Electronic "reader" PocketBook 626 Touch Lux2 is called by experts one of the most technologically advanced in the Touch line. The model is distinguished by stylish design, the highest screen quality and functionality. The most common market modification of the device is PocketBook 626 Grey. Feedback from users and experts about the new product is varied, but in general they boil down to a positive assessment of the gadget.
Despite the fact that some of the features present in previous models were excluded from the device, the style and performance inherent in the brand remained, as experts admit, at the level. This opinion is also shared by users who willingly leave feedback on the experience of using the device.
What are the most notable features of the PocketBook 626? Feedback from owners who have studied the capabilities of the device - what is their degree? Is the device praised or criticized more?
Specifications
"Reader" is equipped with a 6-inch E-Ink Pearl display, 1 GHz processor, 4 GB of flash memory (expandable up to 32 through additional microSD modules). Deviceis able to recognize almost all common formats of electronic documents and pictures. There is WiFi support. The device is running Linux OS.
The above characteristics of hardware, experts believe, are more than enough to perform basic user tasks. "Readers", unlike their "brothers" in the form of tablets, laptops and smartphones, are devices that are not designed to run games and do not require high application performance.
Users who left feedback on the fact of researching the capabilities of PocketBook 626 also find the totality of its technical characteristics as quite consistent with the tasks assigned to the "reader". With a fairly affordable price (about 6-7 thousand rubles) of the device, its hardware characteristics, according to the owners of the gadget, as well as experts, are in no way inferior to those of competitive solutions.
Appearance
The e-book has a stylish design with a minimum of frills and external controls. Case material in the main modification - gray, matte plastic, quite resistant to fingerprints. There is also a white version - PocketBook 626 White. Feedback on the design concept of this modification of the gadget, left by experts and owners, is also very positive.
The buttons on the case are plastic. This appeals to so many users who felt that the rubber counterparts of these controls, which were used in previous models, were nota very good idea. Users who left reviews after using the PocketBook Touch 626 believe that plastic is a material that provides disproportionately greater comfort in controlling the device, as well as a noticeably faster response of the device to external commands. In addition, according to many experts, this material is better combined with the elegant style of the "reader".
The functions of the keys are standard - "Return", "Forward" and "Home". The buttons are pressed very easily. The build quality of the case is estimated by both experts and users as very high. There are no gaps, creaks and backlashes. At the bottom there is a slot for a USB cable.
Many PocketBook 626 owners, whose reviews are quite common, note the minimalist design of the device. There are no extra buttons, access to the main functions is opened through a few simple steps. The same opinion is also shared by many experts who tested the possibilities of the "reader". The body of the device is very thin (8 mm), and therefore any case for PocketBook 626 will look great without violating the harmony of proportions.
Screen
The display of the "reader" has received the highest rating from experts and users. A lot of people noted a really working anti-glare mechanism, convenient adjustment of the backlight level. Regardless of the illumination, you can always choose the optimal brightness of the screen glow. E-Ink technology brings screen quality closerfont to the "original" paper, which reduces the strain on the reader's eyes. Regarding the PocketBook 626 display, the feedback from users and experts is extremely laudatory.
Some experts who have studied the capabilities of the device, complain about the insufficiently high sensitivity of the display to touch in page scroll mode. But their opponents note that in practice this function is used relatively infrequently - in most cases, you can get by with using standard keys or the mode of scrolling the contents of the screen with a gesture.
Soft
As we noted above, PocketBook 626 "reader" is controlled by Linux OS. One of the most remarkable properties of this operating system is the frequent release of updates (and this, as experts admit, is due to the developers' desire to improve the quality of device management every time). There is no problem, according to experts and users who tested the device, in order to update the software via WiFi.
Screen control
The key component of the PocketBook Touch 626 "reader" software is the screen management software interface. It is considered by experts and users to be quite convenient. One of its main elements is the "Recent Events" menu, by opening which you can find recently viewed or uploaded files to the system. Icons are located at the bottom of the display (they can be collapsed if necessary). Another useful element of the screen interface is the linestates. With it, you can open the calendar, make the necessary backlight settings, view tasks, and also see the battery level. The status bar also shows the progress of the synchronization process, as well as the status of the WiFi.
The PocketBook 626 wireless module, as users and experts admit, works without failures, keeps the connection perfectly. Its presence, they believe, significantly expands the functionality of the device, allowing it to be used not only as a media reading tool, but also as a good solution for online social communication using applications such as ReadRate. Of course, users can also access and work in the network using the built-in browser.
