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Amazon Kindle Oasis vs Kobo Aura H2O

4.8 in
5.63 in
Amazon Kindle Oasis Ebook Reader
Amazon Kindle Oasis
7.05 in
0.38 in
Kobo Aura H2O Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura H2O
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
18
4.2 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
54 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
67
3.9 out of 5
67 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
5 %
48
4.2 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
6 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Display

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
Touchscreenyesyes
ColournoN
Screen size7.0 in6.8 in
Screen resolution x 300 px1430 x 1080 px
Pixel density300.0 ppi265.0 ppi
Shades of grey1616
DPI300.0 dpi265.0 dpi

Technical details

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
Book capacity10003000
Supported book file formats
  • DOCX
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • DOC
  • HTML
  • PRC
  • AZW
  • AZW3
  • MOBI
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Supported video formatsNot supportedNot supported
Built-in memoryyesyes
Memory size
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
4GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Burgund
  • Gold
  • Graphite
  • Grey
Black
On/off switchyesyes

Dimensions

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
Height5.63 in0.38 in
Width4.8 in7.05 in
Depth0.33 in5.08 in
Weight4.62 oz8.22 oz

Audio properties

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
Speakersnono
Audio 3.5mm inputnono
Supported audio formatsAAXNot supported

Features

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OS
Input methodMulti-touchMulti-touch
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)nono
Adjustable textyesyes
Built-In dictionaryyesyes
Digital library accessyesyes
Lightingyesyes
Word translationyesyes

Connectivity

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
Wi-Fiyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
3G (UMTS)nono
AC adapter includednono
Bluetoothyesno
USByesyes
USB versionUSB 2.0USB 2.0
USB typeMicro-USB BMini-USB B
Total USB ports11
USB powered (only mha USB)yesyes

Battery

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
Battery type
Lithium Polymer
Li-Ion
Battery life3.5 h30.0 h
Number of batteries required11
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyes

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