Xiaomi recently announced its first ebook reader named Mi Reader and from today, the device is up for crowdfunding. During the crowdfunding campaign, interested buyers can pre-book it for 579 Yuan, which is roughly $83.

However, once the campaign is completed, it will be available for a regular price of 599 Yuan which roughly converts to $85. With this new Mi Reader, Xiaomi is taking on the likes of Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Nobel’s NOOK.

The Xiaomi Mi Reader comes with a 6-inch e-Ink screen having screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels that offers 212 PPI pixel density. There is 24-level adjustable front-lit LED reading light that can achieve more than 90 percent brightness uniformity.

Thanks to the display type used in this device, the eBook Reader will offer an anti-glare experience, so you can comfortable read your book even under direct sunlight without facing any issues.

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Coming to the internals, the Mi Reader comes powered by an Allwinner B300 quad-core processor which is clocked at 1.8GHz, and is coupled with 1GB of RAM and comes with 16GB of internal storage that can store around 5,000 eBooks.

The device runs Android 8.1 Oreo operating system and supports variety of content, including books, web-based works, as well as high-quality comics. It also supports txt files, EPUB, and PDF among other file extensions.

As for the battery department, the Mi Reader is powered by 1,800mAh battery which the company claims can offer standby time of several weeks on a single charge. Xiaomi has included USB Type-C port to make sure that the charging remains easy and convenient. At 178 grams, the device is easy to carry around and offers good one-hand grip.

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