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StephenQueen · 01-19-2022, 06:30 PM

Ok, no more testing needed. I'm going to give my conclusions having compared Kobo Clara HD and Pocketbook touch HD 3.

Good readers both, may be best quality kobo, and faster, but I'll stay with Pocketbook.

The keys are, flexibility, ergonomy, and less important... it seems to me better looking, It was more up to date five years ago... I think this model is 5 years old..., yeah, speed is 7 year old too... not everything can be perfect

Kobo has a polished interface and stability, good screen, and is fast.

Pocketbook software is not so polished but still very functional, and has much more flexibility out of the box.

Book uploading to the device:
PC, email, a cloud from pocketbook, via built in web browser (no other device needed) and Dropbox, (didn't tested dropbox, but even if it didn't work... with the rest is enough).

Easier to install fonts and dictionaries. I had a trouble with kobo refusing to install an older version of a font already installed, pocketbook has accepted both without asking.

Audiobook app, not tested as I have never used it...

Pocketbook came with a text to speech reader, none of the voices are perfect, but one or two decently read the text. (tested for curiosity)

MP3 player... will never probably use it... but there it is.

It can be paired with external bluetooth gamepads or keyboards, this feature didn't impress me (I even heated it) until I tried it, I had one of those one hand gamepads for iPhone VR games, well, once paired its a breeze to assign functions to its buttons, it makes super easy to read in any position. Having your hands "semi free" is really comfortable, this is the main reason I said before that pocketbook is more ergonomic, no more, much more.

And has a news aggregator that seems to me little useless.... but others should appreciate it.

It has something that gives one more degree of flexibility... buttons... is up to you if you use them or not.

This features come out of the box, no tweaking needed for none of them.

The screen performs "super" for me, although kobo's one may perform a bit better... don't know.

It's true that the frontend is a bit slow, but the important, when you are reading It performs quite decently.

May be kobo is more intuitive, with pocketbook you have to play a little more time to get used to it, but no too much time consuming.

Pocketbook seemed to me little battery hungry when using wifi to synchronize/browse, bluetooth for the game pad, and using the speech engine. I advise you to power off the features you are not using...

Anyway, I consider myself the proud owner of a Pocketbook touch HD 3

01-19-2022, 06:30 PM	#42
StephenQueen Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Sony PRS T2	Ok, no more testing needed. I'm going to give my conclusions having compared Kobo Clara HD and Pocketbook touch HD 3. Good readers both, may be best quality kobo, and faster, but I'll stay with Pocketbook. The keys are, flexibility, ergonomy, and less important... it seems to me better looking, It was more up to date five years ago... I think this model is 5 years old..., yeah, speed is 7 year old too... not everything can be perfect Kobo has a polished interface and stability, good screen, and is fast. Pocketbook software is not so polished but still very functional, and has much more flexibility out of the box. Book uploading to the device: PC, email, a cloud from pocketbook, via built in web browser (no other device needed) and Dropbox, (didn't tested dropbox, but even if it didn't work... with the rest is enough). Easier to install fonts and dictionaries. I had a trouble with kobo refusing to install an older version of a font already installed, pocketbook has accepted both without asking. Audiobook app, not tested as I have never used it... Pocketbook came with a text to speech reader, none of the voices are perfect, but one or two decently read the text. (tested for curiosity) MP3 player... will never probably use it... but there it is. It can be paired with external bluetooth gamepads or keyboards, this feature didn't impress me (I even heated it) until I tried it, I had one of those one hand gamepads for iPhone VR games, well, once paired its a breeze to assign functions to its buttons, it makes super easy to read in any position. Having your hands "semi free" is really comfortable, this is the main reason I said before that pocketbook is more ergonomic, no more, much more. And has a news aggregator that seems to me little useless.... but others should appreciate it. It has something that gives one more degree of flexibility... buttons... is up to you if you use them or not. This features come out of the box, no tweaking needed for none of them. The screen performs "super" for me, although kobo's one may perform a bit better... don't know. It's true that the frontend is a bit slow, but the important, when you are reading It performs quite decently. May be kobo is more intuitive, with pocketbook you have to play a little more time to get used to it, but no too much time consuming. Pocketbook seemed to me little battery hungry when using wifi to synchronize/browse, bluetooth for the game pad, and using the speech engine. I advise you to power off the features you are not using... Anyway, I consider myself the proud owner of a Pocketbook touch HD 3 Last edited by StephenQueen; 01-20-2022 at 11:22 AM.