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Announcement. PocketBook 632 Plus LE - now with a cover and water resistant

The PocketBook 632 Plus reader appeared on saleLE. LE stands for “Limited Edition” as usual. Those. before us is a special version of last year's PocketBook 632 Plus, which, in turn, is a modification of the 2018 model PocketBook 632.

An infrequent case. The special version is really interesting. Especially considering the slight difference in price. The old PocketBook 632 Plus costs ₽14,999 ($ ​​197). A newcomer costs a thousand more, ₽15,999 ($ ​​210).

The first difference is the most uninteresting.Other colors. PocketBook 632 Plus LE is amber white, while last year's model was gray. White is not the best solution for readers, by the way. Because electronic ink is a little grayish, then in a light case the screen looks grayer than in a dark one. It's just an optical illusion, but very convincing. I somehow got stuck on her. I wrote in the review that a grayer screen was installed in the new version of some device. It turned out awkward.

The second difference is the case included. It had to be bought separately for the old model, but LE already has it.

The third difference is the most interesting.PocketBook 632 Plus did not have water protection, while PocketBook 632 Plus LE does. True, quite specific. The body is water-permeable. But the insides of the device are treated with a special water-repellent HZO gel, which will prevent water from damaging the insides of the device. So the device will survive immersion in clean fresh water painlessly. But if the water is salty or sweet ... Ash-two-oh, of course, it will evaporate. But the salt-sugar-dirt will remain inside the device.

There are no other differences.

Like its predecessor, the reader can work withaudio. It supports working with MP3, OGG and M4B files, which means it is suitable for listening to music and audiobooks. But that's not all - there is also an option to translate text into sound Text-to-Speech. It allows you to read a text book - it can be useful in case the audio recording of the book is unavailable or missing. Sound can be output to both headphones and speakers. Connection - via Bluetooth or via Micro-USB (there is no built-in speaker or normal audio output).

For Micro-USB, of course, a reprimand. In 2021, in a device, and even not the cheapest one, of course, I would like to see Type-C.

The screen is classic, E-Ink Carta. The resolution of 1072 × 1448 gives a comfortable 300 ppi on six inches. There is a backlight with color adjustment.

Allwinner B288 Chipset is a specific chip,sharpened for use exclusively in e-book readers. Not very fresh, not very fast (by smartphone standards). But to read books, he is enough for the eyes and ears.

Memory 16 GB. This is quite enough for books. But taking into account the audio capabilities, I would like, of course, a little more. Or at least support for memory cards, which for some reason is not here.

The battery is small, 1500 mAh. According to the manufacturer, this is enough for 8000 pages (with the backlight off).

Main characteristics of PocketBook 632 Plus LE:

Grayscale, E-Ink, 6 ″, 1072 × 1448, 300 ppi, 16 colors, touch, capacitive, backlight, Carta, SMARTlight
Iron Allwinner B288
1 GHz, 2 x Cortex-A7
RAM 512 MB, ROM 16 GB, no memory card
Li-Ion battery, 1,500 mAh, up to 8,000 pages without backlight
Dimensions161.3 x 108 x 8 mm
Weight155 g
Sensors Accelerometer
USBMicro v2.0

George Kiselyov