Kindle Scribe vs Remarkable 2 | Hands-On COMPARISON

with the Kindle scrap the remarkable tool got its most prominent Contender and while both 10-inch ink devices seem similar on the surface there are fundamental differences which can make either one a good or bad choice depending on your personal needs let's check out who should and shouldn't buy their Kindle scribe and remarkable tool in this in-depth comparison and before explaining why let's get straight to the answer the Kindle scribe is for anyone who mainly wants to read and sees handwritten notes as a useful addition but doesn't rely on that feature the remarkable tool is for you if you want to mainly write notes and maybe you want to read a book once in a while so if you are simply looking for that answer please leave a thumbs up and see on the next video everyone else let's check out the specifics of each device and see why I made the statements because as always the devil lies in the details in terms of haptics and build quality the Kindle scribe is the best e-reader I have ever used which after having tested over 100 devices over the years is something I don't say lightly but the aluminum frame with its smooth curves and rounded edges is done so nicely that even the higher weight of 430 grams doesn't really bother me but then again the remarkable tool isn't bad either Write the opposite in fact it also has a flash display and an asymmetrical design it's optically a bit subtler because it's too toned and the grip area on the side is a little smaller the Kindle scribe is easier to hold in the hand because of the larger grip but the power button and USBC connector placement can be a bit annoying depending on how you're holding the device you might feel both of them in your hand on the other hand the remarkable tool also has a large chain at the bottom of the screen which is useful when holding it in landscape mode and the component did a better drop with the button and USBC connector placement at the top and bottom of the grid both devices have four rubber feet on the back which help with on desk stability which brings us to the cases the portfolio for the remarkable tool and the flip cover for the Kindle scrap the fabric fits almost the same and the devices are held in place magnetically in both cases but that's where the similarities end as the book related name suggests the remarkable tools case opens to the side which is more in line with direct regular notebook and thanks to that design the smaller grip area gets a little larger when the cover is open which makes the remarkable tool easier to hold with the case it might be nitpicking but the four colored material makes that this setup produces doesn't look very nice in my opinion you have the two-toned remarkable and additionally a magnetic strip and finally the front cover of the case and because you're also running your hands over the folded part it seems to wear down a bit faster which could lead to it looking even Messier in the long run another thing I don't like about the remarkable Bluetooth cover is the missing sleep function opening and closing the cover doesn't control the standby mode of the device which I haven't seen in other devices for quite some time now and while I prefer the book like experience of the remarkable Bluetooth case the Kindle scraps is so much more practical in everyday use the most obvious difference is how it opens instead of opening it to the side it flips to the top thanks to the design it also has a built-in stand with which you can stand up the Kindle scrap with two different angles the lower position is perfect for riding and the more upright stand is perfect for reading and of course you can light on flat as well and the included Loop where you can put the pen in means you can transport the Kindle scrap much more securely and I know it didn't sound like it and even considering all the scraps covers advantages and still favor the remarkable to Spook leg approach it just feels more natural handing it and also because the Kindle scraps case is protruding on the sides just enough that it makes holding the scrap with the case a little more uncomfortable same as with the covers the pants feel similar at first but feel very different when using them and comparing both premium versions here the remarkable tool Stylus is textured which I found unusual at first but it quickly grown me together with the noticeably higher weight of 19 grams it lies better in the hand than the pen of the Kindle scribe scribes pen feels nice as well but not as nice the lighter weight of 15 grams is good on its own but feels a bit cheaper entire comparison both bands have an eraser function on top and the Kindle scrap stylus also has an additional shortcut button oh and both pens are passive so you don't need to charge or pair them you can simply start riding and even swapping them with one another works perfectly fine on both devices because they're using the same inductive technology when it comes to displays the differences become much much more noticeable they're both using ink technology which means both are perfectly readable indirect sunlight but the Kindle scrap also has a built-in front LED which means you can use it in not so until lighting conditions without any problems in fact the Scribe is perfectly readable in every lighting situation thanks to it the remarkable to do on the other hand relies 100 on outside light sources and even though ink screens mimic regular paper in reality they still have shortcomings when it comes to reflectance Ink screens typically only reflect around 50 percent of incoming light which means under similar lighting conditions it's always darker than regular paper which reflects 70 to 80 percent of incoming lead in other words the remarkable tool can quickly become hard to use if the room isn't