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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 vs Kobo Aura

4.61 in
6.65 in
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 Ebook Reader
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
4.49 in
5.91 in
Kobo Aura Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura
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
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
94
4.0 out of 5
94 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
1 %
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Display

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Touchscreenyesyes
ColournoN
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE InkE Ink Pearl
Screen resolution1440 x 1080 px1014 x 758 px
Shades of grey1616
Aspect ratio4:316:9
DPI300.0 dpi211.0 dpi

Technical details

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Book capacity10003000
Supported book file formats
  • AZW
  • AZW3
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • TXT
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Built-in memoryyesyes
Memory size4GB4GB
Memory card readernoyes
Processor speed1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
RAM size512.0 mB256.0 mB

Design

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Black

Dimensions

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Height6.65 in5.91 in
Width4.61 in4.49 in
Depth0.36 in0.32 in
Weight7.23 oz6.14 oz

Audio properties

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Speakersnono
Audio 3.5mm inputnono

Features

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
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
Qwerty keyboard (screen)yesyes
Adjustable textyesyes
Built-In dictionaryyesyes
Lightingyesyes
Web browsingyesyes

Connectivity

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3
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
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 AuraKobo Aura
Battery typeLi-IonLi-Ion
Battery life1344.0 h1440.0 h
Number of batteries required11
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyes

Pros & Cons

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