The screen’s big size accommodates a 1404×1872 resolution, an unorthodox res that can accomodate a sharp 227 pixels per inch, and thanks to its book-like aspect ratio, means you can read upright in portrait mode or rotate it on its side to fit more pages on the screen. Inside, there’s a quad-core chip to handle the heavy lifting, 32GB of storage for heaps of books and notes, support for 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi 5 - likely because text and eBook files don’t tend to need the even faster WiFi 6 - and support for Bluetooth, USB Type C charging, a single button just under the Type C port to turn the eReader on and off, and a warm ComfortLight front-lighting system. And here we are with version 2E (we don’t know why Kobo calls its products “2E”, but this isn’t the first).Ī 10.3 inch eReader, the Elipsa 2E uses a monochromatic black and white electronic ink screen like every other Kobo model, except one sized to be much, much bigger, with a textured back to let you hold it all too easily. Last year, Amazon announced it was entering big-screen eReaders, and so with the launch of the Kindle Scribe, Rakuten’s Kobo Elipsa suddenly makes sense. Kobo has been trudging about this category for a few years now, but few have cared before its biggest rival took a stab at it all. Not quite an ellipse or even an eclipse, the Elipsa is Kobo’s stab at the big eReader, and one you might have seen before. However, its objectionable design flaws sabotage its chances at being as good as its competition.Armed with a neat digital pen stylus and a solid design, the Kobo Elipsa 2E is a great Kindle competitor you may want to consider.
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The Kobo Arc 10 HD provides a visually immersive tablet experience that puts reading at the forefront without ditching the perks of full Android capabilities. It also includes a Google Play store - something the Kindle Fires miss out on - a pretty sharp screen, and good performance. Passionate readers who want a tablet worthy of ditching their library card for may find the Kobo Arc 10 HD an attractive compromise between an e-reader and tablet, but the $329 Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a better value that offers useful reading resources and fast performance inside of an impressively light tablet.įor bookworms on a budget, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ starts at only $149 and offers heaps of features.
With top tablets boasting thin and lightweight designs for the same price or less, the Kobo Arc 10 HD's flawed build is an inadmissible offense. Which one of these does not belong? Josh Miller/CNETĬomfort is integral to a pleasant reading experience and the Kobo Arc 10 HD's soft faceted back can't save it from the discomfort caused by its heaviness and pointed corners. Deviceġ.7GHz Dual-core Samsung Exynos 5 Dual (5250) No matter what's on the screen, the display looks bright and vibrantly saturated, comparable to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 edition), and the impressive range of colors begs to be used for something more than the simple black text of a book. It boasts a Google Nexus 10-matching 300 ppi, but falls short of the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's super-sharp 323 ppi display.
One of the Kobo Arc 10 HD's most impressive features is its sharp and bright 2,560x1,600-pixel resolution screen. HD videos are almost as sharp as the Arc 10 HD's corners.
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