Amazon Kindle (2022) vs Kobo Clara BW

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Kindle (2022) compared with Clara BW

	AmazonKindle (2022)	KoboClara BW
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	April 2024
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	6″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	–	1448 × 1072
Sharpness
Sharpness	300 pixels per inch	300 pixels per inch
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	Yes	Yes, adjustable warmth
Display detail
Display detail	Glare-free display, 16-level grey scale; dark mode	E Ink Carta 1300 HD touchscreen, glare-free; Dark Mode; 300 ppi (The eBook Reader; Kobo lists only the resolution)
Front light
Front light	Adjustable front light	ComfortLight PRO, adjustable brightness and colour temperature
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	No	No
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	No	No
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	16 GB	16 GB
Software
Software	Kindle	Kobo
Formats
Formats	Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI and PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP through conversion; Audible (AAX)	15 formats natively (EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR)
Book store
Book store	Kindle Store	Kobo Store; Kobo Plus subscription
Library loans
Library loans	–	OverDrive and Libby in select countries
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 6 weeks	Up to 7.6 weeks
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 6 weeks at half an hour of reading a day with wireless off and the light at 13; Audible streaming over Bluetooth shortens it	Up to 53 days at 30 minutes of reading a day, front light at 10% and wireless off; 1500 mAh
Charging
Charging	USB-C; full charge in about 2 hours with a 9 W USB power adapter, or about 4 hours from a computer	USB-C
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; WEP, WPA and WPA2)	Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth, USB-C; 1.0 GHz processor
Audio
Audio	Bluetooth audio for Audible and the VoiceView screen reader	Kobo Audiobooks over Bluetooth headphones or speaker (select countries)
Design
Weight
Weight	158 g (better)	174 g
Water resistance
Water resistance	–	IPX8
Materials
Materials	30–75% recycled plastics and 90% recycled magnesium	Exterior of at least 85.5% recycled content, including 10% ocean-bound plastic; repairable
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	Waterproof for up to 60 minutes in up to 2 metres of water
Size
Size	157.8 × 108.6 × 8.0 mm	112 × 160 × 9.2 mm
Colours
Colours	Black, Denim	Black
In the box
In the box	Kindle, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide	–