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Onyx Boox N96 and N96ML Now Available from Banggood

March 24, 2016 by Nathan

Onyx Boox N96

Onyx has two new 9.7-inch E Ink ebook readers that they are releasing for 2016, the N96 and N96ML. Both run Android 4.0 and include a number of advanced features not found on typical ereaders.

A few retailers started accepting pre-orders earlier this month for both Onyx Boox N96 models.

You can add another retailer to that list: Banggood. They have both models available to order from their website. But the prices aren’t cheap.

The Onyx Boox N96ML sells for $425 and the N96 sells for $444. Both include free shipping, and they ship to just about anywhere.

I’m a bit surprised they’re selling for that much. That’s about $100 more than the previous generation, the Boox M96, which has similar hardware and software.

Both N96 models have something the M96 lacks, so I guess the price hike shouldn’t be surprising. But it is kind of surprising to see the N96 being more expensive than the N96ML. Personally I’d rather have the less expensive frontlight version than finger touch support.

The difference between the two models is simple. The N96ML has a frontlight and supports pen touch only. The N96 doesn’t have a frontlight; instead it has a dual-touch screen that supports both finger and pen touch.

The N96 is among a very small number of ereaders that have large 9.7-inch E Ink Pearl screens. The resolution is lower than 6-inch devices at 1200 x 825, but the much thicker and larger text helps make up for it. Both devices also have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and support audio via a headphone jack and external speaker, with support for text-to-speech. There’s even a built-in mic for recording.

They have 16GB of internal storage space, a memory card slot, 1GB of RAM, and feature a Cortex-A9 1GHz CPU. Both weigh about 480 grams and measure 258 x 177 x 9.5mm.

Since they both run Android, a wide range of formats are supported and a number of apps can be installed. It’s unclear if this version comes with Google Play onboard, however. It might require rooting to add it.

Filed Under: eBook Readers Tagged With: n96, onyx boox

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  1. vicente says

    March 24, 2016 at 11:16 am

    Yes,it is a big increase from past model. I guess their selling is easy and they are making a lot of profits.

    • KaDa says

      March 26, 2016 at 4:44 am

      No, it is not 😀

      No one is interested! That is why Onyx sells it via banggood.com only (directly from China) 😀

  2. Amir says

    March 25, 2016 at 7:39 am

    Nathan,you had enough time to review Onyx Max.Do please publish it to see what do you think.

    • Nathan says

      March 25, 2016 at 8:16 am

      Sorry, I’m not reviewing the Onyx Boox Max, same with these N96s. The products are too niche, not enough people are interested in them. I wish there was more interest but taking tons of personal time and money to review something that only .01% of the population is interested in just doesn’t make sense when I can post something about a Kindle or Galaxy Tab and get 100x more views. It would be different if they were officially available in my country but they have to be imported so even less people are going to want to do that.

    • Artorius says

      March 25, 2016 at 4:34 pm

      Amir, Nathan did not receive an Onyx Max prototype. You’re confusing Nathan with Nate Hoffelder (also known as “Nate the great” on the MobileRead forums), the webmaster of another website: the-digital-reader.com
      “Nate the great” did announce borrowing one of Booxtor’s prototypes, and the intention of posting a review, but he also later said that he wouldn’t post it anymore, because apparently the device “died” (that’s what he wrote).

      • Amir says

        March 29, 2016 at 7:51 am

        Thanks.What do you mean by his saying that it`s apparently died!I didn`t see that comment.What he meant is still vague to me.

        • Artorius says

          March 30, 2016 at 5:58 am

          He was wrong, it didn’t “die”. Booxtor explained it here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=272064&page=3

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