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Kobo Aura vs Kobo Glo HD

4.49 in
5.91 in
Kobo Aura Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura
4.53 in
6.18 in
Kobo Glo HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo HD
Editiorial reviews
11
3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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16
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
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User rating
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %
52
3.9 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
5 %
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5 %

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Display

Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Touchscreenyesyes
ColourNN
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution1014 x 758 px1448 x 1072 px
Shades of grey1616
DPI211.0 dpi300.0 dpi

Technical details

Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Book capacity30003000
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TIFF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • JPEG/JPG
Built-in memoryyesyes
Memory size4GB
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
Memory card readeryesno
Compatible memory cards
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Not supported
Processor speed1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz

Dimensions

Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Height5.91 in6.18 in
Width4.49 in4.53 in
Depth0.32 in0.35 in
Weight6.14 oz6.35 oz

Audio properties

Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Speakersnono
Audio 3.5mm inputnono

Features

Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Menu languages
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POR
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POR
Operating systemProprietary OSProprietary OS
Input methodMulti-touchMulti-touch
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)nono
Qwerty keyboard (screen)yesyes
Adjustable textyesyes
Built-In dictionaryyesyes
Lightingyesyes

Connectivity

Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Wi-Fiyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
3G (UMTS)nono
AC adapter includedyesno
Bluetoothnono
USByesyes
USB typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB
Total USB ports11
USB powered (only mha USB)yesyes

Battery

Kobo AuraKobo Aura
Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Battery typeLi-IonLi-polymer
Battery life1440.0 h30.0 h
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yesyes

Pros & Cons

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