Weight comparisons I've made of some e-ink readers and covers (in grams): Otherwise the cover is a very snug design and miles better to operate than a Kindle Voyage Origami cover for example. When attached, the two clips on the cover's sides that hold it in place, come to sit slightly higher than the reader, which is not quite as intimate a design as Kindle's, but that's a minor niggle. In addition to the reader, I got the official Kobo Sleep Cover, which is a book-like cover that has magnetic on/off for the device, pretty similar to the cover of a Kindle Paperwhite for example. Not a problem for me, though.Īll in all, all is well with the hardware. Kobo Aura H2O is heavier than a Kindle Paperwhite 1 3G, so a bit on the chubby side. Unlike Kindle (7th Generation), the power button is on the top edge, not bottom - and luckily not behind the device like on Kindle Voyage. I guess I'll feel differently about that the minute I want to read somewhere wet, though. Although because it is waterproof, the USB connector (with the memory card slot) is behind a flap, which is a bit annoying for us who don't need waterproof. Just like Kindle, you charge the Kobo Aura H2O through micro-USB. To gather an appreciation of the size difference, here is the Kobo Aura H2O (left) next to Kindle Voyage 3G - note that Kobo's frontlight is off and a bit of shadow falls on it from the left (not screen unevenness), Kindle's frontlight is on minimum:įor larger version (click e.g. Just like Kindle (7th Generation), Kobo doesn't have Voyage's page changing buttons, nor a flush bezel. Hardware-wise it feels like just a little bigger Kindle (7th Generation), with many Kindle Voyage features and some added perks thrown in (it has a memory card slot and is waterproof). Borrow a frontlight, high-resolution screen and magnetic on/off cover from the likes of Kindle Voyage, and that's Kobo Aura H2O for you. It looks and feels very familiar and very solid, perhaps a slight bit under Kindle quality, but not much. The shape and formfactor are the same, soft rubbery plastic and angled sides and back. To put the hardware in perspective, consider it an enlarged Kindle Touch or Kindle (7th Generation) which have smaller 6" screens, that pretty much sums up the appearance of the hardware. Kobo Aura H2O is a 6.8" inch e-ink device, with infrared touch. Inside, just like with Kindle, a quick guide and USB cable (no charger). They make big hay about the waterproofness of the device on the cover (and indeed in the products name), but that's not really why I got the device - I got it on the promise that it would have a very even frontlight. Kobo Aura H2O comes packaged in beautiful glossy packaging, more colorful than a Kindle box. Before or after you read this, do check out my initial comments on Kobo Aura H2O, as well as the review from simonz in the So you didn't like the Paperwhite/Voyage, now what? The solutions thread. My woes with the frontlight of the Kindle Voyage eventually lead me outside of the familiar Kindle box and to my first non-Kindle e-ink device, the waterproof Kobo Aura H2O.
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