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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Other than screen sizes, waterproofiness and possible screen colour shifts, are there any other differences I should be aware of between the three models I'm considering? (One, H2O2 and Clara HD).
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The One has significantly worse battery life. The RGB LEDS seem to consume more power, while at the same time, battery size was actually reduced compared to all other Kobo models. With Light on, expect about 15 - 18 hrs reading time. (Roughly half of what you would get from other Kobo models.)
The One has infamously poor touch screen accuracy. This does seem to have improved with recent updates, but is far from perfect. You probably won't notice for the purpose of reading/turning pages, but the on screen keyboard, if you ever use it, and especially text selection, are terrible. Touch screen on H20's and Clara HD are... as perfect as I've ever seen. On the H20 2nd edition however, capacitive touch is visible, as a very very faint and fine grid, and makes the screen look much darker in natural light only. Not nearly as bad as the original Kobo Aura however, that was just horrendous.
The Clara HD has introduced new bugs with Kepub file format that causes text extend past screen and clip. I haven't identified exactly all the causes that trigger it,, but after 3 books in a row that work perfectly in other Kobo models but are broken on Clara HD, I just gave up and shelved the device in my annual fit of frustration with Kobo.