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Boox Palma 2 Pro is a $400 phone-sized e-reader

The Palma 2 Pro runs Android and Google Play and weighs 175 grams, and Boox is already launching a cheaper Palma 3 to replace it.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
Published 4:49 AM ET, Sunday, October 25, 2026

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First reported by TechCrunch: “The Boox Palma 2 Pro finally got me to stop reading on my phone”, with reporting from Parkablogs and The Gadgeteer.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 4:49 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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TechCrunchThe Boox Palma 2 Pro finally got me to stop reading on my phone
ParkablogsReview: Boox Palma 2 Pro 6.1-inch Android 15 e-reader facts used on air
The GadgeteerBOOX Palma 2 Pro Review: Color and handwriting and LTE, oh my! - The Gadgeteer facts used on air

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Boox Palma 2 Pro is a four hundred dollar e-reader the size of a smartphone, and TechCrunch's reviewer says it finally got her to stop reading on her phone.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a phone.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt runs Android, it has Google Play, and it takes a data SIM.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBut it cannot make cellular calls or send a text, according to one review.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEvery app that makes a phone a problem, and none of the ones that make it ring. That's the pitch.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe battery lasts five to seven days, the screen ghosts until you press refresh, and one reviewer says the camera is so weak they'd drop it and cut the price.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGhosting. So it ignores you and haunts you.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt weighs one hundred seventy-five grams, lighter than her iPhone. Verdict: a very light, very quiet four hundred dollars.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour hundred dollars, and the one thing it learned from a phone is how to ignore you.