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ViWoods AiPaper: Two-minute assessment
The second I took the ViWoods AiPaper epaper pill out of its field, I used to be shocked at how gentle it was. It was already inside a skinny magnetic case, with the stylus in its loop, and it nonetheless felt just like the lightest 10-inch E Ink pill I’d ever used. And that is even though it is taller than its competitors at 10.65 inches fairly than the typical 10.3 display measurement.
The closest (direct) competitors is from the Onyx Boox Go 10.3, which additionally runs Android (albeit an older model) and is 4.6mm thick, tipping the scales at 375g. The AiPaper, then again weighs 370g and is 4.5mm thick. I by no means anticipated the small 5g weight distinction to be discernible however, curiously, you’ll be able to ‘really feel’ it.
The AiPaper additionally seems to be very very similar to the Boox Go 10.3, with silver edges, whitish-grey bezels and the flush E Ink show that doesn’t have a frontlight. And that’s alright as a result of the AiPaper is extra for writers and different inventive folks than an ereader you’d take to mattress at evening. The most effective half concerning the design in my view: the stylus magnetically sticks over the display fairly than the edges.
At its essential operate of being a digital pocket book, it excels. All the things you want is neatly laid out on the homepage, so it’s very straightforward to familiarize yourself with and the settings are easy to know.
You can begin writing on it straight out of the field (if it’s charged) as a result of the primary utility you see is Paper (for notes). You even have quick access to a calendar, a digital sketchpad and a bunch of pre-installed purposes that embrace Kindle, Kobo, OneNote, Libby and Wattpad, simply to call a number of.
There’s even a Mailbox to entry your e mail on and, guess what, you’ll be able to handwrite your reply and the built-in AI assistant converts it to textual content earlier than sending. Be careful for the AI textual content conversion although – it’s not persistently correct – so chances are you’ll must make edits earlier than you ship somebody an e mail. You may even e mail your notes immediately from the Paper app.
Whereas there are many pen choices for writing, I used to be a little bit shocked that drawing solely has three (every with three thicknesses) – competing tablets provide extra for creativity. Stylus enter, nevertheless, has no lag in anyway and the nib strikes easily over the display. There’s simply sufficient friction to provide the really feel of paper and I fairly loved the writing expertise.
I admire the quite a few templates and the separate calendar utility too, even one known as Assembly for jotting down minutes. Then there’s the AI button that offers you entry to full-fat ChatGPT-4o or GPT-4o-mini. DeepSeek can also be preinstalled. It is vital to notice, nevertheless, there are at all times dangers with utilizing AI, however should you’re comfy with it, it may be a incredible productiveness instrument.
Chrome and the Google Play Store are additionally out there out of the field. It makes use of a customized model of Android 13, however I discovered that the pill I used to be despatched for this assessment was not Play Shield Licensed (that means, I couldn’t entry the Play Retailer at preliminary setup). I needed to follow some steps to register the machine and it was easy crusing after that.
I gained’t discuss a lot about what it’s like to make use of as an ereader as a result of that’s not its essential operate, and it has help for fewer file codecs than another manufacturers with comparable tablets, however they’re the most typical e book codecs, together with EPUB, MOBI, CBZ and CBR. Furthermore, with no frontlight, it might not be the best ereader for a lot of customers. PDF modifying is feasible if the doc you’ve uploaded has edit capabilities.
Ghosting is a minor drawback on this pill, however I did not discover it till I appeared on the photographs I had taken of the AiPaper. So it will not actually be a problem when in use.
All the setup is a beautiful center floor between reMarkable’s minimalist strategy and Boox’s overcomplicated one – it’s nicely thought out and stands out as a novel different to its aforementioned opponents. There’s a heck of much more to unpack right here (learn on under for extra particulars), however I actually can’t recover from the excessive asking value for this E Ink pill – it is about $200 / £100 / AU$250 greater than competing choices even when discounted – though it could possibly be argued that it justifies its value simply on efficiency alone.
