Most e-readers these days have at least 8 GB of memory and for a company like Kobo that sells millions of books a year, it would suck not to be able to have them all available on your device, in addition to a your own collection of PDF files. I think that the low capacity storage will likely be a deal breaker for most people. There is no easy way to insert a higher capacity card unless you know how to use clone imaging software. ![]() There is a hidden SD card on the circuit board, but it powers the operating system. There is 4 GB of internal memory and with no option to enhance it via an SD card for your average user. ![]() If I had to guess, it is very likely they are using a 1 GHz Freescale i.MX507 processor, and either 128 MB of RAM or 512 MB of RAM. I have reached out to them for an official comment and will update this review once I hear back. Kobo has not disclosed the processor or how much RAM this device is using. These specs make it a very basic e-reader by 2016 standards and there are plenty of similarly priced alternatives on the market, such as the Kindle Paperwhite that has a resolution of 1430×1080 and 300 PPI. The Edition 2 features a six inch E-Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1024 X 768 and 212 PPI. The Kobo Aura Edition 2 on the other hand has a sunken screen and not an edge to edge display. The screen had a flat plastic panel, featuring an ‘edge to edge’ display without a raised border found in predecessors. The Kobo Aura that was released in 2013 featured several improvements to its immediate predecessor, the Kobo Glo. It is an entry level device and very affordable. Attempting to read a graphics-heavy PDF copy of Foreign Affairs on the Glo HD proved frustrating, to say the least.The Kobo Aura Edition 2 is the latest e-reader to hit the market and it is closer to the Kobo Glo HD than a true spiritual successor to the Aura. If you’re interested in reading newspapers or magazines on your e-reader, you’ll want to consider shopping for an Amazon device instead. It’s also important to note that Kobo’s online store provides no access to periodicals. As useful as these two features are, they feel like a stopgap measure designed to compete with Amazon’s excellent subscription Kindle Unlimited Service-an all-you-can-eat book buffet. And all Kobo e-readers support Pocket and OverDrive integration, allowing you borrow digital books from your local public library and read saved offline content harvested from the web. The Kobo online ebook store isn’t as comprehensive as what Kindle users enjoy through Amazon’s Kindle ebook marketplace, but it offers a large enough variety of reading materials to keep most people happy, provided their reading tastes don’t lean towards the esoteric. The Kobo Glo HD’s recessed button makes this e-reader difficult to turn on by accident. This isn’t a deal breaker, but it is disappointing. Lighting is consistent across most of the display, but the e-reader’s normally sharp text becomes slightly blurry if the backlight is pushed beyond 40 percent. ![]() The Kobo Glo HD’s backlighting failed to impress me, however in fact, it’s a complaint I have across the Kobo product line. I also found that JPEG and BMP files, as well as images embedded in PDFs, looked great even if they weren’t originally grayscale. Font height and sharpness can be adjusted, too. Like all Kobo e-readers, the Kobo Glo HD provides 11 font choices and 48 text sizes. And Rakuten makes it easy to tweak text size, font settings, and line spacing. With resolution of 300 ppi, text appears crisp and just as legible as what you’ll see on the Kobo Aura One or on Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite, Voyage, and Oasis. The Kobo Glo HD comes with a 6.0-inch touchscreen that splits the difference between readability and energy efficiency. A single charge of its battery can get you through up to two months of use-though your results will vary depending on how much and how often you read. And as with all E-Ink devices, the Kobo Glo HD sips power. The Kobo Glo HD’s power button, which is recessed into its top, is easy to press intentionally, but difficult to hit accidentally. Most of your interactions will be made using its touchscreen, with the exception of turning it on or off. He Kobo Glo HD is as close to a Kindle Paperwhite as you can get, without buying a Kindle Paperwhite.Īs with the rest of Rakuten’s current lineup of E-Ink devices, the Kobo Glo HD doesn’t suffer from an abundance of buttons.
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