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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 vs Kobo Glo HD

4.61 in
6.65 in
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 Ebook Reader
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
4.53 in
6.18 in
Kobo Glo HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo HD
Editiorial reviews
9
4.4 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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16
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
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1 stars
0 %
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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 %
52
3.9 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
5 %

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Display

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Touchscreenyesyes
ColournoN
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution1440 x 1080 px1448 x 1072 px
Pixel density300.0 ppi300.0 ppi
Shades of grey1616
DPI300.0 dpi300.0 dpi

Technical details

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Book capacity10003000
Supported book file formats
  • AZW
  • AZW3
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • TXT
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TIFF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • JPEG/JPG
Supported video formatsNot supportedNot supported
Built-in memoryyesyes
Memory size4GB
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
Memory card readernono
Processor speed1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz

Dimensions

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Height6.65 in6.18 in
Width4.61 in4.53 in
Depth0.36 in0.35 in
Weight7.23 oz6.35 oz

Audio properties

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Speakersnono
Audio 3.5mm inputnono
Supported audio formatsNot supportedBMP

Features

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Menu languagesMulti
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POR
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

Connectivity

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
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
Bluetoothnono
USByesyes
USB typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB
Total USB ports11
USB powered (only mha USB)yesyes

Battery

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Battery typeLi-IonLi-polymer
Battery life1344.0 h30.0 h
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyes

Pros & Cons

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