The Aura H2O’s software is intuitive, for the most part. Sadly, ebooks from Amazon’s Kindle library are also not supported.
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Some can be converted using Calibre, a free ebook management program, but if you download an ebook from the Barnes and Noble store that’s formatted for a Nook ebook reader, for example, you’ll have trouble getting it to a format the Aura H2O can use. But it’s important to note that Digital Rights Management (DRM) software will prevent you from transferring most books from third-party ebook stores. If you connect it to a computer via the MicroUSB cord, you can transfer ebooks in EPUB, EPUB3, PDF, and MOBI from your computer’s hard drive to the device’s internal memory.įree ebook resources like Project Gutenberg and MobileRead will work just fine. The Aura H2O has the added advantage of robust support for third-party ebook formats. It’s organized logically by section, and features curated collections (e.g., “great reads under $5”) that make narrowing down new titles easy. It boasts about five million titles, the company says - about a million short of the the Kindle store’s roughly six million. The easiest way to load books onto the Aura H2O is over Wi-Fi via Kobo’s store. By day five, the battery life had dipped to about 56 percent. We tested the Aura H2O for about a week, using it for thirty minutes to an hour each evening with the brightness set to 50 percent and Wi-Fi enabled. Kobo says it should last up to one month off a charger, which works out to about thirty minutes of reading each day (if you turn the page once per minute). One of the most appealing features of ebook readers is their fantastic battery life, and the new Aura H2O doesn’t disappoint. The original did have a MicroSD card slot, which meant you could hold even more, but it’s highly unlikely anyone would ever go above 6,000 - we’re not complaining about the omission. That translates to about 6,000 ebooks, which is more than enough for the average reader. The new Aura H2O can store twice as many books as the original, up to 8GB worth. One appreciable improvement is the internal storage.
The Kobo Aura H2O is $180, and it’s disappointing to see it doesn’t have a page refresh rate more comparable to the competition. For comparison, the $80, 6-inch Kindle refreshes every five pages, and the $200 Kindle Voyage refreshes every 14 pages. In ebooks, the E Ink screen refreshed a little too frequently for our liking - about every six pages.
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It took up to a full second longer to load books than Amazon’s 6-inch Kindle, for example, and it sometimes stuttered in menus - especially the search screen. The resolution and pixel density is unchanged at 1,430 × 1,080 pixels and 265ppi (pixels per inch), and we found text and book covers to be sharp - sharper than the cheaper 6-inch Kindle, which has 167ppi, but not as sharp as the Kindle Oasis, which packs 300ppi (and has a higher, slightly more comparable price point).įeel free to read with the Kobo Aura H2O in the bath.ĭespite the upgrades from the original 2014 device, the Aura H2O isn’t as snappy as we hoped. We’re pleased to see the Aura H2O’s screen is just as crisp and sharp as the original. Feel free to read with the Kobo Aura H2O in the bath - something you need to be a lot more careful with when using Amazon’s Kindle ebook readers. Regardless, water resistance is always a welcome feature because it increases a device’s longevity and durability. You should note the screen does become a little unresponsive, and the device has trouble registering touches until it’s completely dry. After we thoroughly dried it off with paper towels, it was good as new the power button and the IR touchscreen worked as well as they had before, and we didn’t note any signs of damage on the charging port. We put Kobo’s waterproofing claims to the test by submerging the Aura H2O in a large bowl of water for five minutes.
It’s comfortable in the palm, and exceptionally light.
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