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Kobo Glo HD vs Tolino Shine 2 HD

4.53 in
6.18 in
Kobo Glo HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo HD
4.47 in
6.46 in
Tolino Shine 2 HD Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 2 HD
Editiorial reviews
16
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
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50 %
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The Tolino Alliance was formed in 2013 and their mandate was to combat Amazon in Germany. This was the first time big established players like Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, Club Bertelsmann, Deutsche Telekom banded together to launch a digital bookstore and a series of e-readers. Every year the consortium releases a single single device, but last year they unveiled two different models - the Tolino Vision 3 HD and the Tolino Shine 2 HD, which we will review today. Hardware The Tolino Shine 2 HD features a six inch e-ink Carta display with a resolution of 1440 by 1080. This is the sameRead more
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User rating
52
3.9 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
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3.9 out of 5
40 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Display

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Touchscreenyesyes
ColourNN
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution1448 x 1072 px1448 x 1072 px
Shades of grey1616
DPI300.0 dpi300.0 dpi

Technical details

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Book capacity30002000
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TIFF
  • TXT
  • EPUB DRM
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
Built-in memoryyesyes
Memory size
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
4GB
Compatible memory cardsNot supported
microSD
Processor speed1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz

Dimensions

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Height6.18 in6.46 in
Width4.53 in4.47 in
Depth0.35 in0.37 in
Weight6.35 oz6.49 oz

Audio properties

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Audio 3.5mm inputnono

Features

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Built-In dictionaryyesyes

Connectivity

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Wi-Fiyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
3G (UMTS)nono
Bluetoothnono
USByesyes
USB typeMicro-USBMicro-USB B
Total USB ports11
USB powered (only mha USB)yesyes

Battery

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Battery typeLi-polymer
Lithium Polymer
Battery life30.0 h1176.0 h

Pros & Cons

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