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e-Book Readers Kobo e-readers The cult for reading books in digital format in the country is not as developed as other nations but Kobo is looking to bring the change with its e-readers Kobo Glo Kobo Touch — S. Aadeetya
Price: `10,999
mazon’s Kindle Paperwhite is recognized as the ‘Apple of e-readers’ and such claims lie well and truly answered by the sheer presence Price: `6,999 Aand its popularity. So, can a company like Kobo join the party in a country where the preferred mode of reading still lies with the traditional obo Touch is the more affordable e-reader option with reading enthusiasts aka hard-copy novels? fewer features. In terms of hardware, Kobo Glo is a well built device that is based on K Based on the same 6-inch XGA e-ink display, the Touch Kobo’s Pearl e-Ink touch screen which offers up to 16 levels of grayscale comes with a display of 800x600 pixels resolution which is on its 6-inch XGA display. One must note that its resolution of 1024 x 758 expectedly lower than the display on Kobo Glo. The device’s boot up pixels is at par with the Kindle Paperwhite (2012). But in comparison to time is quick and loads up a book fairly quickly. One can can read Paperwhite, the Glo is lighter, smaller and easier to hold. books from where you last paused or the time when the device went The Glo lights up the same way as the Paperwhite, but is a tad on sleep mode. brighter. In terms of reading experience, apart from a few lags in touch The device is sufficiently loaded with features like multiple response, the customized read settings like range of fonts, tap to dictionaries, bookmarks, font customisation and touch options to forward, etc are very convenient to use. Interestingly, the Glo carries make browsing while reading more comfortable. The screen is fairly the advantage of versatality over Paperwhite as it supports the Epub comfortable to touch and read as long as there is enough ambient format and enables one to read books that have not been bought via light. That said, we did observe occasional lag that lasted merely the Kobo store. In addition to that, Glo comes with microSD card slot for seconds especially while flipping around pages. Unlike the Glo, Touch expanding storage capacity, another thing that Paperwhite misses. The requires further lighting to make reading on the device more enjoyable. Kobo store’s price is miles behind Amazon’s library and the company The touchscreen was not as responsive as one would expect and there needs to work its mechanism to suit is a noticeable lag in page turning or the needs of readers in the country, responsiveness of the user interface Key Specs: thus making it more affordable which Key Specs: as mentioned above. Kobo has offered 6 inch XGA display with can entice more readers to make the 6 inch E-Ink Pearl display microSD slot for storage expansion. with 800 x 600 pixel resolution, 1,024x768 pixels, 2 GB storage, e-switch. The battery life of the Glo Kobo has packed a 1000 mAh Li-ion microSD slot, 185 grams, 1000 mAh battery, 1 month battery life is decent enough and will last for MicroSD slot battery on the Touch which can easily more than a couple of weeks on a last up to a month on single charge Pros: single charge thanks to its low power Pros: which is more than sufficient for on- e-ink display, Decent build- consuming e-Ink display. MicroSD slot, the-go readers. quality, MicroSD slot Size and build-quality Bottomline: Kobo Glo is a decent Bottomline: Kobo Touch is a Cons: Paperwhite alternative with Epub Cons: basic entry level e-reader with Lack of book titles, format support and microSD card slot. No backlight, average display sans backlight that Expensive e-books But with a lacklustre e-book library Lackluster e-book store makes it less desirable for outdoor Write to: compared to Amazon, the company Write to: reading but with the microSD slot [email protected] has long way to go before it can be [email protected] and long battery life, it is worth for more info. replaced with a Paperwhite. for more info. giving a shot only.
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