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Amazon Kindle Voyage Ebook Reader
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Kobo Aura Edition 2 Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura Edition 2
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Kobo Glo Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo
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Editiorial reviews
9
4.4 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
75 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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6 editorial reviews
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26
4.1 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
72 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %
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User rating
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
2 %
48
4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
44
4.3 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Display

Touchscreenyesyesyes
Colourno
N/A
  • Black
  • N
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyLED
N/A
E Ink Pearl
Screen resolution1440 x 1080 px1024 x 768 px1024 x 758 px
Pixel density300.0 ppi
N/A
N/A
Shades of grey16
N/A
16
DPI300.0 dpi212.0 dpi213.0 dpi
Aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
4:3

Technical details

Book capacity3000
N/A
1000
Supported book file formats
  • AZW
  • AZW3
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Supported video formatsNot supported
N/A
Not supported
Built-in memoryyesyesyes
Memory size
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
N/A
2GB
Memory card readernonoyes
RAM size1024.0 mB
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
N/A
N/A
microSD
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
32
Processor speed
N/A
N/A
1000.0 MHz

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
On/off switchyes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height0.3 in6.26 in0.39 in
Width4.53 in4.45 in4.49 in
Depth6.38 in0.33 in6.18 in
Weight6.63 oz6.35 oz6.53 oz

Audio properties

Speakersnonono
Audio 3.5mm inputnonono
Supported audio formatsNot supported
N/A
Not supported

Features

Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OSProprietary OS
Input methodMulti-touch
N/A
Multi-touch
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)nonono
Qwerty keyboard (screen)yesyesyes
MP3 Playerno
N/A
N/A
Adjustable textyes
N/A
yes
Amazon whispersyncyes
N/A
N/A
Built-In dictionaryyes
N/A
yes
Digital library accessyes
N/A
yes
Lightingyesyesyes
Web browsingyes
N/A
yes
Rotating
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
3G (UMTS)nonono
AC adapter includednoyesyes
Headphone outno
N/A
no
Bluetoothno
N/A
no
USByesyesyes
USB versionUSB 2.0
N/A
USB 2.0
USB typeMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB B
Total USB ports1
N/A
1
USB powered (only mha USB)yes
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery life1008.0 h
N/A
55.0 h
Battery charge time3.0 h
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries required111
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyesyes
Battery type
N/A
Li-Ion
N/A
Battery life, music
N/A
N/A
70.0 h

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