Navigating around the XL is snappy, you seldom will run into any processes that take a long time to load. There are around 100 e-books in various languages that come bundled with the e-reader. You have to dive into sub-menus to access directories, which house your collection. The book catalog functions like a file explorer manager. For those of you who are new, basically you have your library, file manager, apps and the settings menu. If you have purchased an Icarus e-reader in the past, you should be well familiar with the UI. There is no compelling reason to offer any of the more modern iterations because of the limitations of e-Ink. The Icarus XL is running Google Android 4.2.2 which is fairly standard for most e-readers. E-Ink Pearl HD is very old, and there is better alternatives such as Fina and Mobius. I wish the screen was flush with the bezel and that they used better resolution. The light is not as uniform as the Kindle Paperwhite or the Kindle Voyage. If you have the brightness cranked to the max there is a little bit of light spillage on the top and bottom of the screen. The XL has a front-lit display, which allows you to read in the dark. The XL does not have Bluetooth, so this will prevent you from using modern speakers or something like the Beats Pill. You need to plug in headphones or external speakers that have a 3.5mm input. You can easily download popular apps like Audible, Soundcloud or Spotify. Icarus is one of the few companies in the world that still directly support audio on e-readers. Kindle, Kobo, Nook and everything else is totally incompatible. Normally with open Android e-readers, only the stock e-reading app can normally can take advantage of it. The lack of page turn buttons are actually a blessing in disguise. There are only two buttons on the device: on/off and the home button. (145 x 200 x 9mm, 275gr.) They managed to pull this off because they decided to forgo manual page turn buttons and instead relies exclusively on the touchscreen display. Icarus has really hyped up the slim design and claims its up to 20% lighter than competing devices. There is 8 GB of internal storage to house your e-book collection, but if this is not enough for your needs there is an SD card that is expandable up to 32 GB. Underneath the hood is a 1 GHZ processor and 512 MB of RAM. Icarus decided to employ E-Ink Pearl technology because the higher resolution e-Ink Carta screens aren’t compatible with 8 inch devices. The Illumina XL e-reader features an 8 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 768. This makes it possible to listen to audiobooks and music. What is most compelling, is that this model has a 3.5mm headphone jack. One of the big selling points is the open Android concept, that allows users to install their own apps. Icarus has developed a new eight inch e-reader that certainly stands out in a crowded market full of six inch devices.
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