ViWoods AiPaper assessment: Value & availability
- Launched after a Kickstarter marketing campaign in September 2024
- In the stores within the US since December 2024 and in Australia since March 2025
- Checklist value of $799 / £610 / AU$1,199; will be bought from on Amazon
- 100-day free trial, however phrases and situations apply
There are two AiPaper tablets out there from Chinese language model ViWoods – the bigger 10.65-inch mannequin reviewed right here and a smaller 8-inch different known as AiPaper Mini. The larger machine went on sale within the US in the direction of the top of 2024, and has been out there in Australia since March 2025.
The ten.65-inch E Ink pill shouldn’t be what I’d deem ‘reasonably priced’ – in truth, it’s the most costly epaper machine I’ve examined thus far, with its $799 / £610 / AU$1,199 price ticket making it costlier than the colour reMarkable Paper Pro and the grayscale Supernote Manta.
That mentioned, there’s a slim case within the field, in addition to the stylus and additional nibs too. In lots of different circumstances, you’ll want to purchase the case individually, however this bundle remains to be very a lot in premium territory.
Fortunately there are reductions available. On the time of writing, the AiPaper was down to $549 / £418 / AU$863 directly from the ViWoods website, however could possibly be had for $539 / AU$806 on Amazon within the US and Australia respectively.
The ViWoods AiPaper Mini can also be fairly steeply priced ( listed for $599 / £455 / AU$939; reductions can be found) in comparison with the likes of the 8-inch Kobo Sage, the 7-inch Kobo Libra Colour and the stylus-supported Boox Go 7 from Onyx. Nonetheless, it too ships with a stylus whereas different smaller slates require you to buy that individually.
Regardless of being a full-featured E Ink pill operating Android 13, it’s arduous to justify even the discounted value, extra so when you may get the Boox Go 10.3 for $379.99 / €419.99 (about £355) / AU$699. Even the reMarkable 2 can be a superb different and prevent cash at full value. Value is the primary purpose why it will get some factors docked on this assessment.
Nonetheless, ViWoods stands aside from different manufacturers by providing a 100-day free trial of its merchandise when bought immediately from the model’s web site, however there are a number of different terms and conditions you will want to pay attention to to make the most of this provide. The tablets additionally include a 14-month guarantee for purposeful defects.
• Worth rating: 3.5 / 5
ViWoods AiPaper assessment: specs
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Show sort: |
E Ink Carta 1300 with E Ink Mobius base |
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Display measurement: |
10.65 inches |
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Decision: |
300ppi (2560 x 1920 pixels) |
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Processor: |
2GHz octa-core MediaTek MT8183 |
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Frontlight: |
None |
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Storage: |
128GB (non-expandable) |
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Battery: |
4,100mAh |
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Speaker: |
None |
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Water safety: |
None |
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Software program: |
Android 13 |
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Connectivity: |
USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 |
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File help: |
7 (5 paperwork, 2 photographs) |
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Dimensions: |
247 x 178 x 4.5 mm |
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Weight: |
370g (with out case and pen) |
ViWoods AiPaper assessment: Design & show
- Thinnest and lightest 10-inch E Ink pill I’ve examined
- Very good 10.65-inch E Ink Carta 1300 show
- Stylus is barely thicker than most, however very ergonomic and light-weight
- Constructed-in mic, however no audio system or microSD card tray
The general design of the ViWoods AiPaper is acquainted to me because it’s fairly much like the Boox Go 10.3 I’ve beforehand examined. The distinction right here is that it’s even lighter and thinner and, whilst you’d suppose {that a} 0.1mm thickness and 5g of weight distinction wouldn’t matter a lot, suppose once more. The second I took the AiPaper out of its field – it was already encased in a magnetic folio with the stylus in its loop – it was noticeably lighter in comparison with all the opposite large-screen E Ink tablets I’ve examined.
It’s, nevertheless, taller than different tablets prefer it. Its display measurement is available in at 10.65 inches in comparison with the typical 10.3 inches, however it would not add an excessive amount of to the general footprint – it is barely taller than its counterparts. The thinness greater than makes up for it, although.
And whereas the pill itself has no safety towards moisture, the equipped case is waterproof. Oh, and this magnetic folio barely weighs a factor too. The dearth of waterproofing shouldn’t be distinctive to the AiPaper – just about each single 10-inch epaper note-taking machine I’ve examined has had no IP certification.
