--- source_url: "https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-e-ink-tablet-4329663" title: Best E Ink tablets of 2026 for note-taking and reading mirrored_at: 2026-08-22T01:06:42.139Z host: www.trustedreviews.com cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-e-ink-tablet-4329663" --- > **Original source:** https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-e-ink-tablet-4329663 **E Ink tablets have grown in popularity over the past few years, as people want a more streamlined and sleek way to take notes.** While an E Ink tablet might not seem like a priority product, if you’re someone who spends a lot of time notetaking or journaling, then you’ll easily see the appeal. No longer will you need to flick through various diaries to find hastily written notes, as an E Ink tablet allows you to organise your thoughts more coherently. Seriously, for type A personalities, the best e-ink tablets are a godsend. For those unfamiliar, an E Ink tablet is, unsurprisingly, a device that is fitted with an E Ink display rather than a typical LCD or even OLED panel seen on tablets. It’s not just E Ink tablets that sport the technology, as you’ll find similar displays on the [best e-readers](https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-e-reader-3471051) and [best Kindles](https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-kindle-4248261) too. With plenty of options currently available, from the budget friendly to the ultra high-end, where should you begin if you’re interested in investing in an E Ink tablet? Should you opt for a device that allows you to make colourful annotations and highlights? Or do you need a smaller device that slips seamlessly into your pocket?  To help you decide, we’ve spent countless hours putting E Ink tablets through our rigorous testing process. With each tablet, we assess features like battery life, ease of use and design to determine whether it’s good value for money or not.  With this in mind, we’ve listed the best E Ink tablets for note taking below, with the likes of Remarkable 2, Boox and the Amazon Kindle Scribe taking pride of place.  Remember that generally speaking, an E Ink tablet is really more of a productivity tool rather than a standard tablet. With that in mind, if you want a device for gaming, scrolling social media or streaming, then you’re better off with one of the [best tablets](https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-tablet-3438986) instead. ## Best E Ink tablets at a glance - Best overall: [Remarkable 2](https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-e-ink-tablet-4329663#best-list-387399-remarkable-2) - Best display: [Remarkable Paper Pro](https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-e-ink-tablet-4329663#best-list-537675-remarkable-paper-pro) - Best for features: [Onyx Boox Tab Ultra](https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-e-ink-tablet-4329663#best-list-389529-onyx-boox-tab-ultra) - Best for Kindle books: [Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft](https://www.trustedreviews.com/best/best-e-ink-tablet-4329663#best-list-4669149-amazon-kindle-scribe-colorsoft) SQUIRREL\_ANCHOR\_LIST ## Learn how we test E Ink Tablets One of our product experts has properly tested every tablet on this list and used it for an extended period of time. We categorically do not recommend a product unless it has been put through our lab tests and used by the reviewer as their main tablet for at least a week, if not longer. When a device is sent in for review with optional extras, such as a stylus and keyboard cover, we’ll assess its performance both as a standalone product as well as with any accompanying peripherals. - Full access to the Google Play Store - Fast performance in spite of its e-ink technology - Writing is smooth and fluid - The keyboard accessory makes sense here - The UI lacks the simplicity of the Remarkable 2 - Accompanying app needs some work While the Remarkable 2 might be lacking a fair amount of smart features, the [Onyx Boox Tab Ultra](https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/onyx-boox-tab-ultra) suffers from no such problem. By all standards, this is a fully-fledged Android tablet that just happens to feature an E Ink display. Running full Android 11, the Tab Ultra has complete access to the Google Play Store and all the apps within it, so in addition to the stock Onyx apps for note-taking and drawing, you also have the ability to read books in the Kindle app, listen to audiobooks via Audible and, if you just want to see what videos look like on an E Ink display, dive into a spot of YouTube. The Tab Ultra is so feature-packed that no other E Ink tablet on this list comes close. With the included stylus and optional keyboard case, the Ultra can be used as a genuine productivity machine that’s easier on the eyes than a laptop. The accompanying app isn’t quite as intuitive as Remarkable’s, but what’s really impressive is just how fast the screen is able to refresh itself. Handwritten notes appear with unbelievable speed that we previously didn’t think was possible with E Ink technology, so the Tab Ultra deserves recognition for really pushing the bar on what’s possible here. For all that power however, the Tab Ultra does come with a hefty price tag that isn’t too far off the price of an [iPad Air](https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/ipad-air-2022), so it’s really up to the user to decide if they value an E Ink screen above all else when deciding which tablet to buy. - The design is a real step forward - Good screen - Colour panel works better than on the smaller Colorsoft - Very expensive - Software is a bit sloppy - Merely ok for writing Amazon’s Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a genuinely interesting entry into the E Ink tablet space and a great pick if you’re deep in the Amazon ecosystem. The redesign is the most immediately noticeable improvement. Bezels are now even all the way round, and the whole device feels thinner and lighter than its predecessor. Then there’s the colour screen, which is really the headline feature here. Colours look washed out next to any LCD or OLED panel, as you’d expect from E Ink, but the display performs far better than the one found on the smaller Colorsoft model, and it genuinely changes what you can comfortably read on the device. Comics, travel guides and cookbooks all suddenly make sense on it in a way they simply didn’t before. Writing feels good too, though not quite as natural as the experience you’d get on a Remarkable tablet. Amazon’s bookstore remains the best in the business, and loading your own PDFs to annotate is refreshingly painless, but the way notebooks sit alongside your reading library feels clunky, and the AI tools are not yet dependable enough to rely on. If you’re already invested in the Amazon bubble, want the larger 11-inch panel and can stomach the asking price, the Scribe Colorsoft earns its place on this list. ## Test Data   ReMarkable Paper Pure Remarkable Paper Pro Onyx Boox Tab Ultra Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft ## Full Specs   ReMarkable Paper Pure Review Remarkable Paper Pro Review Onyx Boox Tab Ultra Review Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Review Manufacturer Remarkable Remarkable Onyx Amazon Screen Size 10.3 inches – 10.3 inches 11 inches Storage Capacity 32GB – 128GB 32GB, 64GB Rear Camera – – 16MP N/A Front Camera – – – N/A IP rating Not Disclosed – Not Disclosed No Battery 3820 mAh – 6300 mAh – Size (Dimensions) 187.1 x 6 x 228.1 MM x x INCHES 184.5 x 6.7 x 225 MM x x INCHES Weight 360 G 525 G 480 G 393 G ASIN – – B0BDRHDTWQ – Operating System ReMarkable OS – Android 11 Kindle OS Release Date 2026 2024 2022 2026 First Reviewed Date 06/05/2026 – 04/05/2023 12/06/2026 Resolution x – x x Ports USB-C – USB-C USB-C Chipset – – – Quad-core processor RAM 2GB – 4GB 4GB Colours – – – Graphite, Fig UK RRP £359 £559 – £569 USA RRP $399 $579 $599.99 $629 EU RRP €399 – €649.99 – ![Lewis Painter](https://network.candrmediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_4231-scaled-150x150.jpg) #### [Lewis Painter](https://www.trustedreviews.com/author/lewispainter) Lewis is the Mobile Editor of Trusted Reviews with plenty of phone experience, from the Nokia 3210 to the iPhone 16 Pro Max. He has been in the tech industry writing about phones, headphones, tablets, watches, VR and just about any other bit of tech you could think of since 2015, with a particular interest in new and exciting smartphone tech.