Onyx announced the Boox Tab Ultra, which gets an e-ink display and camera. This was reported by The Verge.

According to journalists, the uniqueness of the Boox Tab Ultra is that the tablet is the first device on the market to combine an E Ink screen and a camera. Experts noted that the electronic ink-based display was monochrome and was intended mainly for use in e-books – the use of this technology in a device with a camera seemed unusual to journalists.

Onyx representatives explained that the 16-megapixel camera on the back of the device is not designed for taking photos, but for scanning and digitizing paper documents. “You need to open the rear camera of the tablet to take a picture of your document and convert it to text immediately”company registered.

The Boox Tab Ultra received a 10.3-inch screen, Snapdragon 662 processor, 4 gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes of internal memory. The tablet runs on a modified version of Android 11 and has a battery with a capacity of 6300 mAh. The Boox Tab Ultra cost $599, sales will begin in November.