ONYX BOOX Chronos is a device with the 9,7" E Ink Carta screen with the MOON Light system, touch control and the SNOW Field function. The given model can be the perfect choice for those who often have to read academic or technical literature. Its large and comfortable for the eyes display with lighting, a powerful processor in combination with 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory, and touch control are optimal tools for reading PDF and DjVu files. A built-in Wi-Fi module allows one to use the device for full Internet browsing greatly expands its functionality. Its casing is made of magnesium aluminum alloy which protects the device when using.
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.
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.
The 9,7" E Ink Carta display is perfect for viewing documents containing graphs and charts and for working with PDF and DjVu files. The absence of shimmering light and the principle of image formation based on the E Ink method makes reading comfortable for your eyes. The touch screen enables easy controlling while reading a document: scrolling, zooming, making notes in the text and using additional functions.
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 your will.
The dual core processor with 1 GHz clock rate and 512 MB of RAM ensures comfortable work with any even the most difficult documents. 8 GB of nonvolatile memory and a microSD-slot supporting memory cards up to 32 GB allow the user to store voluminous documents in PDF and DjVu formats.
The Chronos eReader has pre-installed English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries. Want to translate an unknown word? Just touch it!
The Chronos model allows the user to write personal software using the Android 4.2' possibilities.
Low power consumption of E-Ink displays and battery capacity of 3000 mAh provides up to a month of autonomous work.
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 Chronos is a device with the 9,7" E Ink Carta screen with the MOON Light system, touch control and the SNOW Field function. The given model can be the perfect choice for those who often have to read academic or technical literature. Its large and comfortable for the eyes display with lighting, a powerful processor in combination with 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory, and touch control are optimal tools for reading PDF and DjVu files. A built-in Wi-Fi module allows one to use the device for full Internet browsing greatly expands its functionality. Its casing is made of magnesium aluminum alloy which protects the device when using.
Display | 9,7", E Ink Carta, 16 levels of grey, 825 × 1200 dpi, touch, with the SNOW Field function |
Lighting | MOON Light |
Processor | Dual core, 1 GHz |
RAM | 512 MB |
Internal memory | 8 GB |
Expansion slot | For SD/MMC/SDHC cards |
USB interface | microUSB |
Supported file formats | Text: TXT, HTML, RTF, FB2, FB2.zip, DOC, DOCX, PRC, MOBI, CHM, PDB, DOC, EPUB Graphic: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP Others: PDF, DjVu |
Wireless interface | Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n |
Bluetooth | 4.0 |
Battery | Li-Pol, 3000 mAh |
Operating system | Android 4.2 |
Size | 258,2 × 177,3 × 9,5 mm |
Color | Black |
Weight | 450 gr |
Kit | ONYX BOOX Chronos eReader User's manual Case-cover USB-cable European power adapter as a gift 220 В Warranty card |
Warranty period | 1 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.