotate looks good on a smaller display.
Here’s a rundown of some key specs fore the BOOX Nova Air2 and BOOX Tab Ultra:
| Onyx BOOX Nova Air2 | Onyx BOOX Tab Ultra | |
| Display | 7.8 inches 1872 x 1404 pixels 300 pixels per inch E Ink Carta Grayscale Flat glass cover Adjustable front light (warm and cold) | 10.3 inches 1872 x 1404 pixels 227 pixels per inch E Ink Carta Grayscale Flat glass cover Adjustable front light (warm and cold) |
| Input | Capacitive Touch Boox stylus (4096 levels pressure sensitivity) | |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 | |
| RAM | 3GB LPDDR4X | 4GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 32GB eMMC | 128GB UFS 2.1 |
| Connectivity | Dual-band WiFi Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| OS | Android 11 | |
| Battery | 2,000 mAh | 6,300 mAh |
| Ports | USB Type-C | USB Type-C microSD card reader |
| Buttons | Power Page turn buttons | Power button w/fingerprint reader |
| Camera | N/A | 16MP (rear) |
| Audio | Stereo speakers microphone | Stereo speakers dual microphones |
| Dimensions | 194 x 136.5 x 6.3mm | 225 x 184.5 x 6.7mm |
| Weight | 235 grams | 480 grams |
| Price | $340 | $600 |
Note that the starting price for the BOOX Nova Air2 includes a BOOX Stylus as well as a stylus case and spare pen tips. But you’ll have to pay extra if you want a magnetic case/cover for the BOOX Nova Air2, while a magnetic case ships standard with the BOOX Tab Ultra (and you can pay extra for an optional keyboard case).
via Notebook Italia
Hyread Gaze Note Plus. Boox will probably release one next year if the Nova Air 2 doesn’t sell well.
The same SoC that is in each Meta Quest Touch Pro VR Controller 😀
Looking for an 8″ ereader
with microSD slot.