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Kobo Glo HD vs Tolino Shine

4.53 in
6.18 in
Kobo Glo HD Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo HD
4.57 in
6.89 in
Tolino Shine Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine
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 %
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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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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 %

Full Comparison

Display

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Touchscreenyesyes
ColourNN
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen resolution1448 x 1072 px1024 x 758 px
Shades of grey1616

Technical details

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Book capacity30002000
Supported book file formats
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TIFF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported video formatsNot supportedNot supported
Memory size
  • 4GB
  • 4GB
2GB
Compatible memory cardsNot supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Processor speed1000.0 MHz800.0 MHz

Dimensions

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Height6.18 in6.89 in
Width4.53 in4.57 in
Depth0.35 in0.36 in
Weight6.35 oz6.46 oz

Audio properties

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Speakersnono
Supported audio formatsBMPNot supported

Features

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Built-In dictionaryyesyes

Connectivity

Kobo Glo HDKobo Glo HD
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Wi-Fiyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Bluetoothnono
USB typeMicro-USBMicro-USB A

Battery

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

Pros & Cons

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