- The Hannspree Lumo has a paper-like LCD show with no backlight
- This makes it straightforward in your eyes, like an e-reader, however it nonetheless has a 60Hz refresh fee and 16.7 million colours
- Nonetheless, its specs make it a really primary pill
We don’t see many main improvements within the pill market – or the ereader marketplace for that matter – however the Hannspree Lumo innovates in each, by primarily being a full pill and ereader multi function.
It does this by having a 7.8-inch paper-like proprietary LCD show that, in contrast to typical LCD screens, doesn’t rely on a backlight. As a substitute, it displays ambient gentle, like an precise piece of paper. The result’s that the display screen isn’t harsh in your eyes, permitting for a nice studying expertise as you’d get on an e-reader.
However the place a typical ereader’s display screen has sluggish refresh charges, and both monochrome visuals or muted colours, the Hannspree Lumo guarantees wealthy, colourful content material, with its display screen being able to 16.7 million colours, and having a 60Hz refresh fee and a 5ms response time.
So this Android 14 pill ought to be nearly as good for streaming films on as it’s for studying books, and whereas its display screen doesn’t depend on a backlight, it does embody an LED entrance gentle, which you’ll be able to swap on to make use of the pill in darker environments.
Very primary specs
All of which sounds very promising, however so far as Android tablets go, the Lumo’s specs are very primary. Its display screen has only a 728 x 1024 decision, and there’s simply 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It additionally has only a 3,000mAh battery, although it might supposedly nonetheless final for as much as 6.5 hours with the entrance gentle at most brightness.
So it sounds just like the Lumo will make for a greater ereader than a pill, however in the event you do desire a true mixture of the 2, then this could possibly be the best choice – and it does additionally assist a stylus.
When you do just like the sound of it, the Lumo is priced at £299 (roughly $400 / AU$600), although there’s no phrase but on whether or not it is going to get a US or Australian launch.
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