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Independent Xteink guides
Buy it, flash it, keep it running
The independent, owner-tested answer to every Xteink question — which model to buy, how to flash CrossPoint without bricking, and how to get books on it. Every claim cited, kept current when the facts change.
- Owner-tested, step by step
- Covers X3 & X4
- Independent — not affiliated with Xteink
The buying guide
Which Xteink should you buy?
The X4 is the right buy for most people. Go smaller with the X3, or step up to the X4 Pro for a front light and touchscreen.
Night-reading pick
$109 $99
Xteink X4 Pro
The upgrade pick — front light and touchscreen for $99.
- Warm/cool front light (top request)
- Touchscreen plus side buttons
- 1,100 mAh battery, 72 g
- Unlocked-firmware guarantee (xteink.com)
- Screen
- 4.3" E Ink
- Storage
- 16 GB + microSD
- Charging
- Pogo-pin
- Thickness
- 5.95 mm
Xteink X4
The one most people buy — 4.3", USB-C, $69.
- 4.3" screen, plain USB-C
- Centre of the firmware scene
- Magnetic-ready, 2 stick-on rings
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Buy now Xteink X3
The smallest one — 58 g, snaps to the back of your phone.
- Smallest Xteink: 58 g
- Magnetic phone-back carry
- Runs CrossPoint and Microreader
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Xteink S4
CNY 339 (~$50) *The Android pivot — sideload Kindle, Kobo, anything. · China-only · no intl release planned
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The kit bag
Accessories worth adding
Neither the X4 nor the X3 ships with a front light, so a light is the one upgrade nearly every owner makes.
Start here
Three paths in — depending on whether you're buying, flashing, or just landed with a new one.
Custom firmware
Buying & hardware
Flashing CrossPoint? The firmware directory compares all 39 community builds — versions, risks, and X3/X4 fit.
Open the firmware directoryLatest guides
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CrossPoint vs Microreader: Xteink X4 Firmware
CrossPoint vs Microreader xteink, with CrossInk and Papyrix: an honest xteink firmware comparison to choose the best Xteink X4 custom firmware for you.
17 min read
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Review
Xteink X4 Pro Review: Buy It for the Light, or Not at All
An independent Xteink X4 Pro review, three weeks after launch: the front light delivers, pogo-pin charging is the risk, and who should grab the $69 X4 instead.
14 min read
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Guide
X4 Pro vs X4: upgrade, stick, or skip?
The Xteink X4 Pro is a trade, not an upgrade: you gain a front light and touch, you give up USB-C and the bottom buttons. Which one you should buy.
10 min read
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How-to
Buy Xteink X4 in India: Cost, Customs & Delivery
Ordering the Xteink X4 to India from xteink.com: the real cost in rupees, the Aadhaar and customs paperwork, tracking, and timelines from five real orders.
10 min read
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