Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2021) vs Kobo Libra 2

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Kindle Paperwhite (2021) compared with Libra 2

	AmazonKindle Paperwhite (2021)	KoboLibra 2
Overview
Released
Released	October 2021	October 2021
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	6.8″	7″
Resolution
Resolution	–	1680 × 1264
Sharpness
Sharpness	300 pixels per inch	300 pixels per inch
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	Yes, adjustable warmth	Yes, adjustable warmth
Display detail
Display detail	Glare-free Paperwhite display, 16-level grey scale; flush front with thinner borders than the previous Paperwhite	HD E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen; Dark Mode; landscape mode
Front light
Front light	Adjustable front light with adjustable warm light	ComfortLight PRO, adjustable brightness and colour temperature
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Amazon says page turns are 20% faster than the previous Paperwhite	–
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	No	No
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	No	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	8 GB, 16 GB	32 GB (better)
Software
Software	Kindle	Kobo
Formats
Formats	Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI and PRC natively; HTML, DOC, DOCX, 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
Library loans
Library loans	–	OverDrive in select countries
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 weeks	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 10 weeks at half an hour of reading a day with wireless off and the light at 13; Audible streaming over Bluetooth shortens it	Kobo says weeks of battery life, dependent on use
Charging
Charging	USB-C; full charge in under 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB power adapter, or about 5 hours from a computer	USB-C
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; WEP, WPA and WPA2)	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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	205 g (better)	215 g
Water resistance
Water resistance	IPX8	IPX8
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	Tested to withstand immersion in 2 metres of fresh water for 60 minutes	Waterproof for up to 60 minutes in up to 2 metres of water
Size
Size	174.2 × 124.6 × 8.1 mm	144.6 × 161.6 × 9 mm
Colours
Colours	–	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Kindle Paperwhite, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide	–