![]() While the better contrast is welcome, response time improvements are less meaningful. This is the exact panel and resolution on the 5th-gen Kindle Paperwhite, except that the Clara 2E has a denser and more portable 6-inch display, while the Paperwhite has a less dense but larger 6.8-inch one.Īccording to the screen maker E Ink, the Carta 1200 panel brought about a 20 per cent improvement in response time over its Carta 1000 predecessor, and 15 per cent improvement in contrast ratio. The screen here is a E Ink Carta 1200 panel running at 1,448 x 1,072 resolution, giving 300 pixels-per-inch display density. ![]() A ribbed, matte design makes the Clara 2E comfortable to hold. This e-book reader will be among the lightest and most portable that you can find on the market. ![]() The Clara 2E comes in at 112 x 159 x 8.66 mm, and weighs 171 grams. Its back has a ribbed texture for a better grip, and while the colourway is described as dark blue, can look rather close to black. The Clara 2E has a body that feels well-made and sufficiently rugged for a day out to the beach. It has a 6-inch screen with 300 pixels per inch resolution, 16GB of storage, IPX8 water resistance that can handle an hour underwater, and a body made out of 85 percent recycled plastics.Īs with other Kobo e-book readers, one big selling point for Singapore users is OverDrive, which lets you directly connect to, and borrow, e-books available on the National Library Board (NLB) catalogue.Īt first glance, the device bears obvious similarities to the Kindle series, not that there is anything wrong. I recently tried out Kobo Clara 2E, a S$219.90 (on Kobo’s Singapore store) e-book reader from Japanese retail giant Rakuten. When it comes to e-ink tablets – where the readout you get is crisp like print on paper, and without the glare of an LCD screen – there are decent, competitive options beyond a well-known Amazon Kindle.
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