Remarkable’s slate lets you open ePUB and PDF documents, with a workaround for Word documents. Where the Kindle Scribe trumps the Remarkable 2 is file format support. Amazon’s device includes notebooks, checklists and layouts. Remarkable’s E Ink tablet offers 51 templates to guide your note-taking, spanning everything from lined paper to creative storyboards. Each adopts a pared-back approach, with clean visuals, tidy menus and neat icons for switching tools.
E ink sketch pad software#
Software & features: two takesīespoke software inhabits both the Kindle Scribe and the Remarkable 2. We’d expect a similarly intuitive experience from the Kindle Scribe, but we’ll only know the performance of features such as palm rejection after we’ve had the chance to scribble on it. Our five-star review of the Remarkable 2 found that tilt support and 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity contributed to a natural and enjoyable note-taking experience, with minimal lag and a useful range of stroke settings.
E ink sketch pad full#
How the styli compare in practice will be another factor to assess in our full side-by-side test.
E ink sketch pad plus#
And like Amazon’s quills, you’ll need to choose the Marker Plus if you want an eraser on the end. Like Amazon’s quills, it’s also battery-free. The standard Marker looks like a pen and attaches magnetically to the side of the E Ink tablet, which is more secure than tucking it behind your ear. It’s a similar setup for the Remarkable 2. So you can go from jotting to highlighting in a jiffy. Shelling out for the Premium Pen adds an eraser on the end, as well as a shortcut button, which allows you to switch between pen settings with one click. And because it’s a passive tool, there’s no battery to charge. Wield Amazon’s Basic Pen and you’ll find a pen-like stylus in your hand, which sticks magnetically to the side of the Kindle Scribe. While the touchscreens on both devices support finger inputs for swiping through pages and navigating the interface, each is also designed with pen use in mind – whether you’re tapping around or taking notes. It’s that doodling ability which puts the Kindle Scribe and Remarkable 2 in a different class to traditional e-readers. Neither e-reader can produce colour visuals, but the Amazon Kindle Scribe does trump the Remarkable 2 with its adjustable front light, allowing you to continue doodling in dim conditions. That includes a glare-free coating for reading outdoors, plus a surface texture that’s meant to make stylus scribbling feel natural. That said, the difference is unlikely to be a deal-breaker for legibility when reading and scrawling.īoth panels are designed to mimic the look and feel of paper. In theory, it should mean that the Amazon Kindle Scribe is able to render text and edges more crisply than the Remarkable 2. How significant this factor feels in practice will be something we test in our full side-by-side review of the two E Ink tablets. While it’s a tiny bit bigger, the resolution comes in at a less sharp 226ppi.
The Remarkable 2 features a 10.3in panel. Amazon hasn’t published the exact resolution, but it works out at a decent 300ppi. The Kindle Scribe’s screen measures in at 10.2in. Headlining both shows are those E Ink displays. The Kindle Scribe is weightier at 433g, undercut by the 404g Remarkable 2. On the scales, there’s a little more in it. Each slate is slender as well: 5.8mm for the Kindle and 4.7mm for the Remarkable 2, which make each e-reader slimmer than any contemporary smartphone. The Kindle Scribe is the taller of the two by 9mm, while the Remarkable 2 is wider by 17mm. Physically, both devices are approximately the size of an A4 sheet of paper. Which looks better will be down to the eye of the beholder. In contrast, the Remarkable 2 has a white surround with a silver-accented grip strip, and a thicker bottom bezel. The all-black Kindle Scribe features tidy, uniform bezels on three edges. But there are also visual differences which set the two slates apart. Notable bezels frame the displays, with a larger strip on the left to allow for easier holding. Both are styled like tablets and fronted by greyscale E Ink screens. The Amazon Kindle Scribe and Remarkable 2 follow a very similar design formula. Amazon Kindle Scribe vs Remarkable 2: tech specs
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