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Kobo Aura vs Kobo Clara
December 17, 2024 | Author: Dhaval Parekh
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Kobo Aura's beautiful 6" ClarityScreen and a high res, edge-to-edge low-glare Pearl E Ink screen provides a print on paper reading experience, even in direct sunlight. The latest E Ink screen technology allows you to transition between pages without those annoying flashes. With pinch to zoom, you'll catch every detail when zooming in to PDFs and select books. Or change font sizes with a simple pinch.
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Kobo Clara always provides the best light for reading day or night with ComfortLight PRO. You can adjust brightness and color temperature to reduce blue light before bedtime. It has a natural, print-like reading experience on its 6" glare-free high-definition 300 PPI screen. Easily customizable features help you read the way you want to.
Kobo Aura and Kobo Clara are two e-readers from Kobo that, while ostensibly designed for the same purpose—displaying books without accidentally setting them on fire—seem to cater to slightly different species of readers. Kobo Aura, for instance, is the sort of device that appears to have been engineered by someone who thought “Why can’t an e-reader look just a little bit smug?” With its sleek design, textured back and 6-inch high-resolution E Ink Carta display, it radiates an air of quiet sophistication. Throw in the ComfortLight feature, which adjusts the front light to reduce blue light exposure and the Aura practically hands you a cup of chamomile tea while whispering, “Don’t worry, your retinas will thank me later.”
Kobo Clara, by contrast, takes one look at the Aura’s polished demeanor and says, “Well, aren’t you fancy.” It offers the same 6-inch E Ink Carta display but without some of the fancier bells and whistles like adaptive lighting. This isn’t a flaw so much as a deliberate decision; the Clara is a compact, budget-friendly little workhorse, perfect for readers who prefer their e-readers to be small, light and wholly unconcerned with status symbols. Its adjustable front light still ensures comfortable nighttime reading and its form factor makes it easy to hold for hours, even if your other hand is busy trying to balance a cup of tea precariously on the edge of the sofa.
The real difference, then, lies in design and intent. Kobo Aura’s premium build, textured grip and occasionally larger storage options seem to whisper to readers with massive e-book collections and a desire for a bit of tactile luxury. The Clara, meanwhile, takes the minimalist route, being as lightweight and portable as possible, ideal for readers who are perpetually on the move or simply prefer one-handed reading sessions that don’t end with dropping a 500-page tome on their faces. In essence, the Aura says, “Why not have the best?” while the Clara cheerfully replies, “Why not just read wherever you like?” Both, of course, achieve the ultimate goal: letting you disappear into a book, which is the most sensible thing a piece of technology can ever hope to do.
Kobo Clara, by contrast, takes one look at the Aura’s polished demeanor and says, “Well, aren’t you fancy.” It offers the same 6-inch E Ink Carta display but without some of the fancier bells and whistles like adaptive lighting. This isn’t a flaw so much as a deliberate decision; the Clara is a compact, budget-friendly little workhorse, perfect for readers who prefer their e-readers to be small, light and wholly unconcerned with status symbols. Its adjustable front light still ensures comfortable nighttime reading and its form factor makes it easy to hold for hours, even if your other hand is busy trying to balance a cup of tea precariously on the edge of the sofa.
The real difference, then, lies in design and intent. Kobo Aura’s premium build, textured grip and occasionally larger storage options seem to whisper to readers with massive e-book collections and a desire for a bit of tactile luxury. The Clara, meanwhile, takes the minimalist route, being as lightweight and portable as possible, ideal for readers who are perpetually on the move or simply prefer one-handed reading sessions that don’t end with dropping a 500-page tome on their faces. In essence, the Aura says, “Why not have the best?” while the Clara cheerfully replies, “Why not just read wherever you like?” Both, of course, achieve the ultimate goal: letting you disappear into a book, which is the most sensible thing a piece of technology can ever hope to do.
