Boox announces the Picco, a tiny e-reader with a 3.97-inch front-lit e-paper display and SD card slot, as part of its new Tile lineup to compete with Xteink's small e-readers.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Boox's new Tile lineup will take on Xteink's popular e-readers that are small enough to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/838885/xteink-x4-e-reader-magnetic-apple-iphone-google-pixel">stick on the back of an iPhone</a> with MagSafe. As spotted by <a href="https://goodereader.com/blog/onyx-boox/new-onyx-boox-picco-wants-to-compete-against-xteink"><em>Good E-Reader</em></a>, the first one is the Picco, which will feature a 3.97-inch front-lit, black-and-white e-paper display and expandable storage with an SD card slot. Boox confirmed to <em>The Verge</em> that the Picco is in the works, noting that it's part of a new Tile lineup and will have an "accessible price point," but without any other details about its plans, like specs, the specific price, or a release date. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The front-lit display could put it on par with Xteink's new $99 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/966560/xteink-e-ink-e-reader-x4-pro-touchscreen-light-hands-on">X4 Pro e-reader</a>, which <em>The Ver …</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/970618/onyx-boox-picco-ereader-xteink">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
# Boox is taking on Xteink with its own tiny e-reader
Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/970618/onyx-boox-picco-ereader-xteink](https://www.theverge.com/tech/970618/onyx-boox-picco-ereader-xteink)
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Boox’s new Tile lineup will take on Xteink’s popular e\-readers that are small enough to[stick on the back of an iPhone](https://www.theverge.com/news/838885/xteink-x4-e-reader-magnetic-apple-iphone-google-pixel)with MagSafe\. As spotted by[*Good E\-Reader*](https://goodereader.com/blog/onyx-boox/new-onyx-boox-picco-wants-to-compete-against-xteink), the first one is the Picco, which will feature a 3\.97\-inch front\-lit, black\-and\-white e\-paper display and expandable storage with an SD card slot\. Boox confirmed to*The Verge*that the Picco is in the works, noting that it’s part of a new Tile lineup and will have an “accessible price point,” but without any other details about its plans, like specs, the specific price, or a release date\.
The front\-lit display could put it on par with Xteink’s new $99[X4 Pro e\-reader](https://www.theverge.com/tech/966560/xteink-e-ink-e-reader-x4-pro-touchscreen-light-hands-on), which*The Verge*’s Andrew Liszewski calls “the best tiny e\-reader you can buy\.” However, part of the appeal of Xteink’s little e\-readers is their ability to magnetically stick to the back of a phone, and it’s not clear yet if the Boox Picco will have a similar feature\.
It appears to have buttons in a promotional image, but it’s also not clear yet if it will rely solely on buttons, like the[original Xteink X4](https://www.theverge.com/tech/870583/xteink-x4-e-ink-reader-books-hands-on), or also include a touchscreen\. According to*Good E\-Reader*, the Picco will likely have a minimal, tiled UI limited to basic apps like Neoreader, a music player, and a podcast player, putting it in a very different category than the Android\-powered[Boox Palma](https://www.theverge.com/24184777/boox-palma-e-ink-smartphone-reader)\.
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