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Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight Ebook Reader
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Kobo Aura Ebook Reader
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Kobo Aura Edition 2 Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura Edition 2
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
6
3.5 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
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11
3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
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6 editorial reviews
The waterproof wannabe Kindle-killerRead more
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User rating
34
4.0 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
35 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
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4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
6 %
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Display

Touchscreenyesyesyes
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution1024 x 768 px1014 x 758 px1024 x 768 px
Colour
N/A
N
N/A
Screen technology
N/A
E Ink Pearl
N/A
Shades of grey
N/A
16
N/A
Aspect ratio
N/A
16:9
N/A
DPI
N/A
211.0 dpi212.0 dpi

Technical details

Book capacity20003000
N/A
Supported book file formats
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
Memory size
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
4GB
N/A
Built-in memory
N/A
yesyes
Memory card reader
N/A
yesno
Compatible memory cards
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
N/A
Maximum memory card size
N/A
32
N/A
Built-in processor
N/A
Y
N/A
Processor speed
N/A
1000.0 MHz
N/A
RAM size
N/A
256.0 mB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red

Dimensions

Height6.5 in5.91 in6.26 in
Width5.0 in4.49 in4.45 in
Depth0.43 in0.32 in0.33 in
Weight6.2 oz6.14 oz6.35 oz

Features

Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OSProprietary OS
Input methodMulti-touchMulti-touch
N/A
Lightingyesyesyes
Menu languages
N/A
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POR
N/A
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)
N/A
nono
Qwerty keyboard (screen)
N/A
yesyes
Adjustable text
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-In dictionary
N/A
yes
N/A
Web browsing
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesyes
3G (UMTS)nonono
AC adapter includedyesyesyes
USByesyesyes
USB typeMicro-USBMicro-USB B
N/A
Total USB ports11
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)yesyes
N/A
Wi-Fi standards
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
Headphone out
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
no
N/A
USB version
N/A
USB 2.0
N/A

Battery

Number of batteries required111
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyesyes
Battery type
N/A
Li-IonLi-Ion
Battery life
N/A
1440.0 h
N/A

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