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Its light-weight design apart, the AiPaper seems to be beautiful, with whitish-grey bezels and silver trimming alongside the 4 sides. The rear panel is a skinny plastic sheet to match the bezels. The underside bezel is broader and is house to a few contact buttons which might be very paying homage to Android gadgets – again, house and AI. The final one opens up an utility that offers you entry to ChatGPT or DeepSeek, the selection is yours.
The one bodily button on the machine is to energy it up (or down), which lies flush with the highest edge and homes a fingerprint sensor. I assumed such a skinny floor would have bother studying fingerprints, however I used to be mistaken – it functioned nicely 95% of the time, however the raised fringe of the case can get in the way in which generally which, for me, was the remaining 5% of the time.
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I must also point out the stylus individually because it’s a little bit broader than the pens utilized by most different manufacturers – solely marginally so – however it’s light-weight and ergonomic. It’s known as the AiPaper Gen2.5 Stylus Pen and it is constituted of light-grey plastic to match the pill. It options an eraser on the highest and a button on the flattened size on its physique.
That flat part is what secures the stylus magnetically over the show (as pictured above) and that’s an distinctive addition because the curved edges (or sides) of the pill are so skinny, there’s no manner the pen would stick there, as is widespread in different fashions. The nearer to the middle of the display you get, the stronger the maintain, however it can keep wherever on the highest floor of the machine.
For whenever you’re in transit, although, the loop on the protecting case will preserve the Gen2.5 Stylus Pen secure.
It’s additionally the primary stylus I’ve used that comes with two sorts of alternative nibs within the field – the default is a ‘easy writing’ nib that’s mushy and thus can put on out simply, however it may be changed with a extra ‘sturdy’ or more durable nib if you want. Swapping one out for the opposite is so simple as pulling out the used one to slip within the alternative till it clicks into place.
Each the stylus and the pill use Wacom EMR expertise, so even should you lose the Gen2.5 Stylus Pen, you should use an alternate that has the identical tech. I attempted the Boox Pen Plus that got here with the Go 10.3 and it labored simply nice.
The show expertise used right here is seemingly a hybrid of two E Ink screens. ViWoods says the highest inflexible layer is the E Ink Carta 1300 for writing and studying on, and it sits on a versatile E Ink Mobius base. The slight flexibility it presents, in response to ViWood, is supposed to supply the “rebound” really feel of paper whenever you write. I did not fairly expertise it however then I’ve no complaints in anyway with the way it feels to put in writing on.
All the things you write on this monochrome display is sharp, with wonderful distinction for the pen’s markings. Which means it is fairly darkish towards the pale background, which makes handwritten notes very straightforward to learn, notably with no frontlight.
Alternatively, the distinction when studying ebooks within the Studying app (the place the library sits) is a little bit lackluster when in comparison with the likes of the Amazon Kindle Scribe (2024) – the phrases on the web page seem lighter as compared (see the picture under). That does not imply you’ll be able to’t use the AiPaper as an ereader, it simply hasn’t been optimized nicely for that objective.
The display additionally lacks a frontlight, though that on no account hampers its usability and a lightless show is hardly distinctive to ViWood. Neither the reMarkable 2 nor the Boox Go 10.3 have a frontlight they usually’re each nonetheless very good to make use of. Whereas I’d have most well-liked a frontlight myself as a result of I’m a nighttime reader and I’d have cherished to make use of the AiPaper as an ereader as nicely, that’s not its major operate – it’s a productiveness pill, so writing, sketching and scheduling are what it does greatest.
• Design & show rating: 5 / 5
ViWoods AiPaper assessment: Software program & consumer expertise
Arguably an important issue when selecting an epaper writing pill for your self can be its software program and consumer interface. The place Kobo and Kindle use customized Linux operating systems, as does reMarkable, Boox and ViWoods have adopted Android.
The ViWoods AiPaper makes use of a trimmed-down, customized version of Android 13 (in comparison with Android 12 on the Boox Go 10.3) that caters particularly to studying and writing. And, importantly, the complete setup is incredible, much better than the Boox different which, in truth, has a extra streamlined interface in comparison with older fashions from the model.
On the AiPaper, the interface is a superb center floor – neither too minimalist like reMarkable, nor too difficult like Boox.
