Kobo Libra 2 vs Kobo Libra Colour

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Libra 2 compared with Libra Colour

	KoboLibra 2	KoboLibra Colour
Overview
Released
Released	October 2021	April 2024
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	7″	7″
Resolution
Resolution	1680 × 1264	1680 × 1264
Sharpness
Sharpness	300 pixels per inch	300 pixels per inch
Colour
Colour	No	Yes
Front light
Front light	Yes, adjustable warmth	Yes, adjustable warmth
Display detail
Display detail	HD E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen; Dark Mode; landscape mode	E Ink Kaleido 3 with FastGLR and Dark Mode; 300 ppi for black-and-white content, 150 ppi for colour; left/right rotation and landscape mode
Front light
Front light	ComfortLight PRO, adjustable brightness and colour temperature	ComfortLight PRO, adjustable brightness and colour temperature
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	No	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	Yes	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	32 GB	32 GB
Software
Software	Kobo	Kobo
Formats
Formats	15 formats natively (EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR)	15 formats natively (EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR)
Book store
Book store	Kobo Store	Kobo Store
Library loans
Library loans	OverDrive in select countries	OverDrive and Libby in select countries
Stylus
Stylus	–	Kobo Stylus 2, sold separately
Note taking
Note taking	–	Notebooks and colour markup in eBooks; backed up to Kobo Cloud; Dropbox and Google Drive
Design
Weight
Weight	215 g	199.5 g (better)
Water resistance
Water resistance	IPX8	IPX8
Materials
Materials	–	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	Waterproof for up to 60 minutes in up to 2 metres of water
Size
Size	144.6 × 161.6 × 9 mm	144.6 × 161 × 8.3 mm
Colours
Colours	Black, White	Black, White
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 5.7 weeks
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Kobo says weeks of battery life, dependent on use	Up to 40 days at 30 minutes of reading a day, front light at 30% and wireless off; 2050 mAh
Charging
Charging	USB-C	USB-C
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, USB-C; 1.0 GHz processor	Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth, USB-C; dual 2.0 GHz processor
Audio
Audio	Kobo Audiobooks over Bluetooth headphones or speaker (select countries)	Kobo Audiobooks over Bluetooth headphones or speaker (select countries)