Kobo Libra 2, what does its E Ink Carta screen offer us?

When we talk about e-book readers, many people call them directly “Kindle”. Something similar to what happened in the past with Kleenex or Albal has happened with this sector, that is, brands that have become product names, although in the end we use another. Well, this is what we tell you that has happened with Kindle and that is that although they are commonly called that, there are many other brands beyond the proposal that comes under the umbrella of Amazon. For example? kobo. One of its best competitors that show us that there is a lot of life beyond the Kindle. And specifically today we talk about the Kobo libra 2one of its most complete eReaders and that leaves us with the best sensations.

In this article we tell you what you can expect from it, what its most outstanding features are and where you can find it at the best price to buy it today. Keep in mind that our offers are always updated in real time, so it doesn’t matter when you read this, you will always have the best price available.

That said, let’s get to know this Kobo Libra 2 in detail. Here we go!

Kobo Libra 2 design

It’s about a e-book reader with dimensions of 161.6 x 144.6 x 9mm and a weight of 215 grams. It is quite portable and light, so you can take it in your backpack, suitcase or wherever you want without effort. It is available in color white and also in blackso you can choose the one that best suits your tastes.

In its design we find a generous screen that we will talk about in more detail later, but we do stop now at the physical buttons that incorporates in the front. Specifically, there are two buttons located on the right side. That if you choose to use it vertically, if you choose the horizontal orientation these buttons are at the bottom.

Is waterproofwith certificate IPX8, so you can use it on the beach, the pool or even the bathtub, if you like to read while you take a relaxing bath. There will be no problem.

In addition, you can also customize the color of the cover thanks to the variety of sleep cover modelsthe official cover of this Kobo Libra 2 that makes the device go to standby or turn on just by opening or closing the cover.

Display with E Ink carta technology

One of the things that stands out the most in this device is its screen. It is a crucial section in eReaders, since in the end it is the visible face, with which we interact and where we have our eyes on at all times. And what can we say about her? The Kobo Libra 2 screen stands out for its diagonal of 7 incheswith a panel tactile with technology E Ink Letter 1200. Thanks to it, we will be able to read without reflections, even configure a night mode so that we can read with the least eye strain. In this way, we can use it with a white background and black letters or vice versa, with a black background and white letters.

Speaking of taking care of the eyes, it also includes technology Comfort Light PRO blue light reduction and adjustable brightness. This helps us to read a lot and also to enjoy it at night, without staying up late and without disturbing others.

We can only see it in black and white and with resolution 1,264 x 1,680px. You can navigate your books with the buttons or with the touch panel.

For ebooks and also for audiobooks

An added value of this device is that you can not only read digital books, you can also listen to them. Have 32GB of internal storage, which translates into a capacity for about 24,000 eBooks or 150 audiobooks. You can buy them directly through the kobo online storewhere we have these two formats.

Also, if you want to add your own documents to this device kobofor example, to study on the way to class, it is compatible with text formats CBR,CBZ,HTML,MOBI,PDF,RTF,TXT,ePub. Another option is to read articles online. And also with image formats BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFFto upload the covers of books or documents.

Also, we can configure it in many different languages: Traditional Chinese, Danish, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish and Turkish.

Connectivity and battery

Two other aspects to assess (very positively in the case of the Kobo Libra 2) are connectivity and battery. We met with Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11n, and USB-C.

Precisely this USB-C not only serves us to pass documents, but also to charge the device. The battery is very generous, it will last us approximately between 2-4 weeksdepending on how we use our eReader.

Technical characteristics of the Kobo Libra 2

Availability and price of the Kobo Libra 2

we have found it on amazon and also in PC Components and in other stores as FNAC or even in Media Markt and also in Carrefour.

If you are interested in this type of device, here we will talk about the Kobo Sagea model that we have been able to test at Gizlogic.