Android OS and apps
- Runs a customized model of Android 13
- Very streamlined consumer interface
- Practically all purposes you would possibly want are already preinstalled, however there’s full entry to the Play Retailer
The second you turn on the ViWoods AiPaper, you’ll see the underside proper block already has a number of apps preinstalled. Faucet and also you’ll discover Chrome and the Google Play Retailer already there, prepared so that you can signal into.
The latter was the one actual subject I bumped into when establishing the AiPaper for this assessment: being unable to entry the Play Retailer at first. That’s as a result of the machine despatched to me was not Play Shield Licensed, that means it hadn’t been registered with Google for Play Retailer entry.
Some research informed me that that is was not an remoted incident, though some customers on-line have had no issues in anyway. Getting this executed, although, could be very easy and ViWoods has a handy guide that can assist you.
Apparently, ViWoods has applied Android’s ‘long-press to repeat and paste’ performance for this setup – I want this could be expanded to all elements of the pill, whereby any handwritten, or on the very least text-converted, observe will be copied throughout paperwork or purposes. The characteristic already exists within the software program, so it is only a matter of enabling it on a wider scale (though I am not a developer and I am unable to communicate to the feasibility of increasing it).
It additionally took three makes an attempt to sync my Google Drive account to the pill for cloud switch of recordsdata regardless of being logged in on the primary try. Why this occurred remains to be a thriller to me.
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An surprising shock on the AiPaper that I have never seen on every other pill like that is e mail entry. There’s a Mailbox utility preinstalled that may be arrange should you do not need to obtain Gmail or every other mail app however, curiously, it means that you can handwrite your replies should you select.
AI handwriting recognition is out there on almost each native utility that means that you can use the stylus, however I discovered that the textual content conversion wasn’t at all times correct and I satisfaction myself on having a fairly good (and readable) handwriting. I’ve had no points with handwriting recognition on the Kobo Elipsa 2E or the Kindle Scribe 2024 for instance, so I’m shocked that the AiPaper is getting a number of issues mistaken.
It’s probably not a deal breaker as I discovered the onscreen keyboard simply as straightforward to make use of to make any mandatory edits. In contrast to the Boox keyboard, which is a way more difficult affair with tiny keys, the ViWoods has huge tiles and could be very responsive.
I’d usually be downloading the Kindle and Kobo apps on every other epaper pill like this, however they have been each already out there to signal into. I used to be pleasantly shocked to search out even the Libby app preinstalled, alongside the New York Occasions, Wattpad and some extra. So all I ended up including was a few different productiveness apps to check annotations and a few benchmarking instruments to sate my very own curiosity.
As I’ve already talked about, the general consumer interface is incredible, lending itself nicely to a pill just like the AiPaper. You will have every part you want at your fingertips, however you’ll be able to at all times add extra to take advantage of Play Retailer entry. It’s also possible to become involved with the ViWoods consumer group immediately from the pill in case you need to ask a query, depart suggestions or get some assist with any subject you could have with the product.
One factor to notice concerning the AiPaper is that, throughout my testing, my MacBook could not register the pill in Finder, though ViWoods’ promotional imagery signifies that ought to work. Because of this the Android File Switch app would not work, which was my expertise with all Boox gadgets as nicely. I plugged the AiPaper right into a Home windows machine the place it was out there for file switch by way of USB-C. I additionally could not get Wi-Fi Switch to work, however this wasn’t a lot of a deal breaker for me as a result of cloud sync is kind of fast. Whereas Google Drive was my service of selection, Dropbox and OneDrive help can also be out there.
• Software program rating: 4 / 5
Writing & productiveness
- Native notes app is full featured; voice enter is out there
- Annotations are attainable on a number of third-party apps
- Easy and lag-free stylus enter
I am unable to assist however extol the virtues of the writing and productiveness options of the ViWoods AiPaper. From a devoted notes utility known as Paper to a different known as Assembly for jotting down minutes, even a calendar utility that means that you can write inside every date field and record process for a particular date – you could have lots to get you began. They usually all have voice enter out there should you’re feeling too lazy to put in writing – even the diary entries!
