Supernote A5 X2 is a 10.65 inch E Ink writing tablet with a modular design

The Supernote A5 X2 is an upcoming tablet designed to offer a paper-like writing experience. It has a 10.65 inch E Ink display with 300 pixels per inch, support for digital pen input, and an Android-based operating system that features handwriting recognition and optimizations for the tablet’s E Ink display.

As the name suggests, this is a second-generation tablet from the makers of the original Supernote A5, and the company says the new model has a bigger, higher-resolution display, a slimmer and lighted body, and a modular design that lets you replace the motherboard or battery. While the company hasn’t officially announced the price or detailed specs yet, a recent FCC listing gives us a pretty good idea of what to expect.

Since the company behind the Supernote line of products uploaded a user manual and pictures of the tablet’s insides, we can see that it has a 1.8 GHz Rockchip RK3566 quad-core ARM COrtex-A55 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage plus a microSD card reader.

The tablet’s display is an E Ink Carta black and white screen with a resolution of 1920 x 2560 pixels. There’s no front light so you’ll either want to use this device in brightly lit environments or consider adding a clip-on book light. But in some ways that just adds to the paper-like experience: rival E Ink tablet maker reMarkable has been selling a popular line of devices for years, and only launched its first model with a front light this year.

The Supernote A5 X2 measures 6mm at its thickest point (without foot pads applied) and just 3.6mm at its thinnest, and weighs 370 grams with a pen loop holder attached.

One thing to keep in mind though? The specs listed in the FCC documents might not be 100% representative of the final product. When redditor thenguyents posted a link to the FCC materials, a Supernote representative noted that the materials the company sent to the FCC were “based on early preparations of the certified material.”

With that in mind, here’s what we learned about the tablet’s tentative spec sheet from the FCC:

The pogo pins along one side of the Supernote A5 X2 could be an indication that the tablet will support accessories like keyboard covers, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.

If you’re hoping to find out more about the official specs, launch date, or price, you can sign up at the Supernote website to be notified when more details are available.

via Android Police