Here is a company that I must confess I haven’t heard of before. It’s Cason and is based in India. Apart from action cameras, the company also offers a rather small e-reader device. It is the Cason E7, and it comes with a 5.8-inch, 648 x 480 resolution e-ink display. Belying its diminutive external dimensions, the Cason E7 comes with a rather spacious 32 GB storage, which is further expandable to 128 GB via external memory cards.
Also, while still on dimensions, the E7 measures 135 x 109 x 8 mm. However, at 170 grams, the E7 isn’t the lightest around. The 2024 Kindle Basic does better with a 158-gram weight and offers a 6-inch 300 PPI display. The Palma 2, on the other hand, weighs the same 170 grams and offers a 6.13-inch 300 ppi e-paper display.
Under the hood of the Cason E7 lies a quad-core processor working in tandem with 1 GB of memory. Power comes from a 1500 mAh battery, which should easily last a couple of weeks. It runs Android, though there is no mention of the particular version. Nonetheless, you can always download the app you need from the Google Play Store, which makes the Cason E7 a very versatile e-reader device. It supports 2.4G Wi-Fi, while there is also a USB-C port for data transfer and recharging the battery.
The squareish build, along with the lightweight design, makes it well-suited for e-book reading. Further adding to the reading pleasure is the presence of page turn buttons on the left spine, which is slightly thicker than the rest. There is also a refresh button, which you can make good use of in case you think the display is exhibiting a lot of ghosting effect.
The E7 also offers full font size and margin customization options. It supports the left and right screen rotation feature so that it can be easily tiled for reading in landscape mode. The e-reader supports WAV, PNG, MOBI, FB2, DOC, HTML, EPUB, CBR, DOCX, PDF, CBZ, TXT, MP3, PRC, GIF, BMP, and RTF e-book formats. The built-in speakers will also let you listen to audiobooks.
The Cason E7 is, however, shown as sold out on Amazon but is available to buy via Flipkart in India. It has also secured a 4.5 percent rating on Amazon.