![]() ![]() ![]() The Libra is powered by a 1,200 mAh battery that should provide two weeks of constant reading on a single charge. The SD card is soldered right onto the motherboard and cannot be expanded. The internal storage stems from an SD card that is only evident if you take the e-reader apart. Underneath the hood is a Freescale Solo Lite 1GHZ processor, 8GB of internal storage and 512 MB of RAM. The lightning system is primarily used in low light conditions and they are better than using the a nearby lamp or a reading light, since the e-reader lights do not normally interfere with your circadian rhythms. It also has an auto mode to adjust the light automatically, although this device does not have a ambient light sensor, it instead uses whatever timezone you are in. They can also be used independently of each other, or shut off completely. The white and amber LED lights can be used at the same time, with a slider bar in the drop down menu. This is great for long reading sessions, because the light is not shining into your eyes. They are using white and amber LED lights on the bottom of the screen and they project light upwards and evenly across the screen. Kobo has incorporated a front-lit screen and their patented Comfortlight screen technology in all of their modern e-readers. I find that plastic based screens that has a small dip, offer better resolution. This means it is using Neonode Z Force IR technology for the screen interactions. The screen is not flush with the bezel, instead it has a small recess. The Libra features a 7 inch E Ink Carta HD display with a resolution of 1,680 x 1,264 and 300 PPI. The big selling points is that it has manual page turn buttons, a new e-reading system and the same design sensibilities as the Kobo Forma, but it costs $100 less. This device is going to be available around September 15th in North America and will hit Europe and other markets later this year. There's Plus Pocket integration for anyone who would like to read long-form web articles while offline and Dropbox support to wirelessly transfer your ebooks on and off the device.The Kobo Libra H2O is the latest generation e-reader from Kobo. ![]() Putting it all into perspective, spending just AU$219 on the white Libra 2 really gets you a lot of features, including OverDrive so you can borrow ebooks from your local public library. If you prefer 32GB of storage, then you're looking at the AU$289 Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition at full price ( now AU$202 for Prime Day), but that kind of money also gets you wireless charging. And you only get the standard 8GB of internal storage. The new Paperwhite isn't designed for single-hand use, now featuring slimmer bezels to take the screen size from 6 inches to 6.8 inches. You also get a whopping 32GB of storage! That's a significant increase over the 8GB in older Kobo models.Ĭompared to the latest (11th generation) Amazon Kindle Paperwhite – which will cost you AU$239 at full price ( currently discounted to AU$167) – you really are getting more for your money. While the screen size is still the same 7 inches as the Libra H2O (marginally larger than the 6.8-inch Paperwhite), the Libra 2 uses the latest E Ink Carta 1200 display that boasts a 20% increase in response time and 15% better contrast than the previous model. ![]()
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