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Kobo Aura vs Kobo Glo
March 26, 2025 | 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 Glo's revolutionary ComfortLight illuminates the screen with a soft, adjustable glow so you can read any eBook any time of day under the perfect light — no lamp required. Because Kobo Glo’s advanced high-res XGA Pearl E Ink screen doesn’t use a glass overlay for its front light technology, there’s never any glare, even in the brightest sunlight.
Kobo Aura and Kobo Glo share a remarkable number of similarities, much like two distant cousins who coincidentally show up to a party wearing the same hat and pretending they invented ePub files. Both possess E-Ink displays that are so paper-like you might feel compelled to sniff the screen for that "new book" smell. They have frontlights for reading in the dark, touchscreens that politely respond to your prodding, Wi-Fi for those moments when you urgently need to download an obscure 18th-century novel at 3 a.m. and they happily support ePub — because proprietary formats are for people who enjoy suffering.
Kobo Aura, however, strides into the room with a larger 6.8-inch display, as if to say, "Yes, I am here to read War and Peace and I will do so comfortably." Its sleeker, flush design feels like the eReader equivalent of a high-end sports car, except it won’t yell at you for driving it on a Monday. With a battery that seemingly lasts until the heat death of the universe (or about two months), it's clearly aimed at voracious readers who suspect they might accidentally read through an entire library. Naturally, it hails from Canada — a place known for politeness, maple syrup and now, oversized eReaders.
Kobo Glo, on the other hand, is more like the scrappy adventurer who packed light, knowing full well they’d spend most of their time on public transport or squished into a budget airline seat. It’s smaller, more portable and the ComfortLight ensures you can read under your blanket without anyone knowing you’re rereading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy again. It’s kinder to your wallet too, probably because it assumes you’d rather spend that money on more books or perhaps an emergency towel. Also Canadian — but with the kind of humble, world-traveling vibe that says, "I’m not fancy, but I’ll get the job done."
Kobo Aura, however, strides into the room with a larger 6.8-inch display, as if to say, "Yes, I am here to read War and Peace and I will do so comfortably." Its sleeker, flush design feels like the eReader equivalent of a high-end sports car, except it won’t yell at you for driving it on a Monday. With a battery that seemingly lasts until the heat death of the universe (or about two months), it's clearly aimed at voracious readers who suspect they might accidentally read through an entire library. Naturally, it hails from Canada — a place known for politeness, maple syrup and now, oversized eReaders.
Kobo Glo, on the other hand, is more like the scrappy adventurer who packed light, knowing full well they’d spend most of their time on public transport or squished into a budget airline seat. It’s smaller, more portable and the ComfortLight ensures you can read under your blanket without anyone knowing you’re rereading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy again. It’s kinder to your wallet too, probably because it assumes you’d rather spend that money on more books or perhaps an emergency towel. Also Canadian — but with the kind of humble, world-traveling vibe that says, "I’m not fancy, but I’ll get the job done."
