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Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus vs Kobo Aura H2O

    4.72 in
    6.46 in
    Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus Ebook Reader
    Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      7.05 in
      0.38 in
      Kobo Aura H2O Ebook Reader
      Kobo Aura H2O
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
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      3.5 out of 5
      3 user ratings
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      3 stars
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      User rating
      41
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      41 user ratings
      5 stars
      		36 %
      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      4.2 out of 5
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Display

      Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight PlusBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
      Screen size6.0 in6.8 in
      Screen technologyE InkE Ink Carta
      Pixel density300.0 ppi265.0 ppi

      Technical details

      Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight PlusBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
      Book capacity10003000
      Supported book file formats
      • EPUB
      • PDF
      • HTML
      • MOBI
      • PDF
      • RTF
      • TXT
      • EPUB
      Supported image formats
      • GIF
      • JPEG/JPG
      • PNG
      • GIF
      • JPG
      • PNG
      • TIF

      Design

      Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight PlusBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
      Colour of productWhiteBlack

      Dimensions

      Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight PlusBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
      Height6.46 in0.38 in
      Width4.72 in7.05 in
      Depth0.35 in5.08 in
      Weight6.9 oz8.22 oz

      Audio properties

      Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight PlusBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
      Supported audio formatsBMPNot supported

      Features

      Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight PlusBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
      Input methodMulti-touchMulti-touch
      Adjustable textyesyes
      Built-In dictionaryyesyes
      Digital library accessyesyes
      Web browsingyesyes

      Connectivity

      Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight PlusBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
      Wi-Fiyesyes

      Battery

      Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight PlusBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Plus
      Kobo Aura H2OKobo Aura H2O
      Battery life21.0 h30.0 h

      Pros & Cons

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