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Originally Posted by Sirtel
The screen and also the faster processor. It's noticeably speedier than my Libra 2.
I can live with the buttons, although it's a bit annoying. Still, they don't "get stuck" very often on my Sage.
The Libra 2 actually has a better screen (albeit smaller, of course). It has no button issues either. But it's slower and many people have had freezing/rebooting problems with their Libra 2.
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I actually wasn't expecting to learn the button problem is as significant as it is when I did a quick search on reddit. It was weird to be looking at posts from 6 months ago and people then were confused why Kobo hadn't fixed it by now if it's related to power saving firmware. Some people are saying that finally this latest update improves it.
I've appreciated the quickness of the dictionary compared to previous readers, although I'm in a minority of users who would trade processing power for battery life.
I was disappointed by the buttons, but the screen has surprised me on the positive side. I wasn't expecting it to be as improved over the previous generation of Carta screen as it is, although it would be more accurate to say the combo of lighting and screen has exceeded my expectations because the light uniformity coming from my Aura Ones is especially noticeable.
It's not just the light, though. I had a moment earlier that I questioned if the resolution of the Sage is higher than the Aura One because subjectively it seemed to me that individual letters are sharper, and that's not something I would expect, but maybe it's a perceptual effect of improved contrast.
It's a good example for me of my own priorities when it comes to ereaders for any future buying decisions. The entire device is almost comically bad from my perspective, but I'm delighted with it because of the screen.