ONYX BOOX Caesar 2

ONYX BOOX Caesar 2

ONYX BOOX Caesar 2 is a device for reading electronic books. This model is equipped with the E Ink Carta screen of 6" with the MOON Light system and SNOW Field function. This model is designed for those users who are planning to use it for reading and who don't need a variety of additional functions. Its great E Ink Carta screen with high contrast makes reading comfortable and not tiring even during long use. Smoothly adjustable MOON Light lighting makes reading comfortable even under poor lighting conditions, and 8 GB of internal memory allow the user to store a vast library in one device.

What is E Ink Carta?

E Ink Carta is the latest development of E Ink company. This display is made by "electronic paper" technology and allows you to read on it as comfortably as on regular paper pages. Compared to the previous models, this one has a lighter base and higher contrast.

What is SNOW Field?

SNOW Field is an operating mode of the screen, allowing to reduce the number of artifacts on the screen within partial refresh. If this function is on, full refresh of the screen is not needed.

E Ink Carta screen

The screen of the latest generation E Ink Carta with a diagonal of 6" has a lighter base and higher contrast than other screens of the type. It allows one to read in bright sunlight and has a high rate of screen refresh. Absence of a shimmering light and the principle of image formation with E Ink method makes reading comfortable for eyes.

ONYX BOOX Caesar 2 screen lighting

Screen lighting

The unique MOON Light technology enables one to use the device in the dark or under poor lighting conditions. When this function is used, soft luminescence of the screen (comfortable for reading) is being generated.

What is MOON Light?

MOON Light technique uses a reflective light distribution. The light-conducting layer is located over the display. The light goes through this layer and is reflected towards the screen being absorbed by the dark elements of the image and then this reflected light enters the eyes. On sensations this light is similar to the reflected light from an external source. This kind of lighting is significantly more comfortable for reading than backlit LCD displays.

Format support

The BOOX software allows the user to open files of various text and graphic formats. When reading you can change font style and size, disposition of pages, insert bookmarks, add your own fonts and zoom documents at will.

Format support in ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
Built-in dictionaries of ONYX BOOX Caesar 2

Built-in dictionaries

There are pre-installed English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries in this model. To translate an unknown word just choose it in the text.


Reprogramming option in ONYX BOOX Caesar 2

Reprogramming option

ONYX BOOX Caesar 2 allows the user to write personal software using the potentials of the Android 4.2 platform.

Continuous work

Low power consumption of E-Ink displays and battery capacity of 3000 mAh provides up to a month of autonomous work.

Continuous work of ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
Language support in ONYX BOOX Caesar 2

Language support

The BOOX allows the user to read documents in different world languages. Amongst them there are such languages as Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese and many others.

ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
ONYX BOOX Caesar 2
ONYX BOOX Caesar 2

ONYX BOOX Caesar 2 is a device for reading electronic books. This model is equipped with the E Ink Carta screen of 6" with the MOON Light system and SNOW Field function. This model is designed for those users who are planning to use it for reading and who don't need a variety of additional functions. Its great E Ink Carta screen with high contrast makes reading comfortable and not tiring even during long use. Smoothly adjustable MOON Light lighting makes reading comfortable even under poor lighting conditions, and 8 GB of internal memory allow the user to store a vast library in one device.

Display6", E Ink Carta, 16 shades of grey, contrast ratio 14:1, 758 × 1024 pixels, with the SNOW Field function
Processor1 GHz
LightingMOON Light
RAM512 MB
Internal memory8 GB
Expansion slotFor micro SD/microSDHC cards
USB interfaceUSB 2.0
Supported file formatsText: TXT, HTML, RTF, FB2, FB2.zip, MOBI, CHM, PDB, DOC, DOCX, PRC, EPUB
Graphic: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP
Others: PDF, DjVu
BatteryPolymer Li-on, 3000 mAh
Operating systemAndroid 4.2
Size170 × 117 × 8,7 mm
ColorBlack, grey, white
Weight182 gr
KitONYX BOOX Caesar 2 electronic reader
User's manual
USB cable
Warranty card
Warranty period1 year

Note: Since a part of the Flash memory size is system software, the portion available to the user is less than the total size of the memory chip.

The device is designed primarily for reading electronic books, but has some additional features which are defined by the installed software. For example, the current firmware has functions such as calendar, dictionary, access to the Internet, and others.
The device is freely reprogrammable on request of the user who can install, delete and create programs.
The device has a battery that provides long, autonomous usage.

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