Bigme has announced that the Pocketnote Color 2 with a Kaleido 3 e-paper display is now available without a case or stylus, and the new price makes it very compelling. The case and colour model normally retailed for $299, making it out of reach for most customers. However, you can now buy it without all the accessories for $239, which is very appealing. You can order both versions from the Good e-Reader Store.

The B751 Color features a 7-inch E INK Carta 1200 e-paper display with a resolution 1264×1680 and 300 PPI for black-and-white content. The colour screen provides a resolution of 632×840 and 150 PPI. Thus, you can display text in ebooks, websites, and other content in black-and-white and get tremendous resolution.

The display also comes with 36-level adjustable warm and cold LED lights, which can be blended for an optimized screen when reading in the dark. It has received the prestigious German Rheinland certification with a paper-like index score 86.

Underneath the hood is a 2.3GHz octa-core processor with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. You can also add up to 1 TB of external storage via an SD card. Connectivity options include dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0. There is a microphone for audio calls via Skype, Zoom, and other voice communication apps. Power comes from a 2300 mAh battery, which should be enough to last several days on a single charge.

One significant advantage of the Bigme Pocketnote Color is that it runs the Google Android 11 operating system and has full access to the Google Play Store and Play Services.