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Amazon Kindle Oasis vs Kobo Aura

4.8 in
5.63 in
Amazon Kindle Oasis Ebook Reader
Amazon Kindle Oasis
4.49 in
5.91 in
Kobo Aura Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura
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 %
Read editorial reviews
11
3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
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 %
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %

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Display

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Touchscreenyesyes
ColournoN
Screen size7.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution x 300 px1014 x 758 px
Shades of grey1616
DPI300.0 dpi211.0 dpi

Technical details

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

Design

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Burgund
  • Gold
  • Graphite
  • Grey
Black

Dimensions

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Height5.63 in5.91 in
Width4.8 in4.49 in
Depth0.33 in0.32 in
Weight4.62 oz6.14 oz

Audio properties

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Speakersnono
Audio 3.5mm inputnono

Features

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Menu languagesMulti
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POR
Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OS
Input methodMulti-touchMulti-touch
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)nono
Adjustable textyesyes
Built-In dictionaryyesyes
Lightingyesyes

Connectivity

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

Battery

Amazon Kindle OasisAmazon Kindle Oasis
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Battery type
Lithium Polymer
Li-Ion
Battery life3.5 h1440.0 h
Number of batteries required11
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyes

Pros & Cons

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