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Richwood · 03-12-2018, 02:20 PM

I agree with the comments about the inaccuracy of the Aura One touch screen. It made registering it a PITA. The Kindle Oasis 2 touch screen is much less frustrating in comparison. I have both units including both early 8 GB and new 32 GB Aura One versions and touch screen accuracy is lousy on both. No noticeable improvement.

When reading a novel or text that does not require dictionary lookup (I have a very large reading vocabulary) I love the Kindle Oasis 2 ability to disable the touch screen so inadvertent screen touching does not cause reading interruptions. I wish Amazon would add it to the Kindle Voyage features set too. Readers need page turn buttons or dedicated sensors in order to allow this function to be introduced. No current Kobo units have such buttons or sensors.

The Aura One overall size does limit it's portability compared to 6" readers, a consideration for some. I have readers from the 5" Kobo Mini and Sony PRS-350 to the 9.7" Kindle DX and all sizes in between including the old 7" Sony PRS-950.

03-12-2018, 02:20 PM	#9
Richwood Astronomy Nut Posts: 519 Karma: 3700000 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Reno, NV Device: Kindle (All), Kobo (Multiple), Sony (most) and Nook Glowlight Plus	I agree with the comments about the inaccuracy of the Aura One touch screen. It made registering it a PITA. The Kindle Oasis 2 touch screen is much less frustrating in comparison. I have both units including both early 8 GB and new 32 GB Aura One versions and touch screen accuracy is lousy on both. No noticeable improvement. When reading a novel or text that does not require dictionary lookup (I have a very large reading vocabulary) I love the Kindle Oasis 2 ability to disable the touch screen so inadvertent screen touching does not cause reading interruptions. I wish Amazon would add it to the Kindle Voyage features set too. Readers need page turn buttons or dedicated sensors in order to allow this function to be introduced. No current Kobo units have such buttons or sensors. The Aura One overall size does limit it's portability compared to 6" readers, a consideration for some. I have readers from the 5" Kobo Mini and Sony PRS-350 to the 9.7" Kindle DX and all sizes in between including the old 7" Sony PRS-950. Last edited by Richwood; 03-12-2018 at 02:39 PM.