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Kobo Glo vs Tolino Shine

4.49 in
0.39 in
Kobo Glo Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo
4.57 in
6.89 in
Tolino Shine Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
26
4.1 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
72 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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
44
4.3 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
46
4.1 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
2 %

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Display

Kobo GloKobo Glo
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Touchscreenyesyes
Colour
  • Black
  • N
N
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink PearlE Ink
Screen resolution1024 x 758 px1024 x 758 px
Shades of grey1616

Technical details

Kobo GloKobo Glo
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Book capacity10002000
Supported book file formats
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported video formatsNot supportedNot supported
Memory size2GB2GB
Compatible memory cards
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Maximum memory card size3232
Processor speed1000.0 MHz800.0 MHz

Design

Kobo GloKobo Glo
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
Brown
On/off switchyesyes

Dimensions

Kobo GloKobo Glo
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Height0.39 in6.89 in
Width4.49 in4.57 in
Depth6.18 in0.36 in
Weight6.53 oz6.46 oz

Audio properties

Kobo GloKobo Glo
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Speakersnono
Supported audio formatsNot supportedNot supported

Features

Kobo GloKobo Glo
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Rotatingnono
Built-In dictionaryyesyes

Connectivity

Kobo GloKobo Glo
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Wi-Fiyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Headphone outnono
Bluetoothnono
USB versionUSB 2.0USB 2.0
USB typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB A

Battery

Kobo GloKobo Glo
Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Battery life55.0 h1176.0 h

Pros & Cons

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