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Kobo Aura Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura
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Kobo Aura HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura HD
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Kobo Mini Ebook Reader
Kobo Mini
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Tolino Shine 3 Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 3
Editiorial reviews
11
3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %
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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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8 editorial reviews
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The affordable Kobo Mini is a likable touch-screen e-ink e-reader that's a bit of an in-betweener -- too small for some and not quite small enough for others.Read more
A small e-ink e-reader with Wi-Fi, customised type and EPUB side-loadingRead more
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1 editorial reviews
Tolino has issued three different generations of the Shine e-reader, which is their mid level device. This is the first model in the lineup that was designed by Kobo and the Shine 3 is basically the Kobo Clara HD shell and internals. It does have Tolino software and the Tolino bookstore, which is appealing to the German audience. In late 2017 Kobo purchased the Tolino ecosystem from Deutsche Telekom.  The deal gave Kobo full control over the hardware and software of the Tolino brand.  The other members of the Tolino Alliance still sold ebooks via the Tolino Bookstore and soldRead more
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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 %
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4.0 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
39 %
3 stars
27 %
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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3.8 out of 5
61 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
4 %

Display

Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
ColourNNNY
Screen size6.0 in6.8 in5.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink PearlE InkE Ink VizPlexE Ink Carta
Screen resolution1014 x 758 px1440 x 1080 px800 x 600 px1072 x 1448 px
Shades of grey16161616
Aspect ratio16:94:3
N/A
N/A
DPI211.0 dpi265.0 dpi200.0 dpi
N/A
Pixel density
N/A
265.0 ppi
N/A
N/A

Technical details

Book capacity300030001000
N/A
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
N/A
Built-in memoryyesyes
N/A
N/A
Memory size4GB4GB2GB8GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD
N/A
N/A
Maximum memory card size3232
N/A
25
Built-in processorY
N/A
N/A
Y
Processor speed1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz800.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
RAM size256.0 mB1024.0 mB
N/A
512.0 mB
Supported video formats
N/A
Not supported
N/A
Not supported

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.92 in5.24 in6.16 in
Width4.49 in0.46 in4.02 in4.34 in
Depth0.32 in5.05 in0.39 in0.33 in
Weight6.14 oz8.47 oz4.73 oz5.86 oz

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesyesno
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
3G (UMTS)nonono
N/A
AC adapter includedyesyesno
N/A
Headphone outnono
N/A
no
Bluetoothnononono
USByesyesyes
N/A
USB versionUSB 2.0USB 2.0USB 2.0
N/A
USB typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB BMicro-USB AMicro-USB
Total USB ports111
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)yesyesyes
N/A

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