The Boox Palma 3 gets stylus support and a sleek redesign

Boox has introduced the Palma 3, the next iteration of its compact black-and-white e-reader line. Priced at $339.99 and described as "available soon," the Palma 3 follows nearly two years after the previous update and represents a visible redesign of the pocketable device.

The display remains a 6.13-inch, 300ppi E Ink Carta panel, the same density used in the prior model, but Boox has moved to an anodized aluminum frame paired with a paperlike fiberglass backplate to give the Palma 3 a more premium look and feel. Externally the device aims to look and feel like a step up from earlier entries in the Palma family.

Under the hood, the Palma 3 is built around a Qualcomm Q-6690 octa-core processor and is fitted with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage, which users can expand via microSD. The device includes a 3950mAh rechargeable battery, a 16-megapixel rear camera, and a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button.

On the software side, Boox ships the Palma 3 with Android 16, a jump from the Palma 2’s Android 13 (the original Palma used Android 11). The new model also supports Boox’s InkSense Plus active stylus, enabling note-taking with third-party apps, though the stylus is sold separately for an additional $46 — a cost that narrows the Palma 3’s gap with higher-end e-note competitors. Boox has not provided a firm availability date beyond saying the device will be available soon.