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Kobo Glo HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo HD
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Tolino Shine Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine
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Tolino Shine 3 Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 3
Editiorial reviews
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
1
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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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
52
3.9 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
5 %
46
4.1 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %
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
ColourNNY
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution1448 x 1072 px1024 x 758 px1072 x 1448 px
Pixel density300.0 ppi
N/A
N/A
Shades of grey161616
DPI300.0 dpi
N/A
N/A
Screen technology
N/A
E InkE Ink Carta

Technical details

Book capacity30002000
N/A
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TIFF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • JPEG/JPG
N/A
N/A
Supported video formatsNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Built-in memoryyes
N/A
N/A
Memory size
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
2GB8GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cardsNot supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
N/A
Processor speed1000.0 MHz800.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
Maximum memory card size
N/A
3225
Built-in processor
N/A
YY
RAM size
N/A
256.0 mB512.0 mB

Dimensions

Height6.18 in6.89 in6.16 in
Width4.53 in4.57 in4.34 in
Depth0.35 in0.36 in0.33 in
Weight6.35 oz6.46 oz5.86 oz

Audio properties

Speakersnono
N/A
Audio 3.5mm inputno
N/A
N/A
Supported audio formatsBMPNot supportedNot supported

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesno
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
3G (UMTS)no
N/A
N/A
AC adapter includedno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothnonono
USByes
N/A
N/A
USB typeMicro-USBMicro-USB AMicro-USB
Total USB ports1
N/A
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone out
N/A
nono
USB version
N/A
USB 2.0
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLi-polymer
Lithium Polymer
Lithium Polymer
Battery life30.0 h1176.0 h
N/A
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yes
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
1500.0 mAh1200.0 mAh

Often compared with Kobo Glo HD

Often compared with Tolino Shine

Often compared with Tolino Shine 3