![]() ![]() I found this outlook attractive as it made the entire set-up feel even more like paper, while reducing glare. The Clara 2E is designed with a sunken screen and protruding bezels. Glass would have increased glare under sun, and made the display less pin-sharp. (PHOTO: Esmond Xu)Ī benefit of e-ink displays is that they provide a matte, capacitive experience without requiring a glass panel on top. ![]() I have seen animated banners while loading some pages on the built-in browser, they cannot be described at fluid – but that is not what you use an e-ink screen for. E-ink displays are designed for comfortable consumption of high-contrast static material on a paper-like experience. 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. That being said, this eReader is small enough that I simply held it in one hand like a smartphone, so I had a secure grip on the sides.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. The patterned back provides some grip, but it’s a hard plastic so you won’t get the same effect as softer material. That includes in the bath if you choose - I verified that being dunked in water was no issue. It’s small enough to slip into a pocket (it will into both the front and back pockets of most of my shorts), so you can bring it anywhere. SleepCovers for the Clara 2E will also be made from recycled material.īeing eco-friendly isn’t going to make your reading experience any better, but it may make you feel better about using an electronic device as opposed to a paper book. The company states its goal in making this move is to divert over 200,000 plastic bottles from oceans and to keep more than one million CDs and DVDs out of landfill sites over the next year. Kobo says the Clara 2E’s case is comprised of more than 85% recycled plastic, including 10% ocean-bound plastic. It’s not a functional feature, but the Clara 2E may sway you with its green approach. Kobo’s First eReader Made With Ocean-Bound and Recycled Plastic However, there’s one more change that’s worth spiking out on its own. Any one of these would be a win, but put together they make for a much improved eReader equipped for modern users.
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