Kobo Aura H2O
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Aura H2O
- Made by: Kobo
- Released: Oct 2014, 2nd Edition May 2017
- Predecessor: Kobo Aura HD
- Languages Supported: Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Français Canadien, Italiano, Nederlands, Português, Português brasileiro, Japanese. Edition 2 adds Turkish
- File Types Supported: ePub, kepub, PDF, ePub 3, MOBI
Overview
The eReader that's making a splash
- Waterproof, sandproof, dustproof, edition 2 is even higher protection up to 60 mins in 2 metres of water
- 6.8" Carta E Ink HD touchscreen
- 4 GB on-board memory, store up to 3,000 eBooks
- Built in ComfortLight, Edition 2 has ComfortLight Pro with Blue-light suppression
- Battery life of up to 2 months
- Social Reading : Includes My Reading Life™. Track your Reading Stats and share what you're reading, favorite passage and Reading Life awards to Facebook® Timeline.
- Recommendations: Personalized eBook recommendations that change as your tastes do. Optimize Kobo Picks by providing your feedback.
- Dictionary: Built-in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® dictionary.
- Notes, Quotes, highlighting and bookmarks.
- Advanced Features: Library personalization, predictive search, brightness controls, double-tap PDF zoom in, and SimpleTurn for comfortable page turns.
- Chess and Sudoku, Web browser
- Your bookmarks and more are seamlessly synced across all your Kobo eReading apps and devices from a cloud server.
Second edition will not use first edition accessories.
Specifications
- Screen: 6.8" E Ink Carta HD touchscreen
- comfortlight (edition 2 comfortlight pro with blue-light reduction), 1430 x 1080, 265 dpi
- Processor: 1 GHz
- RAM:512MB
- Memory: 4GB (3,000 books), edition 2 8GB
- expansion: up to 32 GB with a Micro SD card (no mention of expansion in edition 2)
- Device size: 179 x 129 x 9.7 mm. Edition 2 172 x 129 x 8.8 mm
- Weight: 233g.Edition 2 207g
- Connectivity: Wi Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Micro USB
- File Types:
- Type: 10 fonts, 24 sizes, exclusive weight and sharpness settings, Edition 2 11 fonts with 50 styles
- Battery Life: 1500mAh - up to 2 Months, edition 2 lasts for weeks.
- Waterproof: IP67 Certified. Waterproof for up to 30 minutes in one Meter of water with port cover closed. Edition 2 has IPX8 up to 60 mins in 2 meters of water
History
upgrade from an Aura HD which is still available.
See Also
- Kobo Firmware Releases
- FCC tests
- http://www.kobo.com/devices/compare#ereaders compare Kobo devices
- http://www.kobo.com/devices/#ereaders
- http://www.kobo.com/koboaurah2o#overview main description page