![]() There are a few odd things about the battery. It has an SD card slot and supports cards up to 8GB. The Next3 definitely needs a memory card. The Next3 comes with enough memory to install a few dozen apps but there isn't very much memory for file storage, just 2GB, half of which is already occupied. For size comparisons, here's the Next3 alongside the smaller PocketBook IQ and Nook Color. The pixel density isn't great for the screen size but it's not bad either. It's TFT LCD and the resolution is 800 x 600. The Next3's 8.4" screen size is somewhat unique for current devices on the market. It does not have many features either but works well for viewing PDFs and also has reflow and an email as attachment feature that the built-in app does not. Since the Next3 runs Android, there are other options for PDFs. The one difference being the 5 zoom settings go by percentage from 100 - 200%. It has the same exact features for PDFs mentioned above as it does for ebooks. The app is pretty basic but works well for viewing and zooming in on PDF files, the larger screen helps. The NextBook's app supports PDF files with or without DRM. Turn pages by swiping or by using the page-turn buttons. It's free and supports EPUB and PDF and Adobe DRM-Borders ebooks will work with it too-and it has a lot more features and customizing options.įeatures for the NextBook app include adding bookmarks, jumping to a page number or chapter with the TOC, adjusting text size (5 choices), auto-adjust to portrait and landscape modes, and you can set the pages to auto-turn at 15, 30, or 60 seconds. I'd recommend installing Aldiko 2.0 instead. The NextBook app works well enough but lacks any advanced features. Once registering it with your Adobe Digital Editions account, this directs the web browser to Kobo's mobile site, but with Borders' branding (Borders' ebook store is powered by Kobo). You can purchase ebooks by tapping the Borders icon. The Next3's built-in reading app supports EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, RTF, and PDB formats, including ebooks with Adobe DRM. Learning how to install Android apps is one of the first things any Next3 owner needs to do. There's the e-reading app, web browser, a weather widget, apps for video, music, photos, there's a calculator, YouTube video player, app store, file manager, email, and a few others. The Next3 doesn't come with a ton of apps pre-installed. You have to leave the app and go to Settings - Sound & Display - Media Volume to adjust it. The built-in apps for Music and Video have on-screen buttons for volume but many 3rd party apps don't. Unlike most Android ereaders, the Next3 doesn't have any volume buttons. There are on-screen buttons for these too, along with Back, on the upper corners of the task bar. Instead there are two page-turn buttons that also double as Menu and Home buttons for long-press. The Next3 doesn't have any proper Android buttons. The touchscreen works great so the stylus really isn't needed and removing it makes the cover fit better. A cover is included as well as a small stylus that's humorously reminiscent of an old rabbit-ears antenna. It has a sleek glossy-black finish and a resistive touchscreen. ![]()
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