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Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight vs Kobo Glo

5.0 in
6.5 in
Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Ebook Reader
4.49 in
0.39 in
Kobo Glo Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
6
3.5 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
20 %
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4.1 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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34
4.0 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
44 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Display

Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLightBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Touchscreenyesyes
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution1024 x 768 px1024 x 758 px

Technical details

Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLightBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Book capacity20001000
Supported book file formats
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Memory size
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
2GB

Design

Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLightBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Colour of product
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue

Dimensions

Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLightBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Height6.5 in0.39 in
Width5.0 in4.49 in
Depth0.43 in6.18 in
Weight6.2 oz6.53 oz

Features

Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLightBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OS
Input methodMulti-touchMulti-touch
Lightingyesyes

Connectivity

Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLightBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Wi-Fiyesyes
3G (UMTS)nono
AC adapter includedyesyes
USByesyes
USB typeMicro-USBMicro-USB B
Total USB ports11
USB powered (only mha USB)yesyes

Battery

Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLightBarnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight
Kobo GloKobo Glo
Number of batteries required11
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyes

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Kobo Glo