sufficiently well lit and there's also the screen resolution the Kindle scraps 10.2 inch display is the first one in that size segment that has over 300 PPI 304 PPI to be precise the remarkable tools 10.3 inch display only has a resolution of 226 PPI it's still plenty but the entire comparison you can see the text and lines are sharper on the Scribe and the hair resolution also allows for ever so slightly more precise handling of the pen one thing however the remarkable can Triumph thanks to a missing front light with its plastic layer the ink screen is sitting noticeably closer to the front class than on the Kindle scrap that makes writing feel a tiny bit more natural but to be honest doesn't compensate for the missing front LED in my opinion writing on the remarkable tool and the Kindle scrap feels incredibly similar both have textured display surfaces which makes using the pants almost feel like you're using a pencil on paper almost there is friction and the light scratching sound which makes red thing feel great on both they are also very similar in terms of latency with around 20 milliseconds on both you can only notice the band's latency when actively looking for it but it isn't an issue in everyday use even though the remarkable tool doesn't have an inbuilt front LED it's now time for it to shine when talking about note-taking functions just to be clear I'm using a 3.0 firmware which is currently in beta to make this comparison more future proof make sure to subscribe to not miss my full remarkable tool review with the new firmware so let's quickly follow up on the rating field because the remarkable tool has an exceptional implementation of pressure sensitivity which in turn can take your note-taking and specifically sketching to another level when compared to the Kindle scribe what does that mean the remarkable tool has eight different pen types which behave and look differently by applying more pressure or tilting the pen you can change how a line is strong very similar to regular writing tools there are three stroke thickness options for each style and 5 color options you can also type text with a virtual query keyboard directly on the page and mix it with your handwritten notes for better organizing everything and also scroll notebook Pages down and set ways to make the canvas bigger which is neat when you're running out of space on a page and don't want to make a new one using the Eraser on top of the pen feels very different than on the Kindle scrap because it's rubberized it almost feels like a regular eraser which is very much in line with the remarkable tool mimicking real paper note-taking as much as possible there are 47 templates available including a blank page so we'll most likely find everything you can possibly need as a page background another great feature is the layering system inside notebooks you can create multiple layers that stack on top of each other which can be hidden separately and help in sorting contents on a page even more and with the tagging system you can organize your notebooks overall with the lasso tool you can also move annotations on a page and of course you can turn the display orientation to landscape as well all of these functions are also available inside PDF files in addition you have the option to insert blank notebook Pages inside of PDFs as well zooming and navigating PDF files isn't the fastest or smoothest experience but it works well enough for the remarkable still being a use for PDF viewing and note taking device nonetheless the only dancer is missing viewing modes but then again the Kindle scribe is also lacking in that area so let's talk a little bit about that which I can keep a bit shorter because the Amazon e-reader doesn't offer as many options you can create notebooks and organize them in folders as well but there is no tagging system there is also no layering system only two different pen Styles macreduced pressure levels no lasso tool and no landscape mode in PDF files don't get me wrong the Kindle scraps note-taking capabilities are still solid and note taking is a lot of fun but when trying to use it in a more professional setting you will quickly notice that some important features are missing what's nice on the Kindle are the more stroke thickness options five for both the pen and highlighter and the shortcut button on the stylus which makes note taking more efficient navigating PDF files feels a bit smoother on the Kindle scribe but is a bit snappier on the remarkable tool which I prefer in this case and the system with dark mode is a nice option to have but that brings us to another important point which is USB functionality or better lag thereof because on the Scribe for being able to use the note-taking functions in PDF files you need to send them through the extend to Kindle function just copying them to the e-reader via USBC won't give you handwriting functions the PDF needs to be processed by the Amazon systems first which I personally don't like but the remarkable tool isn't so great either because they didn't Implement a regular USB mass storage mode and in instead rely on a local web service meaning you have to open a local IP address in your web browser to copy files to the remarkable tool I get that this has advantages as well but for me it's just a necessarily complicated and incredibly slow for trust copying files and looks like it's designed to push the cloud service which I will come to in a second let's quickly talk about the reading functions first which is very clearly the Kindle scribes territory for all the details please check my Kindle scribe review but so fast to say the Scribe Nails it when it comes to reading books from purchasing titles in the building store changing text styling looking up words in a dictionary or Wikipedia or highlighting text all these basic