File Manager
Among other important software components is the file manager. The owners of PocketBook 626 Touch Lux2, whose reviews allow us to judge the quality of the device, speak about the interface of this application in an extremely positive way. And this is not surprising: the file manager has a large number of settings, filters, options for sorting media depending on the genre, author, date, etc. There is an interface for easy search for the desired file (it supports the very necessary, according to many users, predictive input option, when the system suggests whole words after entering the first few letters). To view images, there is a convenient "Photos" program.
Some users did not like the fact that the PocketBook 626 e-reader is not an examplemany previous models of the Touch line, cannot play media files, it does not have a virtual player. However, according to their opponents, the absence of this option is not critical at all, since all elements of the gadget's interface are ideally designed, first of all, for comfortable reading books and viewing photos. Any other features of the device would be of secondary importance, and the manufacturer probably took this fact into account. Regarding the possibilities that the PocketBook 626 e-book has, the reviews practically do not affect the aspect related to the lack of the device's ability to play audio files.
There is an application with which the user of the device can buy "virtual" literature. We are talking about the online portal BookLand. By the way, many literary works can be downloaded from there for free. Using the interface of this online store, according to experts and owners of the device, is quite comfortable: there are lists of recently published books, there is a convenient search system. In order to gain access to all portal functions, you need to register.
Electronic book PocketBook 626 has a software module for notes. The user can, while reading a book, make notes with a virtual marker, sketches, write comments on what he has read (and not only for himself, but also for the purpose of subsequent publication in social networks using the ReadRate application). True, the notes service toolkit is fully applicable only to files like doc., EPUB, txt. Some popular formats (such as PDF) are only compatiblewith the function of creating bookmarks and saving selected sections of text to a separate file.
"Reader" is equipped with a set of several dictionaries for translating foreign words. There is a Russian-English module. There is a small encyclopedia of dialects from Foggy Albion. There is even an English-German dictionary. You can use them both by launching them in a separate window, and directly while reading a book: it is enough to highlight an incomprehensible word, and a window will immediately pop up, in which translation options will be offered. Many users admit that they have been looking for a device for a long time that would have a convenient interface specifically for using foreign dictionaries. Choosing Pocketbook, they admit, was the right decision.
Among other useful applications pre-installed in the "reader" - Dropbox service (cloud file service), brand store Sync, interfaces for reading news, Internet browser, calculator, simple games. Users note that the manufacturer has equipped the device with more than enough software to perform key tasks.
Device management
One of the most notable device management features is personalization. This option implies that the user selects the desired action after turning on the device (this can be, for example, opening a file), the appearance of the screen saver, the type of fonts, or themes. You can also assign actions to individual buttons. Many users and experts, having studied the functions endowed with the PocketBook e-book626, reviews of the device, are particularly positive about the convenience of customizing gadget controls.
What other remarkable features will the "reader" offer us? There are interfaces that allow you to synchronize your device with various cloud services. Supports the creation of several personal profiles (in each of which you can set individual settings). There is a backup feature. By choosing the optimal intervals for turning off the screen and turning off the device, you can optimize battery consumption.
Book reading interface
Let's move on to the main group of "reader" functions - those related to the direct purpose of the device. The interface for reading books is designed, according to users and experts, quite convenient. The title of the literary work is displayed at the top of the window. In the same area - search tools, bookmarks, menu components. If you use the last option, a window will open that will show information about the file, as well as settings for displaying it on the screen (font type, margin size, line spacing, etc.). At the bottom of the interface, the page number (as well as their total number) is shown, as well as a link to the content.
Users and experts are extremely positive about the interface that serves the main function that the PocketBook 626 Touch Lux2 e-book is designed to perform. Reviews of owners and specialists are mostly filled withabstracts reflecting the usefulness and convenience of tools developed by the gadget manufacturer.
Battery
The device is equipped with a 1.5 thousand mAh battery. The experts who tested the device made sure that when using it for two to three hours a day with an average backlight level and with the WiFi module running, the battery lasts for about a week. If the device is not used at all (but left switched on in "standby mode"), then the battery resources can last for about 14 days. Users who have commented on their e-reader experience generally see similar results.
Comparison with competitors
Despite the slightly higher cost compared to the main competitors (the experts include such devices as Amazon Kindle 5, Onyx Boox C63), the device supports more different file formats. Also, as noted by many users who had experience in operating not only this device, but also competing models, PocketBook has a control interface that is in no way inferior in terms of comfort.
Among the unequivocal advantages of PocketBook experts call a powerful processor, a capacious battery and a sufficiently thin body, giving the device an elegant style. Many users note that even if you buy a case for PocketBook 626 woven from dense fabric, the case will not visually become thicker. Experts, as well as its owners, call the excellent screen quality an absolute advantage of the device.
