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Kobo Aura HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura HD
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Kobo Aura One Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura One
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Kobo Forma Ebook Reader
Kobo Forma
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Editiorial reviews
5
5 editorial reviews
Kobo strikes gold with the well-designed Aura HD, a premium ebook reader with high-quality edge lighting and a super-sharp display.Read more
The Kobo Aura HD was only announced yesterday and will not be available to purchase until the end of the month. Good e-Reader is proud to give you the first exclusive review of this new electronic reader. One of the big hyping factors behind this new model is that it is 6.8 inches, which buckles the trend of your standard six inch reader. The resolution is also the best in the business, putting the Nook HD and Kindle Fire HD 7 to shame. Hardware The Kobo Aura HD features a 6.8 inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1440×1080 with 265Read more
Kobo has done a nice job with the design of its $149.99 Kobo Aura e-reader, but the display quality and built-in light don't quite measure up to the Kindle competition.Read more
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Display

Touchscreenyesyesyes
ColourN
N/A
  • N
  • no
Screen size6.8 in7.8 in8.0 in
Screen technologyE InkE Ink CartaE Ink Carta
Screen resolution1440 x 1080 px1872 x 1404 px1440 x 1920 px
Pixel density265.0 ppi
N/A
N/A
Shades of grey1616
N/A
Aspect ratio4:316:93:4
DPI265.0 dpi300.0 dpi
N/A

Technical details

Book capacity300060006000
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
Supported image formats
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • MJPEG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
Supported video formatsNot supported
N/A
N/A
Built-in memoryyesyes
N/A
Memory size4GB8GB8GB
Memory card readeryesno
N/A
Compatible memory cards
microSD
Not supported
N/A
Maximum memory card size32
N/A
N/A
Processor speed1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
N/A
RAM size1024.0 mB512.0 mB
N/A
Built-in processor
N/A
YY

Design

Colour of productWhiteBlackBlack
On/off switchyesyesyes

Dimensions

Height6.92 in7.68 in6.3 in
Width0.46 in5.45 in7.0 in
Depth5.05 in0.27 in0.33 in
Weight8.47 oz8.11 oz6.95 oz

Features

Menu languages
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POR
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
  • TUR
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
  • TUR
Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OS
N/A
Input methodMulti-touch
N/A
N/A
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)nono
N/A
Qwerty keyboard (screen)yesyes
N/A
MP3 Playerno
N/A
N/A
Rotatingno
N/A
N/A
Adjustable textyes
N/A
N/A
Built-In dictionaryyes
N/A
N/A
Lightingyesyes
N/A
Web browsingyes
N/A
N/A

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
3G (UMTS)nono
N/A
AC adapter includedyesno
N/A
Headphone outnono
N/A
Bluetoothnonono
USByesyes
N/A
USB versionUSB 2.0USB 2.0
N/A
USB typeMicro-USB BMicro-USBMicro-USB
Total USB ports11
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)yes
N/A
N/A

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