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Old 05-16-2017, 09:07 PM   #421
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In another thread, Davidfor mentioned that the H2O2 is a Mark 6 device. Now can you please make sure that all the Kobo device pages include the mark? Thanks.
Anyone can fix or add to a wiki page.

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Old 05-16-2017, 11:38 PM   #422
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The device is now open for pre-orders. Is anyone getting it?
What's the difference between the original? I'm very late to this party.

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Old 05-17-2017, 01:00 AM   #423
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What's the difference between the original? I'm very late to this party.

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The new one is lighter, has the comfort light of the Kobo Aura One, has the same water proofing as the Kobo Aura One, and does not have an SD card slot anymore.

It's basically a 6.8" version of the Aura One except it doesn't have overdrive support, and it's got an IR screen rather than that capacitive screen of the One.
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Old 05-17-2017, 02:44 AM   #424
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The new one is lighter, has the comfort light of the Kobo Aura One, has the same water proofing as the Kobo Aura One, and does not have an SD card slot anymore.
It does have the increased internal storage like the One though.
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Old 05-17-2017, 02:51 AM   #425
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It does have the increased internal storage like the One though.
And it's still using an internal SD card.

Edit: No internal card slot. My mistake.

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Old 05-17-2017, 02:56 AM   #426
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And it's still using an internal SD card.
Where do you get that information from?
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Old 05-17-2017, 03:00 AM   #427
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Where do you get that information from?
I thought I had seen a photo of an opened H2O2. I was mistaken. There is no internal card slot.
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Old 05-17-2017, 08:59 AM   #428
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As usual, Italian review here: https://youtu.be/V-r3BVGQYMY
He opened the device, you can see pictures of it in the second half of the video (high-res in the article linked in the description box, I'd imagine - i'm on my phone, haven't checked yet).
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Old 05-17-2017, 09:51 AM   #429
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Here's a link to his review and, yes, there is a pic of the opened device...
http://mobile.hdblog.it/2017/05/17/k...-2-recensione/
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Old 05-17-2017, 11:43 AM   #430
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What's the difference between the original? I'm very late to this party.

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See the wiki page for Kobo Aura H2O.
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Old 05-17-2017, 03:13 PM   #431
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Here's a link to his review and, yes, there is a pic of the opened device...
http://mobile.hdblog.it/2017/05/17/k...-2-recensione/
Interesting tidbits from the review:
- Capacitive touchscreen, even with the raised bezel;
- Frontlight very even;
- Same battery as the old H2O (1500mAh);
- Memory soldered to the motherboard, it's a IPX8 requirement;
- There's a metal framework inside: the e-reader doesn't bend or creak, feels solid in the hand;
- Formed bubbles when he threw it into the pool, simply shaking it made them go away;

He also says it's got a bit more ghosting than the competition (Kindle and Tolino in this case), probably due to the lack of E-ink Regal technology. Was to be expected considering that the only Kobo reader to use Regal is the old Aura, but I'm still wondering why.
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Old 05-17-2017, 04:57 PM   #432
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Interesting tidbits from the review:
- Capacitive touchscreen, even with the raised bezel;
Oh Snap....

Maybe I'll buy a second h2o classic while they are still available

Edit: On the review closeup photo, you can see the same tracework grid that plagued the first Gen. aura. Maybe that will fix the accuracy problem, at least.. but I'll have to see on in person to judge the effect on contrast and sharpness.

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An almost-comparison with the old H2O (in French): ping. Mostly talking, but not quite enough to conceal the unresponsiveness of the device.
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Old 05-17-2017, 05:53 PM   #434
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talking about H2O first model how big was in terms of number of pages the biggest book that you have read with a single battery charge? can one battery charge give you the chance to read a big book as 1500 pages for example?
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Old 05-17-2017, 05:58 PM   #435
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See the wiki page for Kobo Aura H2O.
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