Max Lumi, which is now a couple of cycles old. It's the 13.3" tablet.
Looks as if its current rev is the Note Max, Android 13, and a resolution of 300 dpi (the Max Lumi is 220 dpi, which is already damned good). That's pretty much laser-printer resolution (most are effectively ~300 -- 600 dpi). I wish they'd up the onboard storage (Note Max remains at 128 GB, same as the previous device, mine is 64 GB which is uncomfortably tight).
The Android rev is still a couple of versions old (current is 16, released December 2024), though I find that relatively unimportant. I've mostly de-googled my device, install few apps, and most of those through F-Droid, Aurora Store where that doesn't suffice.
If the Max is too spendy / large for you, the smaller devices are more reasonably priced. I went big display as I read quite a few scanned articles and the size/resolution matter. A 10" or 8" display is good for general reading / fiction, especially for e-book native formats (e.g., ePub). If you read scans, larger is IMO better.
I'm aware and not happy with the GPL situation, but alternatives really don't move me.
Onyx's own bookreader software is actually pretty good and sufficient for my purposes, though you can install any third-party reader through your Android app repo you prefer.
My main uses are e-book reading (duh!), podcasts (it's quite good at this, AntennaPod is my preferred app), Termux (Linux userland on Android). For Web browsing, EinkBro and Fennic Fox (as mentioned up-thread). The note-taking (handwritten) native app is also quite good and I use that far more than I'd anticipated.
If you're looking for games, heavy web apps, video, etc., you won't be happy. If you're looking for a device that gets you away from that, I strongly recommend their line.
I've commented on the Max Lumi and experience (positives and negatives) quite a few times here on HN:
Thanks! Frankly so long as I can get a browser and install some reader apps (Kobo, Manga-one, etc.) that would fit my needs fine, and as long as they support older versions of Android for enough years (or I can avoid upgrading the app version) then things should be fine. The 10.3" Boox is 80k JPY which is a bit pricey, though, but I'll consider it vs the Kobo device next time I upgrade e-readers.
FWIW, I also hear good things about Kobo, though I don't have direct experience.
Those are based on Alpine Linux rather than Android, AFAIU, and if you're into Linux are apparently more readily customised and hacked.
(The fact that BOOX is Android is a misfeature for me, though it does make many more apps available. As noted, I use few of those and could replace much of their functionality with shell or Linux-native GUI tools. I suspect battery management would suffer however.)
