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Kobo Clara HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Clara HD
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Kobo Glo HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo HD
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Tolino Shine 3 Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 3
Editiorial reviews
10
4.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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16
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
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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
114
3.5 out of 5
114 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
24 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
10 %
52
3.9 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
5 %
61
3.8 out of 5
61 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
4 %

Display

Touchscreenyesyesyes
Colour
  • N
  • no
NY
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink Carta
N/A
E Ink Carta
Screen resolution x 300 px1448 x 1072 px1072 x 1448 px
DPI300.0 dpi300.0 dpi
N/A
Pixel density
N/A
300.0 ppi
N/A
Shades of grey
N/A
1616

Technical details

Book capacity60003000
N/A
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB DRM
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TIFF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • JPEG/JPG
N/A
Built-in memoryyesyes
N/A
Memory size8GB
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
8GB
Memory card readeryesno
N/A
Compatible memory cardsmicroSDNot supported
N/A
Supported video formats
N/A
Not supportedNot supported
Processor speed
N/A
1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
25
Built-in processor
N/A
N/A
Y
RAM size
N/A
N/A
512.0 mB

Dimensions

Height6.28 in6.18 in6.16 in
Width4.33 in4.53 in4.34 in
Depth0.33 in0.35 in0.33 in
Weight5.86 oz6.35 oz5.86 oz

Features

Menu languages
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POR
  • TUR
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POR
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)nono
N/A
Lightingyesyes
N/A
Operating system
N/A
Proprietary OS
N/A
Input method
N/A
Multi-touch
N/A
Qwerty keyboard (screen)
N/A
yes
N/A
Adjustable text
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-In dictionary
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital library access
N/A
yes
N/A
Rotating
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesno
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
Bluetoothnonono
USByesyes
N/A
USB typeMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
3G (UMTS)
N/A
no
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
no
N/A
Total USB ports
N/A
1
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)
N/A
yes
N/A
Headphone out
N/A
N/A
no

Often compared with Kobo Clara HD

Often compared with Kobo Glo HD

Often compared with Tolino Shine 3