What can you do with the NFC in the Xteink X3?

September 9, 2026 | Comment

A while back I wrote a review of the Xteink X3 in which I said “Has NFC for, well, we’ll discuss that later”. Brian left a comment recently to ask “Will you still discuss the NFC later?” By later I had meant later in the review but it seems I never got round to it so I am rectifying that now.

What is it?

A Near-Field Communications tag is a small, passive microchip (i.e. requires no battery) with an antenna that wirelessly exchanges data with a nearby device—like a smartphone or card reader—over a distance of four centimetres or less … Read the rest

Xteink X3 Review

July 1, 2026 | 3 comments

I’ve made no secret of my love for the Xteink X4, the tiny ereader that you can take with you wherever you go (and I do). So why did I also buy the X4’s little sibling? Read on to find out…

Xteink X4 Review

What is the X3?

Xteink is a Chinese company that manufactures and sells small, basic and, importantly, cheap e-readers (they also sell a Tong card but not internationally).

They started with the X4, which I have written about a number of times before, and quickly followed it up with the X3.

Major differences are:

  • The X3
… Read the rest