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Kobo is developing a new 7.8 inch e-Reader

June 24, 2016 By Michael Kozlowski 13 Comments

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Kobo is actively developing a new 7.8 inch e-Reader called the Kobo Aura One. This new device will be ideal for reading e-books, manga and digital newspapers.

The Kobo Aura One will have a competitive advantage in most countries where it will be sold in local bookstores. It will provide a larger screen than the Amazon Kindle Oasis or the Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight Plus.

There aren’t any details about screen resolution, storage space, or other features in the FCC documents. But we do know that the device supports 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n WiFi, has a micro USB port for charging. Additionally, this device is manufactured by Netronix.

Kobo is also developing a new six inch e-reader and has filed the necessary FCC paperwork, but little is known about this model either.

It looks like Kobo is going to refresh their entire e-reader portfolio within the next six months. They will have a new flagship 7.8 inch e-reader and a cost effective 6 inch model.

Michael Kozlowski

Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and Verge.

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  • 13xforever

    Built-in backlight will make it a killer.

  • J. Martinios Agathokles

    I wonder if they’ll have things like Pocket pre-installed, or allow RSS apps to be installed…

  • NYCAndy

    This is exciting! I am hoping these devices will offer a micro SD slot. If they do, I can finally replace my Nook First Edition (screen is dying). It’s been such a long wait for a device with a current gen E-Ink screen, micro SD slot, etc.

  • Good E-Reader

    they will have Pocket, all of their e-readers do. I was at the big New York event when they first announced their partnership.

  • Hirim

    I prefer an e-reader I can put in my pocket. 7.8 would be too big. Looking forward to a new e-reader the size of a Nook Touch, but with updated software and a backlight. Let’s hope Kobo fixed their cruddy PDF reader by now. The Kobo Touch was great for epubs but a total loss for PDFs!

  • kak75

    Wonder if they will keep their waterproof feature for the new KOBO e-readers

  • InaBind Productions

    The 7.8 would be perfect for manga reading.

  • Ausiàs March

    if there are no big flaws in it, the 7.8 will probably be my next reader. I wonder why Amazon doesn’t have a bigger option

  • iestynx

    Love the size of my Kobo Mini, would love a new version with higher res screen

  • mlwin

    Waiting for iMX 7 on Kobo. Pocket & iMX7 are killer features for me.

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