Don’t need to use the native writing app? OneNote is preinstalled within the app drawer and it really works nicely with the equipped stylus. You may obtain every other third-party notes utility – I attempted Evernote and Google Preserve, each of which labored nice – and ViWoods says you’ll be able to annotate any web page, regardless of which utility you utilize.
In case you haven’t used every other note-taking utility earlier than, you’ll discover greater than sufficient within the native app. You may add pages and transfer them round simply sufficient, you’ll be able to delete particular person pages rapidly by opening up a multipage doc as a grid, you’ll be able to change the template of particular person pages… the record goes on. You may add layers, create tags, textual content containers (or boxouts) and use a lasso instrument to pick textual content.
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The AI button inside the Paper utility means that you can analyze textual content, convert a observe into an e mail or convert handwriting into textual content. As I’ve already alluded earlier than, AI conversions aren’t the perfect. For instance (see the above picture for clarification), I chosen a handwritten query jotted down when making notes for this assessment: “Does template change have an effect on all pages?” I chosen it to be analyzed and the response from ChatGPT was: “The content material consists of a handwritten observe that seems to deal with the query “does bipolar change have an effect on all pages?” The subsequent time I obtained the identical little bit of handwriting ‘analyzed’, it turned “inequality change”. C’mon, my handwriting isn’t that unhealthy, absolutely!
For writing, you could have an in depth selection of pens – seven, in truth, with 5 thickness choices and 4 grayscale colours. Surprisingly, although, these brush sorts are lacking within the Selecting utility (used for drawing and sketching) which, as a substitute, solely will get three pen sorts with three thicknesses every. I believe it must be the opposite manner round.
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With 4,096 stress ranges and as much as 60º tilt sensitivity for the stylus, the identical brush sorts for creativity would have been nice for artists who don’t essentially desire a devoted drawing pill just like the XPPen Artist Pro 14 (Gen 2). Then once more, I am unable to draw to save lots of my life, so maybe the restricted pens within the Selecting app would suffice for many customers.
So my essential criticism is simply with the AI-powered handwriting recognition, which intermittently discovered it arduous to decipher my comparatively neat notes, however labored nice when it got here to a colleague’s unhealthy scribbles. Sure, I am taking it personally – and no, I gained’t deduct any marks for that.
• Writing rating: 4.5 / 5
Studying
- Library is buried inside one other app
- Wired and Wi-Fi file switch did not work with macOS as represented by ViWoods
- Help for restricted file codecs, however greater than sufficient for informal studying
With no built-in bookstore, it is advisable to both use the browser (Chrome) to supply content material or import by way of wired or cloud switch. I used the latter methodology to sideload a number of titles I already personal as, beforehand said, my MacBook was unable to register the AiPaper and I discovered that OTG help (which is out there on Android 13) has not been applied on this pill.
It was throughout this course of when issues obtained a little bit murky for me.
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When deciding on to import (in my case from Google Drive), the AiPaper provides you two areas to save lots of the ebooks – My Notes and My Information. The latter has a folder already known as ‘e_books’, which is the place I assumed I wanted to construct my library. Certain, that may be executed, and this supply makes use of the Bookshelf utility to open EPUBs. Nonetheless, the app doesn’t like sideloaded recordsdata (which I admire is a step to forestall piracy) and I couldn’t transcend the guide cowl. It additionally wants an account to work.
I then saved the identical titles to My Notes and that, pricey reader, gave the impression to be the place the default library is – tucked inside the native Studying utility. It helps a good few widespread file codecs, together with EPUB, MOBI, CBZ and CBR, however I additionally discovered there’s help for Kindle’s AZW and AZW3.
The My Notes part can also be the place you’ll be able to add editable PDFs in case it is advisable to fill a type or signal one.
Textual content is sharp on the display, though I’d have most well-liked extra distinction to make the phrases on web page darker however, once more, it is not a deal breaker as you’ll be able to add a little bit weight (thickness) to the textual content to make them seem darker.
You may both select to swipe on the display to show a web page or faucet and I’d suggest the latter – when you’ve got a swipe gesture arrange already for ‘going again’, that’s the operate that may continuously get triggered fairly than turning to the following web page. The highest toolbar that seems whenever you first open a title will be made to vanish to depart a really clear web page that you would be able to annotate to your coronary heart’s content material.
