I believed it might be attention-grabbing to check the present state of the decrease finish Kindle with the brand new Kobo Clara BW and the Kobo Clara Color. I just lately posted about how Kindles are lagging behind the competitors, and that is good instance of that.
There’s solely a $10 value distinction between the Kindle and the Clara BW when you think about the comparable ad-free model of the Kindle, which sells for $119.
You might argue that the Kindle ought to be in comparison with the Kobo Nia at $109, however there’s actually no purpose to not get the Clara BW over the Nia with its 7-year-old {hardware} solely to save lots of $20. The Nia is lengthy overdue for a alternative or to get phased out.
Similarities
There are plenty of similarities between the 2022 Kindle and the Kobo Clara BW. Each share the identical fundamental design, though the Kindle is a bit smaller and lighter, however the Clara has the facility button on the again as an alternative of on the decrease edge the place it’s simpler to by chance press.
They each have 6″ E Ink screens with 300 ppi, however the Clara BW makes use of a more moderen Carta 1300 display, which is considerably disappointing in comparison with Carta 1200 screens, however it appears higher than the older Carta display on the essential Kindle. The Clara has darker black ink, and lighter whites when utilizing darkish mode.
Each share quite a few software program options as nicely, and each include 16GB of storage, and every helps ebooks and audiobooks from their respective shops.
The place the Kindle is Higher
Regardless of the brand new display on the Clara BW that’s speculated to be sooner, the Kindle nonetheless outpaces the Kobo in the case of web page turns and basic navigation.
Kindles even have the choice to make use of panorama mode for ebooks, which the Clara fashions nonetheless lack for some purpose, though panorama mode is an choice with different varieties of content material, like comics.
Benefits Kobo
Kobo has some software program benefits over Kindles, like superior format choices, help for extra codecs, and Kobos work higher with Calibre than Kindles in the case of managing your book library. Kobo additionally gives a scalable interface on their gadgets, which is good for these with imaginative and prescient issues.
For an additional $10, the Clara BW additionally provides a couple of {hardware} upgrades over the ad-free Kindle:
- Newer display tech with improved distinction.
- Heat frontlight.
- Waterproof (IPX8 rated).
- Energy button on again.
- New Clara fashions are person repairable.
There’s additionally the choice for shade…
Clara Color
I didn’t spend a lot time evaluating the Kindle with the Clara Color within the video, however it’s precisely the identical because the Clara BW apart from the display. Shade E Ink has some drawbacks, however it’s good to have the choice for shade for those who need it, and also you do get used to the totally different look of shade E Ink after some time.
The Kobo Clara Color sells for $149 so it’s dearer than the essential Kindle, however not by quite a bit. That’s the identical value because the ad-supported Kindle Paperwhite. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if Amazon releases a shade Kindle in some unspecified time in the future too.
Kindle vs Kobo Clara Video Assessment
