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  • April 23, 2018

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Icarus XL HD 7.8 inch e-reader is being released this August

June 17, 2017 By Michael Kozlowski 7 Comments

Icarus has quietly announced a brand new e-reader that is going to be released this August. It features a 7.8 E Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1404×1872 with 300 PPI. It will have 16GB of internal memory, 1GB of RAM and the processor is currently unknown. It will not have expandable storage via SD card but does have a front-lit display, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a 2800mAh battery. You will be able to connect up to the internet via WIFI.

One of the most exciting elements about this e-reader is that it runs Google Android, so you will be able to use the default app store or install your favorite app market, such as Good App Store for E-Ink or Amazon. There is no word yet on what version of Android the XL HD is currently running, because the Icarus product page just went up today.

There are only a handful of 7.8 inch e-readers currently on the market and none of them run Android, this gives Icarus a tremendous competitive advantage. It remains to be seen if people will embrace this new model. Good e-Reader will be reviewing it in the near future.

Update: Icarus has just launched an Indiegogo Campaign to sell the e-reader internationally. You can purchase it today for $179 USD.

Michael Kozlowski (7743 Posts)

Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about electronic readers and technology for the last four years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the Huffington Post, CNET and more. Michael frequently travels to international events such as IFA, Computex, CES, Book Expo and a myriad of others. If you have any questions about any of his articles, please send Michael Kozlowski an email to michael@goodereader.com

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  • Jan Tzinski

    I’m looking forward to reading your review. I’m really interested in a reader with a larger storage capacity and ability to get apps. Does your Good App Store for Eink have Scribd?

  • Michael Kozlowski

    yes we do! You can checkout our web version of the store http://apps.goodereader.com

  • Heidi Steindel

    Does icraus ship to america

  • Tommy Rypi

    Have the smaller version. Love it! Would be nice with a bigger one, but without external storage…. no way. That is one of the reasons I got the Icarus: Running android (can get whatever app I want, and that I am used to), having SD, being able to hold a large library with lots of books and technical documents). 16GB won’t go far…

  • Michael Kozlowski

    Once they launch in Europe they normally sell them on Amazon.com

  • John Hopper

    This is surely a new version of the Icarus Illumina XL funded on Indiegogo at the end of 2015, but this version has a much better screen and lacks micro SD support. The poor screen of the original was its major drawback, so this is a good move at least.

  • Gema Qm

    Thank you for the information! how do you see the two-column pdf? Is it easy to navigate through them? Could you underline text?

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