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Kobo Aura One Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura One
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Kobo Libra H2O Ebook Reader
Kobo Libra H2O
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PocketBook InkPad Ebook Reader
PocketBook InkPad
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PocketBook InkPad 3 Ebook Reader
PocketBook InkPad 3
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Editiorial reviews
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5 editorial reviews
The PocketBook InkPad Color is a great-looking color ebook reader, but page turns are slow and it has almost no support for US content.Read more
Last month, Switzerland's PocketBook announced the release of the InkPad Color, an e-reader built around E Ink's newest color screen technology. We've been sent one for review.Read more
The Pocketbook InkPad Color is the poster child of modern E INK color technology. This e-reader is absolutely the best one currently available and really appeals to an international audience. There are over 25 supported languages, making it easy for most people to use and get tremendous value. Hardware The Inkpad Color it utilizing the second generation E INK Kaleido color e-paper technology. On a fundamental level, it still can only display 4,096 colors and 100 PPI, which is the same as the previous generation. So what has changed? E INK developed a new color filter array which dramatically improvesRead more
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4 editorial reviews
The Pocketbook InkPad 3 (also called the PocketBook 740 in some places) is a new 7.8-inch ebook reader that I've posted about a couple of times recently. Unfortunately it's not sold in the US anywhere but it is available in other parts of the world. There's a listing for the InkPad 3 on eBay fromRead more
The brand new InkPad 3 might just be the best e-reader that Pocketbook has ever produced. The extra large screen and new warm light illumination system really makes it a compelling value proposition. It looks like Pocketbook is trying to seriously compete against the Kobo Aura One and Tolino Epos, but how does this model fair on its own merits? Hardware This InkPad 3 features a 7.8 inch E Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1872×1404 and 300 PPI. It has a front-lit display with 10 white LED lights and 9 orange. I was surprised on how good thisRead more
Last month, Switzerland's PocketBook announced the release of the InkPad Color, an e-reader built around E Ink's newest color screen technology. We've been sent one for review.Read more
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User rating
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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Display

Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Screen size7.8 in7.0 in8.0 in7.8 in
Screen technologyE Ink CartaE Ink CartaE InkE Ink Carta
Screen resolution1872 x 1404 px1680 x 1264 px1200 x 1600 px1872 x 1404 px
Shades of grey16
N/A
N/A
16
Aspect ratio16:94:33:4
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DPI300.0 dpi
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250.0 dpi
N/A
Colour
N/A
NNN
Pixel density
N/A
N/A
250.0 ppi
N/A

Technical details

Book capacity6000
N/A
N/A
N/A
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • RTF
  • HTML
  • CBZ
  • CBR
  • MOBI
  • EPUB3
  • DJVU
  • DOC
  • EPUB
  • FB2
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • FB2
  • EPUB
  • DJVU
  • CHM
  • DOCX
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • RTF
  • DOC
  • HTML
  • PRC
  • FB2 ZIP
  • MOBI
  • ACSM
  • DRM
  • HTM
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • MJPEG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • CBZ
  • CBR
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • BMP
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
Built-in memoryyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Memory size8GB8GB4GB8GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Compatible memory cardsNot supportedNot supported
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Built-in processorY
N/A
N/A
Y
Processor speed1000.0 MHz
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1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
RAM size512.0 mB512.0 mB512.0 mB1000.0 mB
Supported video formats
N/A
N/A
Not supportedNot supported
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
3232

Design

Colour of productBlackWhiteBlackBlack
On/off switchyesyes
N/A
yes
Housing material
N/A
N/A
PlasticPlastic

Dimensions

Height7.68 in6.26 in7.7 in7.68 in
Width5.45 in5.67 in6.41 in5.37 in
Depth0.27 in0.31 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight8.11 oz6.77 oz12.35 oz7.41 oz

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
3G (UMTS)no
N/A
nono
AC adapter includedno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Headphone outno
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothnononono
USByes
N/A
yesyes
USB versionUSB 2.0
N/A
N/A
USB 3.0
USB typeMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Total USB ports1
N/A
1 pc
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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