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Kobo Glo Ebook Reader
Kobo Glo
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Tolino Shine Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine
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Tolino Shine 3 Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 3
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 %
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
44
4.3 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
22 %
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
Colour
  • Black
  • N
NY
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink PearlE InkE Ink Carta
Screen resolution1024 x 758 px1024 x 758 px1072 x 1448 px
Shades of grey161616
Aspect ratio4:3
N/A
N/A
DPI213.0 dpi
N/A
N/A

Technical details

Book capacity10002000
N/A
Supported book file formats
  • CBZ
  • EPUB
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
N/A
N/A
Supported video formatsNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Built-in memoryyes
N/A
N/A
Memory size2GB2GB8GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
N/A
Maximum memory card size323225
Processor speed1000.0 MHz800.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
Built-in processor
N/A
YY
RAM size
N/A
256.0 mB512.0 mB

Dimensions

Height0.39 in6.89 in6.16 in
Width4.49 in4.57 in4.34 in
Depth6.18 in0.36 in0.33 in
Weight6.53 oz6.46 oz5.86 oz

Audio properties

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

Features

Operating systemProprietary OS
N/A
N/A
Input methodMulti-touch
N/A
N/A
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)no
N/A
N/A
Qwerty keyboard (screen)yes
N/A
N/A
Rotatingnonono
Adjustable textyes
N/A
N/A
Built-In dictionaryyesyes
N/A
Digital library accessyes
N/A
N/A
Lightingyes
N/A
N/A
Web browsingyes
N/A
N/A
MP3 Player
N/A
no
N/A
Menu languages
N/A
N/A
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA

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 includedyes
N/A
N/A
Headphone outnonono
Bluetoothnonono
USByes
N/A
N/A
USB versionUSB 2.0USB 2.0
N/A
USB typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB AMicro-USB
Total USB ports1
N/A
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)yes
N/A
N/A

Often compared with Kobo Glo

Often compared with Tolino Shine

Often compared with Tolino Shine 3