Kobo’s Aura One was an exemplary example of the ereader managing to do something different to Amazon’s Kindle range, and the new Aura H2O takes those features and puts them in a smaller, cheaper package.
With a large display, useful screen dimming technology and a waterproof design, this may suit you well as your next ereader.
Whether this is going to be better than the Kobo Aura One or a lot of the Kindle range though remains to be seen.
Kobo Aura H2O (2017) price and release date
The new ereader from Kobo will cost $179.99 (£149.99, AU$239.99) when it launches later this month.
Pre-orders directly from Kobo will open in the UK on May 15 and you’ll be able to buy the ereader in the US and UK from May 22. Those in Australia will have to wait until July 2017 to be able to buy it.
Kobo Aura H2O (2017) design and display
If you’ve used the Kobo Aura One, you’ll know most of the design language on the Kobo Aura H2O. It’s a lot smaller than that 7.8-inch product, but is still larger than all of Amazon’s 6.0-inch Kindle range, offering a 6.8-inch e-ink screen.
At 210g, it doesn’t weigh as much …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac