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Originally Posted by GERGE
This is not exactly true. The screens are the same, but Kobo can get bend a little more easily. So, if you are using them without a cover, Kobo is a little more in risk.
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Evidence?
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Otherwise - yes, what everyone said above. A lot of complaints about hardware are people talking about "screen corruption" and "screens gone bad" - and when you dig, they've broken the screen (this is both with Kindles and Kobos, and other eink readers). Take that issue away, and I'm not sure that there's much to pick between the two in terms of hardware reliability - in both cases, I'd recommend buying from a local bricks n mortar store if you can, for easy exchange.
One difference is that many of the Kobos have an internal SD card that can be swapped out for a fresh one with a new image if there's a problem with it. I don't think that can be done with Kindles. Voids the warranty, but it means there might be something you can do to fix an out-of-warranty device.
Another is that some Kindle models can be a bit of a gamble if you have excellent colour vision, some being very even and some having variations. (See above re: plan for easy exchange!)