Onyx recently released the new Boox Leaf 2 ereader with a 7-inch E Ink screen and page-turn buttons, and now it’s finally available to purchase from a reputable online retailer.
Both versions of the Boox Leaf 2 are available to purchase from B&H for $199.99 with free shipping. The black version is currently in stock but the white version is still listed as coming soon.
Both versions are exactly the same except for the fact the black model has a flush front screen and the white version has an indented screen, which gives the text better clarity without the added layer over the screen.
The Leaf 2 has a 7-inch 300 ppi E Ink screen and a frontlight with adjustable color temperature. It has 32GB of storage (the listing at B&H erroneously says 64GB), 2GB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, a USB-C port, and a quad-core CPU. It also has a microSD card slot and it runs software based on Android 11 and is open to installing apps.
The Leaf 2 also has a built-in speaker and a microphone, along with a rotation sensor for the screen, and the battery size is listed at 2000mAh. The black version weighs approximately 185 grams and the white version weighs 170 grams.
The Leaf models don’t support stylus touch like most other Onyx devices, but the price is more reasonable without it. There’s a big price jump for the 7.8-inch Nova Air 2 at $339, and it doesn’t even have page-turn buttons or a microSD card slot.
Until now, I didn’t know Onyx’s devices were sold on the B&H website. It’s nice to have another legit retailer to buy Onyx devices from, and it’s certainly a better alternative than buying from Onyx directly with their super shady return policy they wouldn’t be able to get away with if they weren’t based in China.
Bluemar Promotions is the Authorized North America distributor for Boox devices.. We have been working with our North America retail channel partners ie…Best Buy, B&H and Staples with more to come.
Are you going to review the device? Your reviews are the most honest and objective I can find. There are some really shady e-reader reviewers out there, who, as soon as you note a deficiency in a device, are quick to to go into denial and even attack the critic.
Thanks for reviewing the Scribe recently.
I don’t know. I might review the white one, but I get kind of irritated with Onyx because whenever I review one of their devices they release a new version like 6 months later so that basically renders the review outdated and pointless.