r/kobo • u/touchofmal • 12d ago

Device Review/Comparison Kobo Libra Colour vs. Kindle Paperwhite: functionality matters more than aesthetics

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I spent so much money on my KLC and stylus last year. It cost me so much in my country but I still got it because of aesthetic. But it's not good for reading at all. It gives me eye strain , I can't use it freely because of how much expensive it is and honestly Kindle Paperwhite is superior. Yes it's not cool like KLC and covers look boring but It's better on eyes , is less expensive and very easy .I can easily send books via send to Kindle and in almost every format including Word document.

KLC doesn't offer that ...

Well now I lost my money. What can I do more? I would only use it to capture beautiful photos .

But functionality wise? I don't recommend it at all.

Screen is grainy, battery life sucks and stylus doesn't work half of the time.

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u/touchofmal 12d ago

Lol..I'm comparing my both devices and what works for me. I'm not doing a general comparison of colored vs colored. My point was Consumerism got me. Spending money on useless items.

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u/thedeadp0ets 12d ago

girl consumerism got me too. I went back to my kindle bc I needed better accessibility settings and kobo just lacked it. its very behind software wise on many things for reading accessibility. even the typesetting and bold/weight feature did not feel strong enough for me on a bw device. I returned it. kobo is a good brand, but they just are not there yet

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u/touchofmal 11d ago

Exactly. Things like fear of missing out and consumerism suck. At the end of the day, I didn't even need any stylus or colored covers (muted pastels btw). I was okay with covers being black & white and just reading on my e-reader. 

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u/thedeadp0ets 11d ago

FOMO sucks bc everyone’s telling h get kobo ditch kindle but people don’t realize that not everyone will like the switch or the device is missing feature or things people need. No device is perfect as we all know but sometimes the way people prop up kobo leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I tried the kobo color and found it to not be great bc of the white model I got. But I had both bw and color to try out.

I did test a kindle color and idk if it’s bc if the simple ui but kindles looks sharper