Boox Expands Its Android E Ink Lineup With Three New Devices

NEW YORK — Onyx International has introduced three Boox-branded E Ink devices: the pocket-sized Palma 3, the mid-sized Note Mini C, and the 10.3-inch Note Air6 C. The move comes as electronic paper devices shift from simple, single-use e-readers toward versatile tablets with open operating systems.

All three devices ship with Android 16 and pre-installed access to the Google Play Store. Running full Android allows users to access standard mobile applications, productivity tools, and cloud services on low-latency electronic paper displays. The configuration differs from closed-ecosystem products such as Amazon’s Kindle and the reMarkable paper tablet, which use locked-down, proprietary Linux operating systems.

The 8.52-inch color E Ink Note Mini C is designed for transit use and professionals working on the move. Its power button contains an integrated fingerprint sensor for biometric security, and unlike the Palma 3, the package includes a stylus. Onyx has also optimized the software to interface with corporate and enterprise networks, including Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, and Microsoft OneDrive.

The Note Mini C is listed on the Boox website as “available soon” at a retail price of $550. The device’s enterprise software capabilities are separate from the larger Note Air6 C’s “Dual Notes” feature, which lets users open, view, and annotate two different documents side by side on the same screen.

The Note Air6 C uses a 10.3-inch color E Ink display. Historically, color e-paper devices have used multi-layered E Ink screen technology to show colored text, diagrams, and charts alongside standard monochrome text without the harsh blue light associated with traditional LCD or OLED tablets. The tablet supports the Boox Pen3 stylus and has dedicated hardware connection points.

Integrated pogo pins allow the Note Air6 C to connect directly to a physical keyboard cover, converting the digital notebook into a lightweight typing terminal. It is available for $580 for the tablet alone or $657 with the keyboard cover.

The Palma series originally gained traction as a smartphone-sized, distraction-free companion for pocket-portable reading. With the Palma 3, Onyx replaces the plastic housing used by previous generations with an anodized aluminum frame. The device is listed on the official Boox website in black and white for $320, although it is not yet open for purchase. That price is $60 below the existing Boox Palma 2 Pro, while the compatible InkSense Plus stylus is sold separately for $46.

The Palma 3 has a 6.13-inch HD E Ink screen with a dual-tone front light, allowing users to adjust the display’s color temperature for day or night reading. It includes 128GB of internal storage, expandable to 2TB through a microSD card slot. Active stylus support is compatible with the Boox InkSense Plus stylus, enabling handwritten annotations directly on digital books or quick notes saved to cloud storage.

Additional Palma 3 hardware includes a 3,950mAh battery designed to provide multiple days of operation on a single charge, a 16MP rear-facing camera with an integrated flash positioned primarily for document scanning, and dual built-in microphones for voice memos and speech-to-text applications.