BOOX Go 6 (Gen II): Specs, Features, Pros & Cons
BOOX still sells the original Go 6, and its store lists the Gen II beside it. Most of the specs match. Both have a 6-inch, 300 ppi monochrome screen, an octa-core processor and a battery of the same size. The Gen II has 3 GB of RAM where the original has 2 GB. It also works with a stylus, and it weighs about 14 g more.
On BOOX's page the pen is a pocket jotter, for lists and quick notes on a commute, plus underlining and margin notes while reading. The built-in reader adds search and an AI assistant you can ask questions. The Gen II takes only the InkSense Plus, the version with a side button. A stylus bought for another BOOX model may not work with it.
BOOX promises firmware updates for more than three years after a model's launch. The original Go 6 launched in August 2024, so its window closes first, in August 2027 at the earliest. The Gen II went on sale in June 2026 and is covered to at least mid-2029.
Like the other Go models, it has the Google Play Store and a microSD slot, with a single power button and no page-turn keys. The front light runs from cool white to a warm tone for night reading, and BOOX's own reader opens EPUB, PDF, MOBI and comic archives without extra apps. The body is just under 6 inches tall and comes in four colors, from a near-black Plum to a pale yellow Custard.
Category strengths
Where the BOOX Go 6 (Gen II) beats the median
- Has stylus support ?
- A slightly lighter build ?160 g vs 167.5 g (median)
Where the BOOX Go 6 (Gen II) trails the median
- No page-turn buttons ?
- Much less storage ?32 GB vs 64 GB (median)
- A smaller battery ?1,500 mAh vs 2,300 mAh (median)
- No color display ?
- Less RAM ?3 GB vs 4 GB (median)
- Lower resolution ?1,448 px vs 1,648 px (median)
- A slightly smaller screen ?6" (15.24 cm) vs 6.13" (15.57 cm) (median)
- A slightly thicker body ?6.8 mm vs 6.7 mm (median)
How this VS Score was computed
Score 42: each known spec is measured against the median of Android e-readers (8 products), then weighted. 45% of the scoreable weight could be used. See how we score
| Specification | This product | Cohort median | Score weight | Points moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stylus support | Yes | 50% of the class have it | 0.5 | +25.0 |
| Color display | No | 50% of the class have it | 0.5 | −24.0 |
| Page-turn buttons | No | 75% of the class have it | 0.5 | −24.0 |
| Internal storage | 32 | 64 | 0.7 | −17.5 |
| Battery capacity | 1,500 | 2,300 | 1 | −17.0 |
| Cellular | No | 38% of the class have it | 0.2 | −9.6 |
| RAM | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | −6.0 |
| Weight | 160 | 167.5 | 2 | +4.0 |
| Screen size | 6 | 6.13 | 1 | −1.0 |
| Thickness | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Pixel density | 300 | 300 | 2 | +0.0 |
Not scored: Resolution (one resolution dimension is not a sharpness measure; pixel density is scored instead); Front light (standard for the class (100% have it)); Adjustable warm light (standard for the class (88% have it)); Auto-brightness (unknown: not scored); Flush screen (standard for the class (100% have it)); Dark mode (standard for the class (100% have it)); Touchscreen (standard for the class (100% have it)); EPUB support (standard for the class (100% have it)); Audiobook support (standard for the class (100% have it)); Text-to-speech (unknown: not scored); Library lending (unknown: not scored); Cloud sync (standard for the class (100% have it)); App store (standard for the class (100% have it)); Expandable storage (microSD) (standard for the class (100% have it)); Battery life (weeks) (unknown: not scored); Charge time (unknown: not scored); USB-C (standard for the class (100% have it)); Wireless charging (unknown: not scored); Bluetooth (standard for the class (100% have it)); Speakers (unknown: not scored); 3.5mm headphone jack (not applicable: only 0% of this class have it); Waterproof (unknown: not scored).
Editor’s note
The extra gigabyte of RAM gets less attention than the pen. On a reader that runs Play Store apps, memory decides how many of them stay loaded at once. On paper, the original Go 6 has little room to spare once a library app, a store app and a browser are open together. The Go 7 carries 4 GB for the same kind of use.
The screen's shape gives a writing area of about 3.6 by 4.8 inches, a little shorter than a pocket notebook page. That fits a shopping list or a few lines beside a passage. The pen charges over USB-C, so it is one more battery to keep topped up. Handwritten notes can sync to BOOX's cloud, which gives every account 10 GB free. Working through a PDF with a pen is cramped here, and the 10.3-inch BOOX Note Air6 C suits that job better.
Audio still needs Bluetooth headphones or a USB-C adapter, because there is a microphone but no speaker. There is no auto-rotation either. The Go 7 has it, but here a wide PDF page has to be turned sideways by hand. At 160 g, the Gen II weighs about the same as the 2024 Kindle and less than the Kobo Clara BW, and it is thinner than both. BOOX publishes no water-resistance rating for it, though. Kobo rates the Clara BW as waterproof, which counts for a reader that goes to the beach or the bath.
I'd pay the difference over the original Go 6 for the pen first. Without it, the upgrade comes down to the extra memory and the longer update promise.
Specifications
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Sources and verification
Where the specifications come from
- Official product pageshop.boox.com
Verification
- First published
- Specifications last checked
- Sheet completeness
- 30 of 39 specifications verified; the rest show as Unknown and are never estimated or scored
- Page type
- Product specification page — Compiled from the manufacturer’s published specifications and the cited sources; this is not a hands-on test.
- Basis
- Research-based: specifications and editorial text were compiled from the documents listed here and the manufacturer’s published data. We have not tested this unit ourselves; where independent measurements are mentioned they belong to the linked publication.
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The bottom line
The BOOX Go 6 (Gen II) earns a VS Score of 42, below the median of the 8 Android e-readers it is measured against (a score of 50 is level with that median).
- Who it’s for
- Someone who wants a pocket-sized Android reader with the Play Store, also writes short lists or margin notes, and will buy the InkSense Plus.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who wants physical page-turn buttons, or a reader tied to one bookstore that works without any Android setup.
- The trade-off that matters
- The standard box has no stylus, so the feature you pay extra for still needs the InkSense Plus bought on top.
- The main alternative
- BOOX Go 6: the same screen, processor and battery without stylus support, for less money.
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