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Old 07-23-2013, 04:41 PM   #16
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What is the resolution of this device? Could it be same as Aura?
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Old 07-23-2013, 05:06 PM   #17
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What is the resolution of this device? Could it be same as Aura?
Probably not. May be the same resolution as the Glo (1024×758). But with improved contrast.

But I hope they upped the resolution.
To get the same dpi as the Aura HD (264.71) on a 6 inch 4:3 screen the resolution should be:
Vertical: 1280 px
Horizontal: 960 px
That gives a dpi of 266.67.
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Old 07-23-2013, 05:32 PM   #18
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Aura ordered and now I don't know if I wouldn't cancel? Be or not to be?
If you want the slightly larger screen, keep your order. If it's not a deciding factor, it's probably best to cancel and wait for official specifications to come out.
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Old 07-23-2013, 07:24 PM   #19
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Hopefully this uses the new generations eInk screen talked about a month or so ago.
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Old 07-24-2013, 12:16 AM   #20
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Oh bugger, I *knew* this would happen! ;-)

Just bought an Aura two days ago. Harrumph.

Oh well, I like the bigger screen, anyway. Not the slippery plastic — that's a bit unpleasant after having had a Touch — but the screen's great.
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Old 07-24-2013, 02:46 AM   #21
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It looks like the bezel is flush with the screen? And a little shinier than other kobos?

The back also seems textured, ...guess that's because of people saying the Aura was too slippy.
Don't mind the look and logo of the back of the reader, but why don't they make it symmetrical? ie: the angled planes.
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Old 07-24-2013, 03:17 AM   #22
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Old 07-24-2013, 03:24 AM   #23
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Looks like all front are under a crystal, same as tablet. Don´t you think it?

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Old 07-24-2013, 03:36 AM   #24
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Looks like all front are under a crystal, same as tablet. Don´t you think it?
It looks like a blurry photo to me. I wouldn't trust it to conclude that the bezel-screen distance has been reduced.
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Old 07-24-2013, 03:47 AM   #25
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It looks like a blurry photo to me. I wouldn't trust it to conclude that the bezel-screen distance has been reduced.
I agree. I can almost make out an edge to the bezel making it look the same as we currently have, but the photo really is too blurry to tell with any certainty.
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Old 07-24-2013, 06:45 AM   #26
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Looks like a 6" Aura. And in what way it's a better design than the Aura escapes me :-)
A textured back so that the idiotic shape of the backplate won't make you drop it as much as the slick plastic version on the Aura does (and using a cover on the Aura so you can grip the damned thing securely is a horrible thing to have to do - it makes it as heavy as a hardcover).

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Old 07-24-2013, 06:54 AM   #27
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Old 07-24-2013, 07:08 AM   #28
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Looks like all front are under a crystal, same as tablet. Don´t you think it?
It may be a mock-up or a prototype.

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Old 07-24-2013, 07:09 AM   #29
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It looks like a blurry photo to me. I wouldn't trust it to conclude that the bezel-screen distance has been reduced.
If you look at the reflections, it would appear to be one continuous surface covering the screen and the bezel.
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Old 07-24-2013, 08:48 AM   #30
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If you look at the reflections, it would appear to be one continuous surface covering the screen and the bezel.
I disagree. There appears to be a darker spread past the bezel that looks like the IR sensor area. That looks to be an espresso color bezel, which is as shiny as the Aura's.
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