ONYX BOOX Magellan 5: New E-reader available for US$179.99 with E Ink Carta Plus display ↺
ONYX BOOX is now selling the Magellan 5, a new E-reader that borrows its name from 15th and 16th-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. According to the company, it has equipped the 170 x 117 x 8.7 mm and 182 g device with an unnamed quad-core chipset that operates at 2 GHz. Additionally, the E-reader has 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage on which to store thousands of eBooks.
As always, the Magellan 5 supports MicroSD card expansion too, should you need more storage. Moreover, the E-reader has a 6-inch E Ink Carta Plus display that operates natively at 1,448 x 1,072 pixels and can show 16 shades of grey. Also, ONYX BOOX complements the comparatively high-resolution panel with a MOON Light 2 front light that can adjust colour temperature as well.
Furthermore, the company has included a Snow Field function to reduce the chance of particle effects occurring when you partially refresh the display. Elsewhere, the Magellan 5 has a 3,000 mAh battery that can be recharged via USB Type-C, plus a modem that supports Bluetooth 5.0 and up to 802.11 ac Wi-Fi. The Magellan 5 is orderable fro. ONYX BOOX for US$179.99. Please see the company's website for more details.
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