I additionally discovered that the marginally bigger display made studying a a lot nicer expertise than on the opposite 10.3-inch epaper tablets. The web page layouts appeared neater and, I suppose, the extra strains on a web page do make a distinction. That mentioned, with no frontlight, it is clear that doubling as an ereader shouldn’t be its precedence.
• Studying rating: 4 / 5
ViWoods AiPaper assessment: Efficiency
- Glorious total efficiency on a really responsive display
- Gentle ghosting throughout all purposes
- Good battery life however can eat extra energy throughout sure duties
As I’ve already talked about earlier on this assessment, the AiPaper makes use of a processor that’s fairly highly effective for a tool like an epaper pill. Whereas the MediaTek MT8183 could make Chromebooks purr alongside easily at larger wattages with particular implementations, my benchmarking informed me that ViWoods hasn’t taken full benefit of what this CPU can obtain. In comparison with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC used within the Boox Go 10.3, the benchmark numbers are fairly dismal for the AiPaper though the expectation was that they’d be evenly matched.
For context, Geekbench 6 recorded a single-core rating of 403 for the Boox and 299 for the AiPaper, whereas multi-core scores have been 1261 and 1114 respectively. However neglect the numbers: the implementation of Android and the quantity of RAM out there is, in the end, what’s going to decide how nicely an epaper pill will carry out in real-world use.
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And that is precisely what’s in proof right here. Regardless of ViWoods not harnessing the complete energy of the CPU, it is the higher performer in comparison with the Boox because the execution of the OS right here and the 4GB of RAM (similar as within the Go 10.3) mix to make issues run very easily certainly. Furthermore, the MT8183 CPU additionally has barely higher RAM velocity, so the general system efficiency is healthier right here.
Whether or not it was opening apps, writing or utilizing the on-screen keyboard, I discovered the AiPaper simply that tiny bit faster than the Boox. I initially did not even discover the ghosting on the display till I appeared on the photographs of pill I had taken for this assessment; on the Boox, although, it may be fairly evident.
There are three refresh charges out there on the AiPaper and I discovered the default Finest to be, nicely, the perfect. Quick and Extremely-Quick resulted in additional ghosting in some purposes, and did not make an enormous quantity of distinction whereas scrolling in apps like Chrome. Anticipate the occasional stutter when scrolling, although, which is extra because of the limitations of the E Ink display tech fairly than a fault of the machine.
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Not a single utility has crashed since I started utilizing this pill (three weeks to the time of publication) – as compared, I bumped into an issue with the Boox Go 10.3 when testing its native notes app. In keeping with Onyx Boox, the Go 10.3 can take as much as 500 pages per doc, however it crashed after 10. The most important handwritten doc I had on the AiPaper was 15 pages and it confirmed no indicators of slowing down. There have been no hiccups with turning pages or citing the AI analyze/handwriting recognition on almost each web page of that doc.
Battery life is first rate however inferior to the Boox (the Snapdragon 680 is thought for extra environment friendly battery use) or the Kindle Scribe, and that is regardless of the AiPaper utilizing a bigger capability pack. The 4,100mAh battery which is able to provide not more than two weeks of use should you spend an hour with it every day. On standby, you may stand up to 4 weeks on a single cost.
It is because there are some duties that drain extra battery than others, like downloading apps from the Play Retailer or importing paperwork by way of cloud switch, however you need to nonetheless get a number of days out of every high up even should you use it extensively.
Charging up can also be fairly fast – it went from 9% to full in just below two hours throughout my testing, and that was when plugged right into a dock and never a wall charger.
• Efficiency rating: 4.5 / 5
Ought to I purchase the ViWoods AiPaper?
