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Kobo Clara vs Amazon Kindle Voyage
Kobo Clara
47 positive (73%) · 13 mixed (20%) · 4 negative (6%)
Trust + time weighted: +67%
AI summary — not a quote
The Kobo Clara is a well-regarded 6-inch e-reader praised for its superior backlight warmth and paper-like screen quality. Users frequently highlight its intuitive UI and seamless library integration as major advantages over the Kindle ecosystem, though its small form factor and slow boot times are common points of criticism.
Pros
- Excellent backlight warmth and fine-tuning compared to competitors
- Non-flush screen design provides a more paper-like appearance
- Highly customizable and user-friendly interface
- Seamless integration with local libraries for borrowing ebooks
Cons
- Slow boot times, with some users reporting a 22-second wait
- 6-inch screen can feel too small for comfortable reading or large fonts
- Suboptimal experience for reading PDFs compared to larger devices
- Lacks physical page-turn buttons found on larger models like the Libra
Top excerpts
My concern with the Clara is whether the screen size would feel too small
My Kobo Clara needs 22 seconds to boot. Which feels so long that I turn the device on *shortly* before I want to read
That the device isn't flush is actually an advantage (the Verses and also the Kobo Clara), because that will make the screen appear even a bit more paper-like than when having a flush screen.
I would throw Kobo Clara into the ring instead of the Kindle Paperwhite. The interface in my opinion is so much better than the Kindle's. The cover sleeping screen showing time left in the book you're currently reading is one of my favourite little things.
if you're going for a Kobo I'd suggest the Kobo Libra Colour as PDFs work better on it than the Clara in my experience.
Amazon Kindle Voyage
16 positive (84%) · 3 mixed (16%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted: +84%
Top excerpts
So far I have a Kindle Voyage with great contrast when I need something small and an 8" Kobo Sage for manga.
I have Voyage that I jailbroke(?) and installed KoReader on and it's great.
I already have a Kindle Voyage to read books, and it's great for that.
The battery is quite easy to replace on the voyage. But it is getting up there in years.
Parent context: Around that price she may be able to find a used Kindle Voyage. Still one of the best ereaders after all this time. Reply: I have one of those and it is fairly nice.