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Kindle Oasis vs Kobo Libra
July 10, 2024
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The thinnest and lightest Kindle ever. All-new ergonomic design with dedicated buttons to effortlessly turn the page. Longest Kindle battery life. Choose from a black, merlot, or walnut removable cover. High-resolution 300 ppi display with crisp, laser quality text. Reads like real paper without glare, even in direct sunlight. Enhanced built-in adjustable light evenly illuminates the screen for perfect reading anywhere, anytime
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Kobo Libra is the embodiment of your reading style. With more storage, a faster E Ink screen, and Bluetooth wireless technology so you can listen to Kobo Audiobooks, Kobo Libra is an integral part of your rich reading life. Packed with features and personality and storage for all of your eBooks Kobo Libra was made to do more. An ergonomic design keeps your reading life on hand and page turn buttons keep the story going while you sip your coffee, stir your signature pasta sauce, or nurse your newborn so you can read on and on, no matter what.
Kindle Oasis vs Kobo Libra in our news:
2023. Rakuten unveiled Kobo Libra 2
The Kobo Libra 2, as unveiled by the ever-industrious Rakuten Kobo, is the sort of e-reader that might have been described by a Vogon poet as “breathtaking” and “perplexingly asymmetrical.” Sporting a 7-inch HD E Ink Carta 1200 display with an improbably crisp resolution of 1264 × 1680 pixels (or a retina-pleasing 300 PPI), it dares to ask the existential question: “Why stick to one color temperature when you can have all of them?” It features Dark Mode for when you’d prefer your words glowing softly from the void, and a 1 GHz Processor ensures your literary escapades run as smoothly as Zaphod Beeblebrox piloting a stolen spaceship. Its 32 GB storage practically begs for an intergalactic library, while the thickened right spine with physical page-turn buttons offers a tactile nod to readers clinging to the romance of "real books." Oh, and did we mention it’s waterproof? Because it is—perfect for bathtub philosophers and spacefaring dolphins. Available in Black and White (because why complicate perfection?), the Libra 2 can be accessorized with SleepCovers ($50), presumably for when your books need a nap. Priced at $250 and available through Flipkart and other online retailers in India, it’s a wonder of modern technology—or at least it thinks it is.
2019. Kobo brings the Forma form factor to a cheaper model Kobo Libra
The new Kobo Libra H2O adopts the Forma's design for a 7-inch screen device that costs a more reasonable $170. It’s still not inexpensive in the realm of e-readers, of course. That’s about $40 more than, for example, the Kindle Paperwhite, but it’s great to see some of these features beginning to appear in more affordable products. The design functions well, allowing for reading in both landscape and portrait modes, with autorotation enabled by the built-in accelerometer. Kobo has also refined the software to feature improved menus, enhanced book scrubbing and better previews. Additional features include the ability to adjust the front light brightness by swiping along the side of the screen. As the name suggests, the device is waterproof with an IPX8 rating.
2019. Kindle update makes page turn speed faster
In the infinite improbability drive that is Amazon's firmware rollout, a new update (Version 5.10.3, if you’re keeping score) has been beamed to an impressive assortment of Kindle e-Ink e-readers—models like the Oasis 2, Paperwhite 4, and Voyage, which already sound like they could double as names of intergalactic starships. Ostensibly, this update "improves performance issues," a phrase about as descriptively useful as saying a towel is "quite handy." However, those brave enough to poke around will notice that page-turning via swipe or tap now zips along with the grace of a well-tuned starliner, and ebooks themselves leap open as if they’ve just spotted Zaphod Beeblebrox at the helm. Expect this magical improvement to hitch a ride on your Wi-Fi any day now—because the universe, it seems, has a soft spot for readers.
2017. Amazon's Kindle Oasis gets big and waterproof
Amazon is revamping its flagship e-reader Kindle Oasis in a dramatic fashion. It is Amazon’s largest Kindle e-reader to date, featuring a 7-inch display. It’s also the company's first waterproof model. It’s remarkably, almost paper-thin on one side (0.13 inches) and then expands significantly to a third of an inch on the other side to house the battery. Amazon has also boosted the number of over-the-screen LED lights to 12 (up from 10) for more even illumination. Another major update is the integration of the Audible audiobook service. Although Amazon owns Audible, it had never been included in the Kindle before. Now, you can browse and purchase Audible books directly on the device. Additionally, the starting price of the Kindle Oasis is now $249 with 8 GB of storage.
2016. Amazon unveils new Kindle Oasis
The new Amazon Kindle Oasis is the smallest and lightest Kindle to date and features a handle for gripping. It gets closer to the feel of a real book with a thickness of just 3.4 mm at its thinnest point and the new one-sided handle is designed to mimic holding the spine of a book while reading. The device includes two buttons for navigating pages forward and backward. It’s unusual to see buttons reintroduced after moving away from keyboards and buttons in previous generations. However, according to Amazon, users simply prefer buttons, so they are making a return. The WiFi version of the Oasis will be priced at $289 and the 3G version will be available for $359.
