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Originally Posted by kyôdai
It is hard to say, but I don't see much hope for the Clara HD. (Or any kind of "premium" 6-inch device for that matter.)
Amazon's new Paperwhite 5 with its bigger 6,8" display at "only" €130 (MSRP) changes the game a bit.
It does not make much sense, to pit a 6" device against that. Sure some people might prefer that size, but the majority will always go for the bigger screen.
You could make the next Clara HD bigger, but then you would start to cannibalize the Libra 2.
So yeah, it will be interesting to see, how Kobo reacts to this new situation.
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i must be in the minority (not always the worse place to be) my original 6" Aura (in it's case) fits in my inside coat/jacket pocket perfectly. the Kobo Forma, Libra H2O and the two new Kobo e-readers the Sage and the Libra 2 like most squarish e-readers including the Kindle Oasis have exactly the same shaped (reading screen) as my original Aura. of course obviously the screens on those devices i've mentioned are bigger, but the actually shape of the (reading screen) is identical to my Aura and most (if not all) other 6" e-readers.
the design to accommodate the page turn buttons which means having extra plastic on one side of the newer e-reader's the Forma, Libra H2O, Libra 2, Sage is in my humble opinion a poor one. it's the reason why the overall dimensions of these devices end up being (as i like to call them) squarish e-readers.
personally i'd like an updated Kobo Clara HD 6" e-reader with 32GB storage and the Comfort Pro more orange than yellow warm light, also (in my ideal world) it would have buttons on the sides (similar to the Kindle Voyage design) or the buttons at the bottom like they are on the Pocketbook e-readers.
if Kobo decide not to update the Clara HD i'll stick with my original 6" Aura's for as long as i can.
best wishes koboy
