Thread: Kobo is developing a 7.8 eReader
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Old 08-11-2016, 10:05 AM   #317
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Originally Posted by haydnfan View Post
I didn't say that they would release simultaneously. I disagree with your reading of the evidence. An accidental leak of the 8'' one doesn't convince me that will be the first one out the door. The fact of the matter is that the Kobo Glo HD has been on clearance off and on all summer. That suggests to me that if either releases first it will actually be the 6'' reader followed by the immediate discontinuation of the Glo HD.
No, you didn't actually say they were releasing them at the same time, but it would be hard to read you statement any other way. But, my main point was that we really don't know what is being released and when. Everybody is assuming based on the FCC documents and the Kobo CEO's tweet that we will see at least one new devices soon. Personally, I think that is correct, but I really have no idea if it will be both devices. But, with that leaked page, I would be very surprised if the 7.8" device wasn't released soon.

As to the new 6" device being a replacement for the Glo HD, I don't think so.

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Originally Posted by haydnfan View Post
What are you talking about? It's obviously an ereader with specs shown on the FCC clearance. We can't count a leaked description on a Dutch website as real knowledge either, so we know pretty much the same about both models.
For both devices we have the FCC document. These don't really give much away. They really just give some names, the sizes and the fact both have WiFi. The next thing that turned up was the photo posted by the Kobo CEO. Everyone assumed this was the 7.8" device, but there was no real evidence one way or the other. The leaked page for the 7.8" had a lot of details. Based on what was on the page, I find it hard to think that it wasn't accurate. I don't think we can discount it. And the photos suggest the photo from the Kobo CEO was also of this. That adds up to a lot more info about the 7.8" device than the 6" device.

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Originally Posted by haydnfan View Post
I looked back over the FCC filings and I'm wrong. But this is wrong too. BOTH Kobo devices are called the Kobo Aura One. The FCC filing differentiates them by model number but the names are the same. It will be up to Kobo to differentiate them name-wise when they release them.
The name "Kobo Aura Edition 2" comes from https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplicat...tml?id=3038173. It looks like one of the other documents has been used for both. It doesn't have a model number on it. At least one of the other documents had that name as well.
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