Perhaps the most revolutionary and unusual e-reader on the market is the Papyre 6.S Alex, developed and marketed by the Spanish company Grammata . Its unique feature is its two screens: one an e-ink display for reading ebooks and the other an LCD screen for browsing the web, viewing photos, or even watching movies.
The device was launched with high hopes of attracting users looking for a hybrid between a tablet and an e-book reader, but it has never lived up to expectations and sales have been very low , even now that its price has been substantially reduced.
If we quickly take a look at its main characteristics we can realize that we are facing a mid-range device pulling high but with great problems, which may have been the causes that have not made it succeed in the market.
The main features of the Papyre 6.S Alex are:
- Size: 22,5x12x1 centimeters
- Weight: 310 grams
- Screen: They have two screens, one of electronic ink with 16 gray levels with a resolution of 600 × 800 pixels and the other 3.5-inch LCD, a resolution of 320 × 480, with a 16-bit color and fully tactile
- Memoria interna: 2 Gigs, expandable via microSD card
- Processor: Monahan PXA303 624Mhz
- Battery: Li-Polymer of 3.7V and 1.530mAh
- Supported formats: PDF, ePUB, FB2, TXT, HTML, MP3, MIDI, WAV, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, MPEG2 / 4, 3GPP, FLV
- Files with DRM: Adobe Digital Edition
- Connectivity: It has WiFi connectivity
- Operating system: Android 1.5
Despite being a revolutionary, and dare I say somewhat unusual, device, the Papyre 6.S Alex allows you to perform actions that are impossible with other e-readers. For example, one of the interesting uses of the two screens is searching for anything on the internet. You can search on the touchscreen and send the result to the e-ink screen to read it without straining your eyes . Another good example of using the second screen is taking notes quickly, easily, and above all, without having to stop reading or take your eyes off the e-book you're reading.
The price of the Papyre 6.S Alex is undoubtedly one of the positive aspects of this device, as it has been significantly reduced from its initial price and can now be purchased on the official Grammata website for 99 euros , making it a very attractive device.
That if you study all its characteristics very well, watch its weight and especially think very well if this device is really what you are looking for, sometimes hybrids may seem the ideal solution but very rarely do they leave anyone happy because in the end you will not have a e-books, not a tablet.
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Source – grammata.es