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Originally Posted by davidfor
Firstly, I do not see that the KO3 has one the text only comparison. The focus across the two images makes it hard to see properly.
For the images, I am not sure if the difference is a contrast issue, or how the two devices render the pages. The KO3 looks sharper than the two Kobo's. But, that could be an issue with the original image and the format of the book you are displaying. If that image is the same size as the KO3, it will lose sharpness when scaled up for the other two devices.
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For the text in the previous images, KO3 and KF have Bookerly fonts with no weight applied to them.
I have a Witcher book that I bought in both Kobo and Kindle platforms. I have downloaded it directly into the corresponding devices and I took a photo of how they render in each device. If you want to get an idea on how they would look in your devices, all you need to do is to download the sample from the respective stores.
For me to clearly demonstrate the difference in text clarity properly, I might need a studio setup, which I don't have. And even if I go that far, the difference in clarity, when it comes to text, is almost similar with KO3 having slightly more contrast. You will be fine reading in either device and you will only notice the better contrast in KO3 if you compare them by placing them next to each other. And even then, you can finagle the boldness or the weight to make them look almost similar to each other.
For images, KO3 is simply darker than Kobo. That said, my Forma has a whiter screen than my Oasis which helps it a little for reading text but not images.
About the setup for the photos below:
These photos were taken close to the portico in the evening where the sun light was even (as best as I could verify). The front-lights were off on both devices. Both these devices were set to font Caecilia with no weight or boldness to them. I believe the Kindle had the font size at 4 and the Forma had the font set at 11 in its scale. I switched the positions of both devices to make sure one is not favored over the other. Even then, you will notice hue difference in the photos with the images, thanks to the phone camera.
If you want the best representation, you just might have to order the devices and compare it real life yourself. In real life comparison, Oasis is darker than Forma (and Aura One). I went through some old photos in the thread and noticed the photo comparison between Oasis and Libra. The rendering difference between Forma and Oasis for images is almost the same. I understand that this might upset some Kobo fanatics here, but I do not have a stake in this matter. I have owned and own both Kindle and Kobo devices and use them for different purposes.
I use my Forma or Aura One for manga mostly because of the size advantage. It is usually a toss up between both and which one I go for depends on portability and whether I will be reading it in night. If it is for night reading, I use my Aura One since it has the best front-light for night reading (even better than Oasis), but I had to return a few devices because of the infamous green blotch issue before I got the one I have now.
I use Oasis to read anything text based. I like the form factor better, the availability of landscape mode is a plus (compared to A1) and the night mode in Kindle is better than Kobo imo.
All that said, here are the screenshots:
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PS: I have had a Kindle Voyage before and I would rank the contrast as following: Voyage, Oasis 3, KA1, Forma. Nothing I have seen so far comes close to the contrast of the Voyage. I have never seen a Kobo H2O device which was supposed to have had good contrast and I do not remember where the PW3 will rank in this listing as I owned it a while back and do not remember how it looked like now.