After an absence of a couple of years or so, Kobo has made a reappearance in South Africa with an ad for the Aura H20 appearing on p3 of the latest Incredible Connection’s knock ‘n’ drop insert (3 – 6 Nov 2016).
More information on the device can be found at Kobo US
For a comparison between Kindle and Kobo, click here
| Features: | Waterproof and sandproof. IP certified, can be immersed for up to 30 minutes in up to 1 meter of water with port cover closed |
| Screen: | Extra-large 6.8” Carta E Ink HD touchscreen with high, 1430 x 1080 resolution, 265 dpi |
| Weight: | 233 g |
| Size: | 179 x 129 x 9.7 mm |
| Storage: | 4 GB on-board memory, holds up to 3,000 eBooks |
| Front-light: | Built-in, fully adjustable ComfortLight with micro-thin coating for durability and even light distribution |
| Customizability: | TypeGenius: 11 different fonts and 24 sizes to choose from |
| Supported formats: | 14 file formats supported natively (EPUB, EPUB3, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR) Read eBooks borrowed from Public Library |
| Connectivity: | Wi Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Micro USB |
| Battery Life: | Up to 2 months* |
| Languages: | English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Brazilian, Portuguese, Japanese |
| Other: | No advertising, no interruptions |
*Dependent on individual usage