The world’s first Android 16 e-reader is Viwood’s AiPaper Reader. The company is expanding the lineup. The AiPaper Reader C becomes colourful as it trades the crisp monochrome Carta panel for a colour E Ink display. It’s a fashionable shift, as more e-readers get colourful transformations throughout the market.
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AiPaper Reader C, the colourful Android 16 e-reader
No doubt the touch of colour will make the Android 16 e-reader more attractive to those who regularly read comics, illustrated books, children’s titles, or PDFs with charts and diagrams. Colour E Ink still isn’t vibrant in the LCD sense but it adds context that grayscale can’t always capture. A colour E Ink panel also minimises sharpness, meaning that text and fine lines won’t appear as sharp as on the monochrome AiPaper Reader.
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The 6.13-inch Reader C features the same 6.7mm thickness as the original and weighs just 138g. It also maintains the same core hardware as 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional 4G connectivity, and, of course, Android 16. The colour model is like the AiPaper Reader because it supports data-only SIM cards for 4G use, allowing users to sync books, download apps, or run AI tools without depending on Wi-Fi. The Reader C also retains the same built-in AI button for triggering on-page assistance.
The AiPaper Reader C isn’t a transparent upgrade, just like with most colour E Ink devices. Readers who want flexibility may welcome it. ViWoods’ quick follow-up has it that the company is eager to create a real presence in the e-reader world with the AiPaper Reader C.
