![]() ![]() If you find yourself in this company, the Kobo Clara HD may be for you. It’s clear Kobo has geared the Clara HD towards commuters and busy people who want a no fuss option to reading, and who want to store as many books as possible internally without having to connect to Wi-Fi (which is limited if you’re commuting on the subway, for instance). Would recommend it to everyone.We like the Kobo Clara HD, but we don’t like the hefty £109 price tag for what it does. Its greatest merits are its ComfortLight PRO feature, slightness, and battery life but with the Paperwhite at the same price bracket, you would expect the Clara to compete with even more features, especially since Amazon’s e-book library is also larger.īut the features we’ve described that make the Clara HD different to the Paperwhite may just make its price worth it to some – it comes down to how you plan on using the e-reader. The search functions are very fast still with that number. I have around 1300 books loaded to it using Calibre. ![]() ![]() And although it is heavier than the Glo HD it is still 75 grams less than my Ipad Mini which I also don’t find very heavy to hold. Good thing about waterproof is that cleaning is very easy. In addition since the update the speed and responsiveness have improved. So again something which works similar on both devices.Īnother cool new feature is that you can mark a page in a book just as if you folded the top right corner. It works amazingly good for PDF but also web browsing. However, since version 3.15.0 you can deselect the water detection setting on the H2O and then pinch to zoom will be activated. ![]() During the review you mention that one of the differences between the devices is the pinch to zoom function on the Glo HD against the water detection setting on the H2O. Recently it automatically updated to version 3.15.0. I have bought the H2O a month ago as my first eReader and have read two books on it. The front is hard plastic that doesn’t show fingerprints or smudges.Ĭoncierge Service – One feature that is exclusive to the Kobo Glo HD is the new “Kobo Welcome” concierge service that offers users getting started tips and personalized ebook recommendations and offers by calling a phone number. The back has a soft stippled material that feels nice. The Glo HD has a little more of a budget plastic feel to it by comparison, but it’s still a nice and solid device. It has a soft, slightly rubbery coating on the front and back that has a nice feel but it does show fingerprints easily. Memory Card Slot – The Aura H2O has a memory card slot for cards up to 32GB the Glo HD does not have a memory card slot (however, the internal card can be cloned and written to a larger capacity card if you really want more space).ĭesign – The Kobo Aura H2O has more of a premium, high-end feel to it. It’s IP67 certified and can be immersed for up to 30 minutes in up to 1 meter of water. Waterproof – As the name suggests, the Aura H2O is waterproof7mdash it’s also dustproof and even freezeproof. The Glo HD weighs 180 grams and measure 157 x 115 x 9.2mm Size – The size and weight difference is fairly significant: The Aura H2O weighs 233 grams and measures 179 x 129 x 9.7mm. Frontlights are known to vary from unit to unit so take it with a grain of salt. Both show a little bit of shadows at the bottom of the screen but the light is otherwise evenly distributed. The H2O’s frontlight is yellow in tone, and the Glo HD’s is more of a whitish color, with a hint of blue. Text basically looks the exact same on both screens the pixel density is so similar that it’s hard to see any difference.įrontlight – Both have frontlights with a similar range of brightness settings, but the color of the frontlights is very different. Both use E Ink Carta screens with infrared touch. Screen – The Aura H2O has a 6.8-inch screen with a 1430 x 1080 resolution (265 ppi) and the Glo HD has a 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1448 x 1072 resolution (300 ppi). The Glo HD only has a web browser listed, whereas the Aura H2O adds a sketchpad and a few games.īelow is a list of the main differences between the Glo HD and Aura H2O. Everything seems the exact same between them with this software version except the Beta Features. It’s worth noting that both devices are running firmware version 3.15.0 for this comparison review. The Glo HD retails for $129 and the Aura H2O is $179, so there’s a pretty big difference in price too. The main difference between them is the Aura H2O has a larger screen, a microSD card slot, and it’s waterproof. The same languages and formats are supported, they have the same font choices and font sizes, the same infrared touchscreen, and so on. Both have 4GB of onboard storage space, Wi-Fi, a micro USB port, and the same estimated battery life of up to 2 months (1 month is more realistic). ![]()
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