Pros
Tablet:+ Nice design
+ Portable (small, thin, and light)
+ Frontlight
+ Audio (speakers/4x mic)
+ Rear-facing camera
+ Nice tactile writing feel
+ Great stylus
+ Fingerprint scanner
+ Touch sensitive bar on lower bezel
+ Support for third-party Android apps
+ Meeting voice recording, transcription, and translation
+ Notebooks integrate well with calendar/task list
+ Excellent global search (inc. handwriting)
Firmware review
+ Have developed proprietary software in the areas of transcription, translation, voice recognition, and AI
Brand overview
Cons
Tablet:- Poor CPU performance
- Poor battery life
- Limited third-party cloud drive integration
- Inadvertent page turns in note-taking app (palm rejection not working well)
- Limited lasso-select options (cannot copy, resize etc.)
- AI text generation is slow
- Dictionary/word lookups requires wifi
- UI has some poor translations into English
- Can only import ebooks/PDFs via USB or local wifi
Firmware review
- Relatively new e-ink tablet brand (unknown quantity)
- Early signs of possible ongoing subscription/membership costs for certain features
Brand overview
An e-ink tablet with voice recording, transcription, and translation features
Tablet Overview
| PRODUCT | iFlyTek AINote Air2 |
|---|---|
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| Notes ⓘ Any additional notes | An e-ink tablet with voice recording, transcription, and translation features |
| My rating ⓘ My own subjective rating | Rated |
| Approx. price (USD) ⓘ Approximate price at last check (in USD) | $375* |
| Buy ⓘ A link to the best distributor based on your geographical location | * |
| Buying options ⓘ A list of places to buy the device from | AliExpress* iFlyTek* Amazon* |
| Screen size ⓘ The size of the screen (measured across the diagonal) | 8.2" |
| Brand | iFlyTek |
| Operating system | Android 11 |
| Screen type ⓘ The type of e-ink screen used | Carta 1000 |
| Screen resolution (BW) ⓘ Monochrome screen resolution | 1440 x 1920 (293PPI) |
| Screen resolution (Color) ⓘ Color screen resolution | - |
| CPU ⓘ Speed and cores of the CPU | 1.8GHz Quad-core |
| CPU Benchmark (single) ⓘ The single core CPU benchmark | 201 |
| CPU Benchmark Multi ⓘ The multi core CPU benchmark | 497 |
| RAM ⓘ The amount of memory on the device | 4Gb |
| Storage capacity ⓘ The amount of storage capacity on the device | 32Gb |
| Battery ⓘ The capacity of the battery (in milliamps per hour) | 2600mAh |
| Battery life ⓘ Typical battery life (based on some assumptions) | 2 days |
| Release year ⓘ The year that the device was launched | 2024 |
| Buy ⓘ A link to the best distributor based on your geographical location | * |
| HARDWARE | iFlyTek AINote Air2 |
| Frontlight ⓘ If the device has its own light source (for reading in dim/dark conditions) | ✓ |
| Color screen ⓘ If the device can display colours | ⨯ |
| Fast refresh rate) ⓘ If the device has hardware/software that can improve performance in certain apps (e.g. web browsing, animation etc) | ⨯ |
| Wacom EMR ⓘ If the device uses a Wacom EMR layer for stylus input | ✓ |
| Speakers ⓘ If the device has onboard an speaker(s) | ✓ |
| Microphone ⓘ If the device has an onboard microphone | ✓ |
| Bluetooth ⓘ If the device has Bluetooth connectivity | ✓ |
| Optional keyboard folio ⓘ If the device has an official folio with built-in keyboard | ⨯ |
| G-Sensor ⓘ If the device automatically re-orientates the screen between portrait/landscape when it is physically rotated | ⨯ |
| Ceramic tip ⓘ If the device supports ceramic tips that don't wear down and never need replacing | ⨯ |
| Fingerprint scanner ⓘ If the device has a built-in fingerptint scanner for security | ✓ |
| MicroSD card slot ⓘ If the device supports MicroSD cards | ⨯ |
| Rear camera ⓘ If the device has a rear-facing camera | ✓ |
| Front camera ⓘ If the device has a front-facing camera | ⨯ |
| Waterproof ⓘ If the device is waterproof (has an IPX rating) | ⨯ |
| Replaceable battery ⓘ If the battery can easily be replaced by the owner | ⨯ |
| Page turn buttons ⓘ Whether it has physical page turn buttons | ⨯ |
| Dimensions (w x h) ⓘ Physical dimensions of the tablet (width x height/length in millimetres) | 137 x 193mm |
| Thickness ⓘ The physical thickness/thinness of the tablet (in millimetres) | 6.35mm |
| Weight ⓘ The physical weight of the tablet (in grams) | 231g |
| Weight (with folio) ⓘ The weight of the device when inside the official folio | 332g |
| Weight (with kb folio) ⓘ The weight of the tablet and official keyboard folio (where available) | unknown |
| Tablet rating ⓘ Rating of the tablet (hardware and accessories only) without taking into account the firmware/brand. |
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Rated |
| Buy ⓘ A link to the best distributor based on your geographical location | * |
| SOFTWARE | iFlyTek AINote Air2 |
| Firmware ⓘ The version of firmware currently available (and link to details) | 1.4 |
| Google Play Store ⓘ If the device supports installation of third-party Android apps from the Google Play Store | ✓ |
| Kindle support ⓘ If the device supports the installation of the Kindle app | ✓ |
| Handwriting search ⓘ If the device support searching for word in your handwriting | ✓ |
| Handwriting-to-text conversion ⓘ If the device supports converting your handwriting into text | ✓ |
| Insert shapes ⓘ If the device supports inserting shapes into your notebooks | ⨯ |
| Insert images ⓘ If the device supports inserting images into your notebooks | ⨯ |
| Draw straight lines ⓘ If the device supports easily drawing straight lines | ⨯ |
| Desktop/mobile app ⓘ If the brand has a proprietary app for accessing your books or notebooks from other devices | ✓ |
| Native apps ⓘ A list of the native apps that come pre-installed with the firmware | E-reading, Note-taking, Meeting Recording, Calendar, Todo list, Email, Document scanning, WPS Office |
| Supported cloud drives ⓘ Cloud drives supported by the firmware (for saving your files externally) | OneDrive |
| Brush types ⓘ A list of the brush types in the note-taking app | Pen, Pencil, Quill Pen, Fountain Pen, Paintbrush |
| PRODUCT | iFlyTek AINote Air2 |
| Buying options ⓘ A list of places to buy the device from | AliExpress* iFlyTek* Amazon* |
| Buy ⓘ A link to the best distributor based on your geographical location | * |
| PRODUCT | iFlyTek AINote Air2 |
