First teased at IFA 2025 in September and then officially announced in China earlier this month, Boox’s next smartphone-sized e-reader is now coming to the US. Although two versions of the device are available in China, including a black-and-white model called the P6 Pro, it’s the Boox P6 Pro Color that’s coming to the US where it’s called the Boox Palma 2 Pro.
Pricing for the P6 Pro Color in China is 3,299 CNY, or around $463, but the Palma 2 Pro is now available for preorder through Boox’s online store in the US for $399.99, if you order it through one of the company’s US-based warehouses, with shipping expected to start in early November. You can also opt to preorder the Palma 2 Pro from one of the company’s Hong Kong-based warehouses with shipping expected sometime this month and a price drop to $379.99, but Boox’s website warns that “some countries may levy tariffs on imported goods from Hong Kong,” and US customers may end up paying a lot more for the device in the end.
The specs and functionality of the new Boox Palma 2 Pro are identical to the P6 Pro Color. It features a 6.13-inch Kaleido 3 color E Ink screen which is the same display tech used in e-readers like the Kobo Libra Colour. Black-and-white content is displayed at 300ppi, but that drops to 150ppi in color mode, which is limited to just 4,096 different shades.
It’s powered by an unnamed “octa-core processor” paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage that’s expandable to up to 2TB using a microSD card. The Palma 2 Pro also supports up to 2 SIM cards (when you’re not using a microSD card) but is limited to data-only SIMs. It’s no longer completely dependent on Wi-Fi like older versions of the Palma, but it’s still not a smartphone replacement.
The Palma 2 Pro runs Android 15 and has access to the Google Play Store making it a versatile pocket-sized e-reader that can function like a Kobo or a Kindle using their mobile apps. It’s also the first Palma device with digital notepad aspirations, supporting Boox’s $46 InkSense Plus stylus that offers 4,096 levels of pressure and tilt sensitivity – potentially turning it into a tiny sketchbook, too.
On the back of the Palma 2 Pro you’ll find a basic 16MP camera with an LED flash that’s mostly useful for digitizing documents, and while the device has Bluetooth for connecting to wireless headphones, you’ll want to stick to music, podcasts, and audiobooks instead of trying to watch videos which is still an unpleasant experience on E Ink screens.
