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Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch Ebook Reader
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Kobo Aura Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura
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Kobo Forma Ebook Reader
Kobo Forma
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
23
4.1 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
72 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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11
3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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8
3.8 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
51 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %
57
3.8 out of 5
57 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
1 %

Display

Touchscreennoyesyes
ColourNN
  • N
  • no
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in8.0 in
Screen technologyE InkE Ink PearlE Ink Carta
Screen resolution800 x 600 px1014 x 758 px1440 x 1920 px
Shades of grey1616
N/A
Aspect ratio
N/A
16:93:4
DPI
N/A
211.0 dpi
N/A

Technical details

Book capacity100030006000
Supported book file formats
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
Supported video formatsNot supported
N/A
N/A
Memory size2GB4GB8GB
Compatible memory cards
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
N/A
Maximum memory card size3232
N/A
Built-in memory
N/A
yes
N/A
Memory card reader
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-in processor
N/A
YY
Processor speed
N/A
1000.0 MHz
N/A
RAM size
N/A
256.0 mB
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height7.0 in5.91 in6.3 in
Width5.0 in4.49 in7.0 in
Depth5.0 in0.32 in0.33 in
Weight12.77 oz6.14 oz6.95 oz

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
AC adapter includedyesyes
N/A
Headphone outnono
N/A
Bluetoothnonono
USB typeMicro-USB AMicro-USB BMicro-USB
3G (UMTS)
N/A
no
N/A
USB
N/A
yes
N/A
USB version
N/A
USB 2.0
N/A
Total USB ports
N/A
1
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)
N/A
yes
N/A

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