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Anak · 07-20-2014, 10:46 AM

The differences between the Glo and the 6" Aura are not that huge.

The 6" Aura has a slightly improved screen but it is not the latest technology e-ink Carta (as found in Amazon PaperWhite 2 and Tolino Vision) in practice you probably won't noticed the difference.

I can also say that the light reflection of 6" Aura is slightly higher when compared with the Glo. But yet again, in pratice you probably won't noticed the difference.

The 6" Aura is a bit faster/more responsive than the Glo. But when you're a regular user you probably won't notice this at all.
In a direct, side-by-side comparison however, you can actually notice this difference (and maybe others too).
If you compare the 6" Aura with the latest non-Kobo ereaders (direct, side-by-side) you can actually notice that the Kobo is relatively slower than most of these ereaders. But I repeat: when you're a regular user you probably won't notice this at all.

So the question is do you want a ereader that looks like a tablet? Or, do you like the 6" Aura design? If you do, buy a 6" Aura otherwise buy a Glo.

I bought a Glo as a replacement for my broken Touch. My first Glo had a few gray areas at the bottom of the screen (about 1-1.5 cm in size). So I asked for a replacement unit.
The second unit had an 'uneven' light distribution. 3/4 of the screen was 'white' (as it should be) but the top 1/4 had yellowish light. But had no gray areas at the bottom of the screen. So I asked again for a replacement unit
The third unit was as it should have been in the first place: even light distribution and no gray spots on the screen.

If you buy a reader (Kobo or non-Kobo) that has build-in light feature then look carefully if the light distribution is even across the screen and contains no gray or darker spots. This is probably key to become a happy user of such a device.

Note: I did not order the device directly from Kobo.

07-20-2014, 10:46 AM	#23
Anak Guru Posts: 603 Karma: 641742 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DE Device: Kobo Glo	The differences between the Glo and the 6" Aura are not that huge. The 6" Aura has a slightly improved screen but it is not the latest technology e-ink Carta (as found in Amazon PaperWhite 2 and Tolino Vision) in practice you probably won't noticed the difference. I can also say that the light reflection of 6" Aura is slightly higher when compared with the Glo. But yet again, in pratice you probably won't noticed the difference. The 6" Aura is a bit faster/more responsive than the Glo. But when you're a regular user you probably won't notice this at all. In a direct, side-by-side comparison however, you can actually notice this difference (and maybe others too). If you compare the 6" Aura with the latest non-Kobo ereaders (direct, side-by-side) you can actually notice that the Kobo is relatively slower than most of these ereaders. But I repeat: when you're a regular user you probably won't notice this at all. So the question is do you want a ereader that looks like a tablet? Or, do you like the 6" Aura design? If you do, buy a 6" Aura otherwise buy a Glo. I bought a Glo as a replacement for my broken Touch. My first Glo had a few gray areas at the bottom of the screen (about 1-1.5 cm in size). So I asked for a replacement unit. The second unit had an 'uneven' light distribution. 3/4 of the screen was 'white' (as it should be) but the top 1/4 had yellowish light. But had no gray areas at the bottom of the screen. So I asked again for a replacement unit The third unit was as it should have been in the first place: even light distribution and no gray spots on the screen. If you buy a reader (Kobo or non-Kobo) that has build-in light feature then look carefully if the light distribution is even across the screen and contains no gray or darker spots. This is probably key to become a happy user of such a device. Note: I did not order the device directly from Kobo.