reMarkable Paper Pro: A New Era for E-Ink Displays

Most E-Ink displays have long been saddled with demerits of their own, most prominent of which being their lack of color support and unusability in poor lighting conditions. reMarkable’s latest Paper Pro aims to turn the tables on these drawbacks by incorporating a touchscreen display that supports colors, as well as a front light.

Innovative Display Features

The reMarkable Paper Pro boasts an 11.8-inch touchscreen based on the E Ink Gallery 3 panel with a resolution of 2160 x 1620. This display supports colors and includes a front light, ensuring usability even in poor lighting conditions.

Usage in proper lighting conditions will be excellent, as is characteristic of E-Ink displays. The Paper Pro’s front light makes it perfectly satisfactory for use even after the sun goes down.

Battery Life and Performance

The Paper Pro’s 5,030 mAh battery is likely more than sufficient, considering the lightweight internals and the minimalist OS, and should be good for almost 2 weeks of usage, according to reMarkable.

The 1.8 GHz quad-core SoC with Cortex-A53 cores should be more than adequate for the custom Linux-based reMarkable OS, which is pretty light. The system also offers 2 GB of memory and 64 GB of flash storage, sufficient for the vast majority of use cases for the Paper Pro.

Pricing and Additional Accessories

reMarkable has priced the Paper Pro at a premium, starting from $579 for the tablet with the Marker stylus. The Marker Plus stylus costs an additional $50, while the Book Folio and the Type Folio cost $89 and $299 respectively.