Kindle Ereader vs Xiaomi iReader
November 13, 2025
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Basic 6-inch Kindle e-reader uses an electronic ink screen that looks and reads like real paper. The matte screen reflects light like ordinary paper and uses no backlighting, so you can read as easily in bright sunlight as in your living room. Unlike tablet screens, Kindle has no glare.
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6 inch E Ink reader with Carta front-lit HD display. Uses a proprietary Linux based OS iReader UI 2.0, which provides compatibility with all major formats of books and documents for reading : EBK, TXT, UMD, EPUB, PDF and MOBI. It has a pre-installed digital store with hundreds of digital books and magazines, but there is also the ability to download files over Wifi.
Kindle Ereader vs Xiaomi iReader in our news:
2023. Xiaomi released new Moaan Air e-reader
Xiaomi and its subsidiary Moaan have unveiled Air, a new dedicated 6-inch E Ink e-reader. It features the latest-generation Carta 1200 e-Paper display with resolution of 300 PPI. The Air has very thin and light body - just 7.25 mm and 163 grams. It is powered by an 1800 mAh battery, which lasts several weeks on a single charge. The device features a Type-C port for charging and data transfer. It also features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1 for connecting wireless headphones and listening to audiobooks. The Moaan Air runs Google Android 12 and supports downloading Android apps. English language support makes this device ideal for the US market. It costs $150.
2021. Kindle Special Offers no longer show ads on the home screen
Various Kindle models have a Special Offers program. This subsidizes the cost of a new Kindle, by around $25 to $30 and in exchange for the discount, adverts were showed on the lock screen and the home screen. Amazon recently pushed out the 5.13.7 firmware update that totally revised the home screen and one of the added benefits, is that all ads have now been removed from the home screen, so ads are now just displayed when the Kindle is in sleep mode. The home home screen shows you the book you are currently reading and how far you are, within it. There are cover art images of a few other books and some text based information. Underneath that is your recommended reads, books that Amazon is pushing, based on books you have purchased before. There simply is not enough room in the UI to display adverts anymore.
2020. Xiaomi launches Moann inkPad X e-reader
Xiaomi has unveiled the Moann inkPad X e-reader—a device with e-Ink technology that runs on Google Android 8 and allows you to sideload your own apps. The InkPad X boasts a 10.3-inch E INK Carta HD display with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 and 250 PPI. It includes a front-lit screen and a color temperature adjustment system. Inside, it features an ARM quad-core Cortex-A7 processor running at 1.8GHz, paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It has USB-C, dual-band (2.4GHz/5GHz) WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0. Additionally, it comes with a speaker and a microphone. The device is powered by a robust 3,800 mAh battery.
