Thread: Forma New Kobo reader: The Forma/Shape
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Old 10-04-2018, 11:57 PM   #206
davidfor
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Originally Posted by azayn View Post
I'm waiting for a detailed review from Good E-reader or The E-Reader Blog to see if the software has improved over the Kobo Aura One. One of the reasons I went with an Oasis is it's snappier when it comes to doing routine things like page turns and dictionary.

In my experience, while Kobo has more bells and whistles than Kindles do the overall reading experience on the Kindle tends to be slightly better.
The firmware will be the same as that currently available for the Aura ONE. It will be an updated version, but only to add support for the hardware in this device and landscape mode. Everything else about how it works will be the same. There might be a firmware release for the other devices when the Forma is released, but, I expect Kobo to wait a month or so before releasing an update.

If you are basing the decision on the firmware on the Aura ONE at release time, there have been a lot of changes. Overall the performance is better. The speed of page turns has improved, and other functions have been added or improved.

The only other performance consideration is the hardware. I don't think I've seen any mention of the CPU or RAM in the Forma. I'm expecting it to be the same as in the Clara HD and the updated versions of the Aura H2O2 and Aura Edition 2. These should be faster than the CPU in the Aura ONE, but I haven't seen any real reports of the difference. I can't say I've seen a real difference between my Clara HD and Glo HD.

And for those who are going to ask, you should not expect to see landscape mode in the other devices any time soon.
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