Today we have decided to accept the difficult mission of analyzing in detail the bq Cervantes 2 device developed by the Spanish company bq, which at the time of its launch was considered to be the fastest device on the market.
The bq Cervantes 2 is considered one of the most popular and best-selling devices in the challenging e-reader market, boasting some very interesting features that place it among the best devices available on the market at a very attractive price.
Before making any assessment of the various tests we have carried out with the device, it is important to know the main characteristics of the bq Cervantes 2 :
Size : 168x120x10 millimeters
Weight : 190 grams
Screen : A six-inch E-Ink Pearl display, considered the whitest on the market. This technology improves contrast by up to 50% compared to other e-ink screens, and being E-link, it does not cause eye strain or produce glare, even in direct sunlight.
Resolution : 600X800 with a total of 16 gray levels
Internal memory : Like most devices on the market, it has 2 GB with the possibility of expanding it up to 32 GB using a microSD/SDHC card
Processor : 800 MHz Marvell
Battery : Li-ion 1.000 mAh
Text formats : .pdf, .epub, .fb2, .txt, .html
Image formats : .jpeg, .png, .bmp
Files with DRM : .pdf, .epub
Connectivity : micro-USB 2.0. micro-SD/SDHCâ„¢ slot
Given the main features of the bq Cervantes 2 and its price, 99 euros , we can talk about a very powerful device on par with some of the most important e-readers on the market, although we could say that it has some improvements over them.
Its dimensions and weight of 190 grams make it one of, if not the lightest, on the market . We could also add that it's the fastest on the market , with a page turn time of just 0,7 seconds thanks to its 800 MHz Marvell processor.
Among the negative aspects , which it also has like almost all devices of this type and which we have discovered without investigating too much, we can find its plastic finish, its few customization options in the display of texts and the impossibility of being able to use the dictionary from within the document which makes it really inconvenient.
Reviewing from total freedom is a good electronic book with great features, a very interesting price but with some flaw that can take away many possibilities. If you only care to read this is your device without a doubt but if you are looking for something else you should look for another more interesting option.
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Source – bqreaders.com