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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 vs Kobo Aura Edition 2

4.61 in
6.65 in
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 Ebook Reader
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
4.45 in
6.26 in
Kobo Aura Edition 2 Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura Edition 2
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
6
6 editorial reviews
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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 %
48
4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Display

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Aura Edition 2Kobo Aura Edition 2
Touchscreenyesyes
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution1440 x 1080 px1024 x 768 px
DPI300.0 dpi212.0 dpi

Technical details

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Aura Edition 2Kobo Aura Edition 2
Supported book file formats
  • AZW
  • AZW3
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
Built-in memoryyesyes
Memory card readernono

Design

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Aura Edition 2Kobo Aura Edition 2
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red

Dimensions

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Aura Edition 2Kobo Aura Edition 2
Height6.65 in6.26 in
Width4.61 in4.45 in
Depth0.36 in0.33 in
Weight7.23 oz6.35 oz

Audio properties

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Aura Edition 2Kobo Aura Edition 2
Speakersnono
Audio 3.5mm inputnono

Features

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Aura Edition 2Kobo Aura Edition 2
Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OS
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)nono
Qwerty keyboard (screen)yesyes
Lightingyesyes

Connectivity

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Aura Edition 2Kobo Aura Edition 2
Wi-Fiyesyes
3G (UMTS)nono
AC adapter includednoyes
USByesyes

Battery

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo Aura Edition 2Kobo Aura Edition 2
Battery typeLi-IonLi-Ion
Number of batteries required11
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

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