All Kobo devices state the battery lasts for multiple weeks, but this always depends on how much it’s being used. The display size is the same six inches and the internal storage is enough to hold around 6,000 ebooks at a time.īoth models have a glare-free touchscreen, the display has adjustable brightness and the battery lasts for multiple weeks. The Kobo Nia is the main rival to the entry-level Kindle, and if it wasn't for the logo on the front you'll struggle to tell them apart at a glance. Unless they're up to that challenge, if the person you’re shopping for has invested in a collection of Kindle titles, a Kobo e-reader probably isn't the best bet.Screen size: 6 inches | Screen resolution: 1024 x 758 pixels | Storage: 8GB | Battery life: Multiple weeks | Waterproof: No | Weight: 172g
In other words, someone with a Kobo is not going to suffer from a lack of available content.Īnd while Kobo started out as a small, Canadian company, since 2011 it has been owned by Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten (often described as the Japanese Amazon) -it’s not going anywhere.Ĭonverting Kindle e-books to a format that can be read using a Kobo e-reader is easy enough to do, although technically not legal in most countries.
Unlike the Kindle, the Kobo Aura H2O is also compatible with e-books purchased from Google Play’s e-bookstore, also boasting over 5 million titles. I can’t recall ever looking for a book that I couldn’t find. Not locked into Amazon? Kobo’s online e-bookstore carries over 5 million titles. If you’re shopping for someone who is an Amazon fan, the Kindle Voyage is tough to beat, especially if they already own a library of Kindle e-books or they're an Amazon Prime member. Both offer excellent side-lighting solutions, Wi-Fi (although 3G is an option exclusive to the Voyage), long battery life, 4GB of storage and the ability to borrow e-books from public libraries. Otherwise the two e-readers are pretty evenly matched. The Kobo H2O also lacks the Kindle Voyage’s bezel-mounted page turning buttons, relying purely on touch-screen page flips.
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I find it’s plenty sharp, the extra size is appreciated (without adding bulk) and Kobo tops the Kindle when it comes to e-book customization (24 font sizes to eight, plus 11 font styles and additional customization options). However, the Kobo’s display is larger at 6.8-inches. The Kobo’s display is slightly lower resolution -265 ppi instead of 300 ppi- and I find it’s not quite as “white” as the Kindle’s. You aren’t really giving up much by going with the Kobo Aura H2O instead of the Kindle Voyage, although the H2O is priced $20 less (actually, at time of publication, Kobo had knocked it down to a $40 difference). Kobo Aura H2O Delivers a Flagship Reading Experience
Or you could pay a third party company to waterproof the device, but you’ll pay dearly for that upgrade. You could stuff the Kindle Voyage in a protective case, but that’s ugly and anything that covers the display inevitable detracts from the reading experience. The kind of reader who doesn’t want to scramble to put their book safely way just because they get caught in a bit of rain while waiting for a bus. The person who wants to read while on vacation, sitting by their pool or even in the bath tub. The Kobo Aura H2O is perfect for the hardcore reader.
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