Announcement. Ritmix RBK-477, Ritmix RBK-618 - an unusual reader, an ordinary reader

Ritmix surprised me, surprised me a lot. Not only did they release two readers this year, but also ...

Ten years ago, when smartphones were stillnot like the current ones, but the readers flourished and were proud of their popularity, several very compact readers appeared on the market. The standard screen size for e-readers, both then and now, was six inches. Compact readers came with screens around 4.3″, i.e. about the same as the smartphones of that time. I even tested one such (teXet TB-436) at one time. Nice device. But it didn't take off. And not only did it not take off. Microreaders were not needed by the people from the word at all. The producers of the second echelon rummaged a little and abandoned the topic, but then the tops did not even begin to start it. So it all went down.

And so, at the end of 2022, Ritmix decided to dig up that flight attendant. Sales of Ritmix RBK-477 and Ritmix RBK-618 devices begin in Russia.

Ritmix RBK-618 is a moderately ordinary reader. 6" ink screen (111 cm²). The resolution is low, 758 × 1024 (212 ppi). There is no sensor, no backlight.

But Ritmix RBK-477 is just a microreader.With 4.7″ (61 cm²) screen. The resolution is also not very high, 540×960 (234 ppi). You can’t see the sensor and the backlight either - you need to control the device with the help of numerous buttons.

The hardware of the devices, apparently, is identical. Unnamed chipset up to 600 MHz. 128 MP RAM, 4 GB storage. Support for memory cards is available.

Battery capacity (by the standards of such devices) is more than sufficient. 800 mAh for Ritmix RBK-477 and 1500 mAh for Ritmix RBK-618.

Neither Wi-Fi nor Bluetooth, apparently, no. USB is ancient, i.e. micro.

Readers are already on sale.I see them on Wildberries (one, two) The prices are not humane. For the microreader Ritmix RBK-477 they ask for ₽6990 ($105), for Ritmix RBK-618 - ₽8490 ($128). At the same time, neither covers nor even chargers are included in the delivery sets.

P.S.In fairness, it should be noted that compact readers do exist in nature. In China. Moaan InkPalm Plus with a 5.84″ screen, for example. A brand new device. Announced in the spring of 2022. But outside the Celestial Empire, there is nothing to see on sale of such devices.

Moan Ink Palm Plus

Main characteristics of Ritmix RBK-477:

Gray scale, E-Ink, 4.7″, 61 cm², 540×960, 234 ppi, 16 colors, E-Ink Carta
Iron600 MHz
Memory RAM 128 MB, ROM 4 GB, Micro-SD up to 32 GB
Li-Pol battery, 800 mAh
Dimensions137 x 76 x 8 mm
Weight100 g
OSuCOS
USBMicro v2.0

Main characteristics of Ritmix RBK-618:

Gray scale, E-Ink, 6″, 111 cm², 758×1024, 212 ppi, 16 colors, E-Ink Carta
Iron600 MHz
Memory RAM 128 MB, ROM 4 GB, Micro-SD up to 32 GB
Battery Li-Pol, 1500 mAh
Dimensions164 x 116 x 8 mm
Weight160 g
OSuCOS
USBMicro v2.0

George Kiselyov