![]() And unfortunately, this legal block applies to nearly every book you can purchase. Additionally, you're able to upload files of your own to the device - as long as the items aren't protected by Digital Rights Management software. The majority of these ebook devices are compatible with local libraries, making it a breeze to download library ebooks straight to your e-reader for a specified time period. Most e-readers - like Amazon's lineup of Kindle models - connect directly to the retailer's online storefront where you can peruse, sample, buy and/or download nearly any book in print. And it's not at all cumbersome, making it easy to take on the go. Gifting an e-reader grants your recipient access to an entire library of books all at their fingertips. One way to upgrade a bookworm's reading experience is to take the focus away from books and hone in on the way they are reading them. The Paperwhite measures 169 x 117 x 9.1 mm and the Aura H2O measures 172 x 129 x 8.8 mm.For anyone who loves to read, receiving a book as a gift is an obvious win. The Paperwhite weighs 205 grams and the Aura H2O weighs 207 grams. The size difference between the two isn’t as significant as you’d expect. The Aura H2O is waterproof up to 60 minutes in 2 meters of water, IPX8 rated. The Kindle supports a VoiceView screen reader to read ebooks aloud using a Kindle Audio Adapter. However the displays still look so tiny, I have paper books and most of them measure 9-10' diagonally. Neither have memory card slots and both come equipped with the exact same 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM.īoth have Wi-Fi but the Kindle has the option for 3G. Yes it has a 6 inch screen, yes Im a guy and fit a phone with a 6.8' display in my pockets, but the kindle Paperwhite is so wide that its too big to really be reasonable for pockets, and the new model is even bigger. The Kindle Paperwhite has 4GB of internal storage space and the Aura H2O has 8GB. ![]() Kindles also have better PDF support and things like pinch-zooming and scrolling are much smoother and quicker to react. The Kindle Paperwhite offers some additional features, such as landscape mode for ebooks, annotations export, there’s a vocabulary builder, X-Ray, Goodreads integration, Word Wise, page scan, Kindle Unlimited, Kindle FreeTime, and Prime ebooks. There’s also support for a few extra formats, like ePub, and CBR and CBZ for comic files. The main difference is Kobo’s software offers more text layout settings, more font choices with a boldness slider, and you can sideload fonts. Both have web browsers, collections, and syncing features. The Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Aura H2O share a lot of similar software features, like notes, highlights, bookmarks, dictionary lookup, Wikipedia reference, reading stats, sharing, search, etc. It has a dial to adjust the color from a lighter blue tone to yellow and orange. However, the color temperature of the Kobo Aura H2O’s light can be changed. The Kindle’s light is brighter at full level and it has kind of a natural white hue to it, whereas the Kobo’s light is a bit more grayish blue. Frontlight Comparisonīoth ebook readers have frontlights but the color tone is completely different. By default, Kobo’s ebooks have headers and footers so the actual text area is basically the same as on a 6-inch Kindle. The slightly larger display on the Aura H2O adds a bit more text on the screen, but only with sideloaded ebooks or if using the full screen patch. The Kobo Aura H2O has a 6.8-inch 1430 x 1080 resolution screen and the Kindle Paperwhite has a 6-inch 1448 x 1072 resolution screen.īoth use E Ink Carta screens but the Kindle’s is a bit sharper with 300 ppi versus 265 ppi for the Kobo, and the background color on the Kindle’s screen is noticeably lighter in tone, both with the frontlight on and off. One of the main differences is the display. All current Kindles have the exact same software and all but the $79 model have the same 300 ppi E Ink screen, so the overall differences are minor.Ĭheck the full reviews of the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Aura H2O for more details and video reviews below is a summary of the main differences between the two.
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