functions have evolved over many years to a point where there isn't much to complain about not only remarkable tool which makes it very clear that it's a note-taking device first there's no building store it only supports the M3 ePub ebooks and options in general are pretty limited with missing dictionaries or text highlighting options changing text stylings is also noticeably slower than on the Kindle but luckily you usually don't do that too often and as I already mentioned the missing front LED makes reading ebooks inconvenient at times one thing the remarkable tool offers which is missing on the Kindle scrap a handwritten annotations directly on the page same as the notebooks and in PDFs you can simply write something on the page when you change text styling for the first time there is a notice reminding you that annotations might be missing land afterwards because the text flow changes Amazon is handling this issue by simply not allowing annotations directly on the page at all Instead The Scribe relies on sticky notes which are pinned to a fixed position and open in a pop-up window one thing to mention is the possibility to install K already on a remarkable tool which is a third-party ebook app that offers much more options than the original app but doesn't feature handwritten note-taking isn't supported by the 3.0 beta firmware at the moment and is more of a hack for advanced users than an easy fix for everybody the Kindle scrap also offers a few additional functions besides reading ebooks and note-taking the biggest one is audible audiobook support which works via Bluetooth and compatible headphones or speakers other features include a vocabulary builder wordwise accessibility features and a not so great web browser same as with the reading functions you can learn more about those features in the full Kindle scribe review a remarkable tool also has a few use for additional features but in a very different direction there's an option to convert your handwritten notes to typed text which isn't always perfect but works surprisingly well most of the time even with my terrible handwriting there are also integration options for Google Dropbox and one draft to sync files to those cloud services which brings us to the service part of things both devices are clearly set up to be used with the company's cloud services in the background the Kindle scrap is straight up not usable without logging into an account at first boot up but can be used in airplane mode afterwards if you don't want to sync your files to the cloud but then again you can't use other internet-based functions as well like the built-in store and getting a hold of your nodes to view them on the PC isn't possible either when not using the emailing function the great thing about the Kindle scraps Cloud integration is its price because it's free of charge and included in your Amazon account which isn't the case with the remarkable tool when they first revealed the five and eight dollar subscriptions there was a lot of backlash especially because the Company Limited functionality when not having a subscription they changed the model in September 2022 load the price to just three dollars a month and made previously locked features like the handwriting conversion and other cloud service Integrations available for everybody with purchasing a remarkable tool you get one year of the connect subscription for free with not being subscribed your notes get stored in the cloud for only 50 days after last opening them if you don't want to use cloud services at all the remarkable tool is the better option of the tool because it allows you to download the notebooks spdfs in the previously mentioned Local web interface let's talk about pricing and options both devices have a similar starting price with the Kindle scrap being the cheaper option overall because for 340 dollars you get the e-reader with the standard pen the remarkable tool starts at 2.99 but doesn't include a pen that's only a useful option if you already own a Wacom stylus and don't need a rather expensive 80 or 130 options remarkable is offering so with the cheaper pen option you have to pay 380 dollars for the remarkable tool those are the cheapest options available for both devices if you want a better stylus in the case the bracket gets even bigger than the remarkable 2 cost 600 the Kindle scribe with the largest 64 gigs internal storage costs 500 and that brings us to the conclusion of this comparison as you can see the remarkable clearly has the upper hand when it comes to note-taking functionality there are many useful features and the company has extended them over the years using the Kindle scrap makes it very clear that Amazon is just entering the note-taking market the functions work perfectly fine but the feature set for handwritten note-taking is much more limited on the other hand the scrap is simply the better device when it comes to ebooks and readability thanks to the building front LED it's much more convenient to use even in a well-lit room using the front that is a useful option so the bottom line is this get the Kindle scrap if you mainly want to read and don't intend to use the note-taking functions too heavily choose the remarkable tool if you want to make in the tech notes but not if you want to read ebooks if you're looking for the best all-in-one device watch my full review of the onyxbox note L2 plus it's up to the channel to not miss future reviews and comparisons please also consider leaving a thumbs up if you found this video useful and make sure to also check out the full Kindle scribe review if you haven't done so already thanks for your time watching and see you in the next one

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Length: 17min 3sec (1023 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 20 2022