Thread: Aura One Firmware 4.2.8283
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Old 01-20-2017, 02:01 AM   #50
davidfor
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Originally Posted by Claude_C View Post
I tried to look around the web for pictures and videos about both the Aura One and H2O, but I haven't really seen any good comparaison, side by side, about screen quality, clearer text or not.
I've had a brief look at the Aura ONE in a shop. I don't remember if I compared it to the Aura H2O that was next to it, but I wouldn't have said it was any worse than my Aura H2O.
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The Aura One has 300 dpi, like the Kindle, but its screen is bigger. So, I guess it's probably not as sharp. The H2O has a lower dpi, 265 I think. But on a smaller screen. So, maybe it looks kind of the same as the Aura One. Of course, the number of led is something to consider. There is a difference between the whole Kindle series, even if they are all on 300 dpi. The number of led makes a difference.
The dpi should be the important thing here. Unless whoever made the screen screwed up, or the graphics was messed up, 300dpi should be sharper no matter what the screen size. But comparing an image might be hard. That would get stretched for the higher resolution Aura ONE. Or shrunk for the Aura H2O. I think you would be better to look at font rendered to the same size on both devices.
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I like my Kobo H2O, for its bigger screen, but I feel it's a tiny bit heavy and bulky. Not sure how the Aura One would feel holding it with one hand. That's one of the reasons sometimes I think about the Kindle.
I've ended up in a similar boat. I got the Aura H2O because the light of my Glo failed (two plus hard years). When the Glo HD was released, it was a "why not" purchase. I've found I used the Glo HD almost exclusively because the size and weight fit better. Aura H2O is just enough bigger to be annoying without an real benefit to me. I'm wondering if the extra size of the Aura ONE puts it past that to the point it is useful to me. When they come back in stock here, I'll have another look. But, I'll have to leave my wallet at home.
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