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Originally Posted by mezzanine
I think you might be underestimating the weight difference a bit. I believe the Sage to be around 25% heavier, or 240 grams to the 190 of the Forma. Two ounces. I believe its similar to the difference between my Aura HD and Clara, and when we are talking about devices that are being held over extended time periods during a reading session, small differences become magnified.
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The Kobo Aura h2O that I am using weight 233g. Give that the Sage is 240g, I'll not notice any weight difference unless the cover is heavier enough. I am thinking of maybe getting a Sage.
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Its not a dealbreaker for me because of the way I read. I mostly just dont like seeing Kobo seemingly going backward on an important characteristic of ereaders. The new kindle is comparatively heavier than I wish it was, but it has a bigger battery, whereas the sage seems to be heavier without the corresponding trade off.
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Kobo is not going backward. The reason the Sage is heavier is that it's using a Carta 1200 for increased contrast and faster speed. The Mobius screen of the Forma has less contrast and is not as fast. Also the Sage is sporting a quad core 1.8GHz processor. Plus the Sage has bluetooth for listening to Kobo's eBooks. The Sage also has an optional pen for annotations/notes. How is this going backwards just because it weights more?
The iPhone 12 Pro Max weights less then the iPhone 13 Pro Max. I would not say that's a step backwards. I would say it's a step forwards.