# Boox Go 7 Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/boox-go-7/ 14 people recommended Boox Go 7 in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 12 months, in 13 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Recommended as a less locked-in Kindle alternative with Android, color screen and page-turn buttons. Common caveat: slow performance. Summary written by Claude from 19 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 18 of those comments still count. ## Why people recommend it - Runs full Android with Play Store (3 comments in the sample): "The key selling points of this model are the physical page-turn buttons and Google Android 13" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393349)) "Crisp screen, great battery life, full android with play store underneath." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47837685)) "They run android at least." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48159791)) - Physical page-turn buttons (2 comments in the sample): "I ordered a Boox 7 because it should have a lot more raw power (CPU, ram). Plus it has physical buttons." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49601312)) "Both have the Oasis form factor with two physical buttons." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49524397)) - Syncs and works with other apps (2 comments in the sample): "my Boox Go 10.3 (Gen II) Lumi. I use BookFusion to sync with my iPhone. They all work great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49101584)) "I installed a new dictionary to it fairly easily" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48160345)) - Color screen and crisp display (1 comment in the sample): "I got a Boox Go Color 7 as a less locked in alternative to my Kindle a while back, and overall I've really enjoyed it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46285025)) ## What people warn about - Slow, sluggish performance (2 comments in the sample): "the device is so slow and clanky that I've only turned it on maybe a dozen times" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47301617)) "it's slower than a turtle. Returning after 5 days." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50117904)) - Battery life criticized as weak (2 comments in the sample): "Battery life is comparable to the Oasis, Buttons are OK. The Oasis is much better made." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46219898)) "the battery life is not good for an ereader" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48665713)) ## Other e-readers people recommend - [Xteink X4 and X3 e-readers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xteink-x4-e-ink-reader/): 139 recommend, 46 mixed, 37 criticize - [Kobo e-reader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-e-reader/): 134 recommend, 17 mixed, 48 criticize - [Amazon Kindle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-kindle/): 131 recommend, 60 mixed, 244 criticize - [reMarkable 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/remarkable-2/): 56 recommend, 35 mixed, 37 criticize ## Where to get it - [Official site](https://www.boox.com/) - [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Onyx+Boox+Go+7+e-reader) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Boox Go 7", https://hackerapproved.com/p/boox-go-7/ (14 recommend, 1 mixed, 4 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.