We like e-readers as a result of they’re simple on the eyes and comparatively easy, with one use case: studying. The Nook, which is made by Barnes and Noble, has been a strong e-reader choice since 2009, and the model has launched a number of conventional tablets alongside the way in which. This yr, it up to date its pill made in collaboration with Lenovo.
Although it is branded a Nook, it isn’t fairly an e-reader. You can learn on it—it comes with the Nook app loaded—nevertheless it’s the 2024 model of the Tab M9 operating Android 13, so it is a pill first. That is not essentially a nasty factor. Given the comparatively low cost $150 value, it means you or your child can get a reasonably first rate pill with out spending a whole lot.
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The 9-inch, 1,340 x 800 show is sufficiently small that you could possibly throw it in a handbag, however you could possibly nonetheless comfortably stream your favourite reveals whereas touring or strolling on a treadmill. This is not probably the most intense show you’ll find in a pill, however I nonetheless watched clear YouTube movies at 1080p, and with Dolby Atmos, they sounded clear too.
There’s an precise headphone jack (hallelujah!), or you possibly can join Bluetooth headphones for listening to music or audiobooks. Should you’re set on seeing the richest colours and intense distinction, you most likely need something better, however you are additionally most likely not looking for a pill on this value vary.
It comes with 64 gigabytes of storage for all of your books and apps, or you could possibly add your personal microSD card to develop it to 128 gigs. You will stand up to 13 hours of battery life, however count on just a few hours much less when you’re largely streaming video.
Whereas within the Nook app, you could wish to activate studying mode in both chromatic for shade books to decrease the colour temperature or grayscale to make the display black-and-white. However that is nonetheless an LCD display, so it isn’t as simple on the eyes as a devoted e-reader. One factor I do not like in regards to the Nook app is that swiping by means of pages is just like the way you swipe to shut out of an app, so I often discovered myself on the house display as an alternative of the subsequent web page.
The pill has a notification-free mode that you could arrange for any apps you select, and I might counsel including the Nook app to that listing. E-readers are good as a result of they’re distraction-free, so turning off notifications helps get this centered feeling again.
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