BOOX i86

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i86

BOOX i86 family

Overview

Major Functions

  • 8" E Ink screen, reading without eyestrain
  • ☆ Full-screen infrared touch, reading by a simple tap
  • ☆ Mechanical page turn buttons, managing your Boox freely
  • ☆ Pre-installed TTS, good help for foreign language learning
  • ☆ Large storage, holding thousands of books
  • Android 4.0 smart reading, extending your reading world

Specifications

  • Model: i86HD/i86ML:
    • Flash: 4GB, 3.5G available for user
    • RAM: 512M LPDDR2
  • Model: i86HDML PLUS (UHDML)
  • Model: i86HD/i86ML/i86HDML PLUS:
    • Size: 210 x 160 x 9mm
    • Color: Black
    • Weight: 340g
    • CPU: Cortex-A9 1GHz
    • OS: Android 4.0
    • Screen: 8" E Ink Pearl (121,5 mm x 161 mm)
    • Memory: MicroSD (up to 32G)
    • Audio: 3.5mm
    • USB: Micro USB2.0
    • Wi-Fi: WIFI, 802.11b/g
    • Bluetooth: 4.0 web browsing using bluetooth mouse demo
    • Battery: 1700mAh LI-ION Polymer Battery, 300 cycles charging
      • Runtime: about 2 weeks
    • Charger: 5.0V,1A, charging approx. 3 hours
    • Operative Temperature: 0°C- 50°C
    • Book Format: PDF, TXT, HTML, EPUB, CHM, PDB, MOBI (Non-DRM), FB2, DJVU
    • Photo Format: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP
    • Audio Format: MP3WAV
    • Browser: included
    • Dictionary: Stardict. Stardict has not been supported for years, and there are no English dictionary files available. The i86 implementation is a Chinese/English translation dictionary - totally useless for English readers.
    • TTS Support TTS
    • Notes, Annotation Supported
    • Refresh: A2 / Partial / Full fresh for optional
    • DRM: ePub, PDF
    • Update: WiFi to device
    • Certification CE, Rohs

History

none

See Also

Software

Root

There are reportedly three ways to root the i86:

Usefull Apps

You have to be rooted:

  • Ad Away -The problem is that when you get ads when browsing they are much harder to cope with than on a normal tablet.
  • Ivona TTS -together with the voice Amy. It's a free and a much better Text to speech engine than Pico TTS, that is stock on Ereader-Store.de's i86's

You don't have to be rooted:

  • Swapps - there is no way on the i86 to toggle background apps, this app does that.
  • Hacker's keyboard - adds arrow buttons so you can easily edit text. long press a key with multiple symbols and you can access the symbols or use shift, Fn

Specific Apps

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=piotr4 : QuickFullScreen Manager, QuickFullScreen & Front Light Detector by forum user DarkCookie

See also

Android#Applications

Useful Tips

  • Manual screen refresh: Press and hold the forward (>) button
  • Toggle front light on/off: Press and hold the big round back button under the boox logo.
  • Dictionaries can be downloaded from the net. The format of the dictionaries should be "stardict". You can edit what dictionaries you would like to use by removing/placing them in the /dictionary folder on the i86.

Dealers

Europe

Successor

Onyx Boox Nova (end of 2018) and Nova Plus (beginning of 2019)
Discussion : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=310734

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