Kobo Mini vs Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight |
Released September, 2012
Kobo Mini
- Wi-Fi
- 5"
- 800 x 600
- 2 GB
6.6 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)But priced at £59.99/AU$99.99/US$79.99, it's considerably cheaper than its bigger specced brothers, as well as rivals such as the Kindle Fire, the Nook Simple Touch and even the cheapest Amazon e-reader, the Kindle.
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Reader Rocket Review Our evaluation of Mini vs Simple Touch GlowLight
Display | |
How do the screens stack up? | |
| Resolution, pixel density, Screen size and anti-glare | |
Bookstore | |
How good is the supporting ecosystem? | |
| e-bookstore size, average NYT best sellers price, NYT's top selling titles and 4 more | |
Performance | |
How responsive and how long does the e-reader last? | |
| Battery life, Recharge time and boot-up | |
Reviews | |
How do our trusted review sites rank these products? | |
| Reviews from techradar.com | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Thinner | 10 mm | vs | 12 mm | More than 15% thinner ; easily slides into bags | |||
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| Can browse the web | Yes | vs | No | About half of E-Readers have a web browser | |||
| Lighter weight | 134 g | vs | 198 g | More than 30% lighter weight | |||
| Faster page turns | 0.82 s | vs | 1.03 s | More than 20% faster page turns | |||
| Supports the Mobi e-book format | Yes | vs | No | About half of E-Readers support the Mobi e-book format | |||
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| Has a built-in light | GlowLight | vs | None | Very few E-Readers have a built-in light | |||
| Expandable memory | microSD (up to 32GB) | vs | None | About half of E-Readers have an expansion slot ; store more content with a removable microSD card | |||
| Has reader-to-reader lending | Yes (NOOK Book Store) | vs | No (Kobo Books) | Somewhat common; e-books can be loaned to a friend for a 14 day period; each e-book can only be loaned once | |||
| Significantly longer battery life | 30 hour | vs | 15 hour | 2x longer battery life; read more between charges | |||
| Bigger screen | 6" | vs | 5" | 20% bigger screen | |||
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
screen | Kobo Mini | vs | NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray shades | 16 | 16 | |
| Screen resolution | 800 x 600 | 800 x 600 | |
| Screen size | 5" | 6" | |
| Pixel density | 200 ppi | 166 ppi | |
| Built-in light | None | GlowLight | |
| Screen type | E-Ink | E-Ink | |
| Touchscreen | Infrared | Infrared | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | |
| Flashes screen black during page turns | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Sync across multiple devices | Yes | Yes | |
| Note taking | Yes | Yes | |
| Text to speech | No | No | |
| Directly download library e-books to device | No | No | |
| Web browser | Yes | No | |
| Stereo speakers | No | No | |
| Evernote integration | No | No | |
| Landscape mode | Yes | Yes | |
| Accelerometer | No | No | |
| Parental controls | No | Yes | |
storage | |||
| Internal storage | 1 GB | 1.26 GB | |
| Expansion slot | None | microSD (up to 32GB) | |
| Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB | |
connectivity | Kobo Mini | vs | NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input/Output port | micro-USB | micro-USB | |
| Cellular data | None | None | |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | |
| Bluetooth connectivity | No | No | |
technical specs | |||
| Processor | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | |
| Document support | |||
| TXT | |||
| RTF | |||
| ePUB | |||
| CBR | |||
| CBZ | |||
| HTML | |||
| MOBI | |||
| Image support | |||
| JPEG | |||
| PNG | |||
| TIFF | |||
| GIF | |||
| BMP | |||
bookstore | |||
| Uses an open platform | Yes | Yes | |
| Bookstore | Kobo Books | NOOK Book Store | |
| EBookstore size | 3.2 M book | 3.27 M book | |
| Free content free content | 1.89 M books | 1.84 M books | |
| Customer loyalty program | No | No | |
| Average NYT best sellers price | $9.95 | $9.64 | |
| Number of NYT top-selling titles offered+ | 38 | 38 | |
| Reader-to-reader lending | No | Yes | |
| Cloud storage | Yes | Yes | |
| Reading apps | iOS, Android, BlackBerry, PC and Mac | iOS, Android, PC and Mac | |
| Additional electronic offerings | newspapers, magazines and comics/graphic novels | newspapers, magazines, comics/graphic novels, textbooks, and audio-books | |
| Has retail store locations | No | Yes | |
form factor | |||
| Housing type | Plastic and tough rubber | Plastic and soft-touch rubber | |
| Size | 102 x 133 x 10 mm | 127 x 165 x 12 mm | |
| Weight | 134 g | 198 g | |
| Interface | touchscreen | touchscreen | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
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