Get to know Kobo Glo.

Technical Specs

Kobo Glo Technical Specs

Size 114 x 157 x 10 mm (4.5 x 6.2 x 0.4 in)

Weight 185 g (6.5 oz)

Processor 1 GHz

Display 6" XGA Pearl touchscreen; 1024x758 resolution; 16-level grey scale

Screen Responsive touchscreen for glare-free, fingerprint-resistant reading

Light Built-in ComfortLight technology with micro-thin hard coating for durability and even light distribution

Buttons Power on/off, light on/off

Connectivity Wi Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Micro USB

Storage 2 GB* Option to expand up to 32 GB with a Micro SD card

Battery Over 1 month with Wi Fi turned off** Up to 70 hours of continuous usage with ComfortLight on***

Colours Black Night, Pink Sunset, Blue Moon, Silver Star Each featuring Kobo’s signature soft quilted-patterned back

eBookstore Over 3 million , newspapers, and magazines Over 1 million free titles

Kobo Everywhere Kobo eBooks are stored safely in the cloud — retrieve them at anytime Bookmarks and settings are seamlessly synced across all your Kobo eReading apps and devices

Social Reading Includes Reading Life — Track your reading stats and share what you're reading, favourite passages, and Reading Life awards to Facebook and Twitter

Kobo Picks Brings readers personalized recommendations based on their feedback and preferences

Fonts 8 font styles with 24 font sizes and exclusive weight and sharpness settings

Dictionary Built-in dictionary

Notes, Quotes Highlight text, type notes, share to Facebook and Twitter

Advanced Features Library personalization, predictive search, brightness controls, double-tap PDF zoom in, SimpleTurn™ page turning

Open Read almost any on your Kobo Glo. Supports ePub and Adobe DRM

File Types EPUB, PDF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TXT, (X)HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR *1 GB available to store content (over 1,000 eBooks). **Battery life is measured with Wi Fi turned off. ***Actual results are based on individual usage and may vary.