Kobo Elipsa 2E vs reMarkable reMarkable 2

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Elipsa 2E compared with reMarkable 2

	KoboElipsa 2E	reMarkablereMarkable 2
Overview
Released
Released	April 2023	2020
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	10.3″	10.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1872 × 1404	1872 × 1404
Sharpness
Sharpness	227 pixels per inch (better)	226 pixels per inch
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	Yes, adjustable warmth	No
Display detail
Display detail	E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen; Dark Mode	Monochrome Canvas display; paper-like surface friction; glare-free
Front light
Front light	ComfortLight PRO, adjustable brightness and colour temperature	No reading light
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	–	21 ms writing latency; 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM, 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	No	No
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	No
Storage
Storage	32 GB (better)	8 GB
Software
Software	Kobo	reMarkable
Formats
Formats	15 formats natively (EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR)	PDF and EPUB import; PDF, PNG and SVG export
Book store
Book store	Kobo Store	–
Library loans
Library loans	OverDrive in select countries	–
Stylus
Stylus	Kobo Stylus 2 included, rechargeable, with eraser and highlighter button; attaches magnetically; 2 spare tips	Marker or Marker Plus (with eraser) included; Paper Pro and Paper Pure Markers are not compatible
Note taking
Note taking	Markup in eBooks and PDFs without DRM or permission restrictions; notebooks with templates, folders, search, lasso and handwriting-to-text (MyScript); Kobo Cloud, Dropbox, Google Drive and Readwise	Handwriting to text (MyScript); Type Folio keyboard sold separately
Design
Weight
Weight	390 g (better)	403.5 g
Materials
Materials	Exterior of at least 85.5% recycled content, including 10% ocean-bound plastic	–
Size
Size	193 × 227 × 7.5 mm	187 × 246 × 4.7 mm
In the box
In the box	Kobo Elipsa 2E, Kobo Stylus 2, 2 spare stylus tips; SleepCover sold separately	reMarkable 2, Marker of your choice, 1 m USB-A to USB-C cable, 9 replacement marker tips
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 2 weeks
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Kobo says weeks of battery life, dependent on use	Up to 2 weeks; 3,000 mAh
Charging
Charging	USB-C	USB-C
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n (dual band), Bluetooth, USB-C; 2 GHz processor	Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; USB-C; accessory port
Audio
Audio	Kobo Audiobooks over Bluetooth headphones or speaker (select countries)	–