The Kobo Aura One is an ereader imperfect which is toutde even a wind of freshness.
A larger size, a water resistant design, a software to borrow easily books to the library, and a backlit display that fits at night to avoid eyestrain: the Kobo ereader Will be One offers several new features original and appreciated. Good ideas, yes, but the execution could be improved.
After two launches successive this year for Amazon and its range of Kindle, the manufacturer Kobo finally returns this month with its new ereader Will have One.
The good
Some of the new features of the Kobo Aura One are excellent, without any downside. This is the case of the water-resistance of the device, which is obtained by protecting its internal components with a protective layer. The ereader is so thin since it must not be waterproof like the Kobo Aura H2O.
Many will enjoy the large screen of 7.8 inches of the device. It carries a little less well, but it displays in consideration a lot more of the text. Therefore, it is not necessary to change your page as often, and those who prefer large print, will be filled.
As always, the ereader Kobo is also equipped with a software able to read many more formats than the Kindle. While Amazon traps us in a prison of golden, Kobo allows us to buy our books where we want it thanks to its compatibility with the formats ePub and PDF. Yes, it is possible to read most of the files in the ecosystem of Amazon, but it is necessary to use software on a computer to convert its books, which is far from ideal.
The software of Kobo is more compatible with the service Pocket to easily transfer articles to read from his phone to his ereader, and it even allows you to borrow digital books at the library without leaving home.
improve
The borrowing of books was up to now quite difficult, and Kobo has attempted to simplify the process through the service, OverDrive, which allows, in theory to find and borrow books directly on its reader. Unfortunately, even if multiple libraries in the montreal area are compatible with OverDrive, they are not necessarily with the version for e-readers of the service, which decreases for the moment, the interest of the feature.
The biggest new feature of the Kobo Aura One could well be its backlight ComfortLight Pro, which can now pass from the blue hues to an orange colour in the evening to help the readers to sleep.
This feature is reminiscent of the mode Night Shift, which was launched early this year on Apple iOS devices. The idea is great, especially as a good part of
readers use their ereader in the evening before sleep.
The screen is disappointing, but unfortunately a bit. The automatic adjustment tends to favor shades too dark and have to readjust constantly. And the backlight is uneven on the surface of the ereader. There is here nothing very serious, but this technology could be improved.
After getting used to the symmetrical design of the Kindle Oasis in the last few months (which allows you to keep its ereader with one hand or another and to change the page by pressing a button), it is also clear that the mechanism that should be used directly on the screen of the Kobo to advance in a book appeared to me as a flashback. However, it would have been difficult to do otherwise with an ereader of this size.
Despite its few aspects to be more negative, the Kobo Aura One is all in all an excellent ereader that offers several improvements to the original in an industry that had been stagnant for some time.
249,99 $ , it is more expensive than the other e-book readers, but it is at least considerably more affordable than the Kindle Oasis (399,99 $ ) while it is superior in several respects. Those to whom the large size of the Aura One should will not regret their purchase.
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