4 causes my loyalty lies with the Kindle Paperwhite over the Kobo Clara

At first of 2024, I swapped lugging bodily books round for touring gentle with e-readers. The Kobo Clara B&W e-reader was the primary e-reader I ever used, and honestly, I cherished it. The design is easy and transportable; it matches completely in my fanny pack and has a powerful battery life. Nonetheless, my e-reader journey modified as soon as I started utilizing the Kindle Paperwhite.

I am nonetheless a giant fan of the Kobo Clara B&W, however the Kindle Paperwhite immediately turned my most popular e-reader. As a loyal Amazon consumer, Amazon’s e-reader makes it a lot simpler to purchase books linked to my Amazon account immediately. On a extra technical facet, the Paperwhite has a quicker web page flip price than the Kobo and a barely bigger show and longer battery life, all of which put it forward of the Kobo Clara B&W e-reader for me.

Learn on for the 4 explanation why my Kindle Paperwhite will probably be my solely journey companion any longer.

Kindle Paperwhite (twelfth technology)

The most recent technology of the Kindle Paperwhite is available in an ultra-thin design with a glare-free display that is bigger than its predecessors. With as much as 12 weeks of battery life, waterproof security, and free cloud storage, this e-reader can go wherever you do and take your entire library there as nicely. 

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1 Amazon library

Comfort and books galore

Essentially the most important benefit a Kindle Paperwhite has over Rakuten’s Kobo Clara is the simple Amazon connectivity. Clearly, that is solely a giant perk should you’re as loyal to Amazon as I’m. Once I first bought my Kobo final 12 months, I needed to make a free account on the corporate’s web site, which is a champagne drawback at worst however nonetheless a slight inconvenience.

Seamlessly linking my Amazon account and utilizing Amazon reward playing cards to purchase books on the Kindle retailer makes studying on the Paperwhite a lot simpler.

Avid readers can look into subscribing to Kindle Limitless. For $15 per 30 days, you will get limitless entry to books, audiobooks, and magazines. Kindle customers can borrow as many titles as they need with out buying every e-book individually, and the subscription consists of entry to over 4 million books and can be utilized on any machine that makes use of the Kindle app.

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2 Longer battery life

For those who overlook your energy twine, you are positive

Except for the Amazon retailer, the Kindle Paperwhite’s longer battery life is what actually pushes it forward of the Kobo Clara for me. Regardless that I stay on this planet of tech, I am the buddy who’s infamous for all the time having a lifeless telephone or AirPods.

I like to think about it as pushing myself to go with out know-how, however in actuality, I am lazy and overlook to cost my gadgets. So, after I discovered the Kindle Paperwhite has a 12-week battery life, I used to be offered. I introduced the Kindle Paperwhite on my two-week trip and left the charger dwelling.

After two weeks out within the solar and studying a mean of three hours per day, my battery solely went all the way down to 68%. The Kobo Clara, however, solely has about 53 days (eight weeks) of battery life if the reader reads a mean of half-hour per day on 10% brightness. My Kobo additionally survived a two-week journey of fixed studying, nevertheless, the battery dropped to 40% by the tip of the journey.

3 Quicker web page turns

As a result of I am unable to get to the following one fast sufficient

Amazon claims that the twelfth technology Kindle Paperwhite has a 25% quicker web page flip price than some other Kindle. At first, I didn’t assume it might be noticeable, however the quicker flip price was extraordinarily apparent as soon as I began studying. When studying on a Kobo, generally the page-turns on my machine lag or highlighter residue from the earlier web page stays on the following web page. Nonetheless, I’ve but to come across that problem with the Kindle Paperwhite.

The quicker web page flip price makes studying a breeze, and there are hardly any points when highlighting or including notes to a web page. To be honest, the Kindle Paperwhite (twelfth gen) does have a slight lag at occasions when buying on the Kindle retailer or shopping the library, however total, the Paperwhite feels prefer it runs a lot quicker than the Kobo Clara.

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4 Barely bigger show

Greater is healthier

The Kindle Paperwhite (twelfth gen) has a seven-inch show in comparison with Kobo Clara’s six-inch show. Whereas I choose Kobo’s smaller design after I want a straightforward e-reader to place in my fanny pack or purse, Kindle Paperwhite’s bigger show is healthier for informal studying. With a decision of 1264×1680 (300 ppi), the Paperwhite’s new seven-inch show is clearer than earlier generations and far simpler to learn in comparison with Kobo’s smaller display.

The bigger display additionally means there are extra choices when altering the font sizes. My mother, who wears glasses with a prescription so robust I am unsure if she actually has any eyesight left, praised the Kindle Paperwhite’s massive display and sharp show. She even gave me her unique evaluation: “Significantly better than studying on my iPhone.”