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Attribute |
Notes |
Rating |
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Worth |
It could be the perfect epaper writing pill I’ve examined, however it’s eye-wateringly costly at full value. |
3.5 / 5 |
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Design & show |
It’s each very skinny and really light-weight, even with a case. And though it makes use of a ten.65-inch show, its total footprint is not an excessive amount of extra. And the display is beautiful to make use of as nicely, though it lacks distinction. |
5 / 5 |
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Software program & apps |
An open Android ecosystem and an easy-to-use interface makes this a winner in my books, however it has a number of minor points. |
4 / 5 |
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Writing & productiveness |
The restricted pen sorts for drawing could possibly be a deal breaker for artists, but when productiveness is precedence over creativity, then the AiPaper will serve you nicely. |
4.5 / 5 |
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Studying |
Whereas the shortage of a frontlight could be a problem for some, the AiPaper is a satisfactory ereader. |
4 / 5 |
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Efficiency |
No different epaper writing pill I’ve examined has been as quick because the AiPaper – total efficiency is incredible. Battery life, nevertheless, is proscribed in comparison with different manufacturers. |
4.5 / 5 |
Purchase it if…
Do not buy it if…
ViWoods AiPaper assessment: Alternate options
As nice as I believe the ViWoods AiPaper is, it might not swimsuit everybody. In case you’re eager to take a look at alternate options, I’ve listed three choices under that provide one thing completely different from one another. In addition they are available at barely completely different value factors, so check out their specs comparability under listed alongside the AiPaper itself, and browse on for a fast take a look at every.
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ViWoods AiPaper |
Onyx Boox Go 10.3 |
reMarkable 2 |
Amazon Kindle Scribe (2024) |
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Value |
$799 / £610 / AU$1,199 |
$409.99 / €419.99 (about £355) / AU$699 |
From $399 / £389 / AU$669 |
From $399.99 / £379.99 / AU$649 |
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Display |
10.65-inch E Ink Carta 1300 |
10.3-inch E Ink Carta 1200 |
10.3-inch Canvas 2 |
10.2-inch undisclosed E Ink Carta show (probably 1200) |
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Decision |
300ppi |
300ppi |
226ppi |
300ppi |
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Working system |
Android 13 |
Android 12 |
Linux-based |
Linux-based |
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Storage |
128GB |
64GB |
8GB |
16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
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CPU |
2GHz octa-core MediaTek MT8183 |
2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
1.2GHz dual-core ARM |
Undisclosed |
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Battery |
4,100mAh |
3,700mAh |
3,000mAh |
Undisclosed |
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Waterproofing |
None |
None |
None |
None |
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File help |
7 |
26 |
2 |
16 |
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Audio system |
None |
Twin |
None |
None |
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Dimensions |
247 x 178 x 4.5 mm |
235 x 183 x 4.6 mm |
246 x 188 x 4.7 mm |
230 x 196 x 5.7 mm |
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Weight |
370g |
375g |
403.5g |
433g |
How I examined the ViWoods AiPaper
- Used for 3 weeks as essential writing pill
- Uploaded a number of EPUBs by way of cloud switch to check studying
- Downloaded a number of Android apps, together with benchmarking ones
I’ve examined fairly a number of epaper writing tablets in the previous few years, so I’ve obtained a system in place after I obtain a brand new mannequin for assessment. Instantly after connecting to Wi-Fi, I’m going via the settings to see what I want to vary to have faucets and gestures arrange excellent for me, I additionally undergo refresh-rate choices and eliminate any nav ball that’s preinstalled (I discover them very distracting on the web page).
That executed, it’s time to open up the native apps and see what’s on provide. Within the AiPaper’s case, I began with the Paper utility to begin scribbling some random ideas, then went sequentially via the pre-installed choices, like calendar and drawing.
I discovered the Studying utility a little bit complicated, however its objective turned clear after I tried so as to add a number of EPUBs for testing its studying prowess.
I can’t draw to save lots of my life, however I did strive the Selecting utility as nicely, simply to see what it was like. I additionally checked what sort of pen sorts (and nib thicknesses) have been out there for creativity.
I used to be happy to see the Kindle and Kobo apps have been already preinstalled, however I downloaded a number of different purposes from the Play Retailer to check velocity and efficiency. This included Geekbench 6 that I used to benchmark the CPU (simply to sate my curiosity).
I plugged an exterior SSD into the USB-C port to see if there was OTG help and I additionally tried connecting the pill to each a MacBook and a Home windows laptop computer. I examined the AI app, personally preferring ChatGPT to DeepSeek, and examined the opposite AI-powered options within the Paper app.
Having reviewed epaper tablets from a number of manufacturers, I’ve the expertise to check the ViWoods AiPaper to a number of different fashions out there to attain it pretty.
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[First tested July 2025]