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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 vs Kobo Glo

4.61 in
6.65 in
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 Ebook Reader
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
4.49 in
0.39 in
Kobo Glo Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
9
4.4 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
26
4.1 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
72 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
User rating
94
4.0 out of 5
94 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
1 %
44
4.3 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

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Display

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Touchscreenyesyes
Colourno
  • Black
  • N
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE InkE Ink Pearl
Screen resolution1440 x 1080 px1024 x 758 px
Shades of grey1616
Aspect ratio4:34:3
DPI300.0 dpi213.0 dpi

Technical details

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Book capacity10001000
Supported book file formats
  • AZW
  • AZW3
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • TXT
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Supported video formatsNot supportedNot supported
Built-in memoryyesyes
Memory size4GB2GB
Memory card readernoyes
Processor speed1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz

Design

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue

Dimensions

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Height6.65 in0.39 in
Width4.61 in4.49 in
Depth0.36 in6.18 in
Weight7.23 oz6.53 oz

Audio properties

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Speakersnono
Audio 3.5mm inputnono
Supported audio formatsNot supportedNot supported

Features

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OS
Input methodMulti-touchMulti-touch
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)nono
Qwerty keyboard (screen)yesyes
Adjustable textyesyes
Built-In dictionaryyesyes
Digital library accessyesyes
Lightingyesyes
Web browsingyesyes

Connectivity

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo GloKobo Glo
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
Bluetoothnono
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 Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Battery life1344.0 h55.0 h
Number of batteries required11
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyes

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