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For example, having the USB port on the upper left edge is a better design than putting it on the bottom edge or the upper edge it’s more convenient to hold the tablet while it is charging if the cable is draped out to my left than if it is plugged into the top or the bottom of the tablet. That’s what I thought when I laid my hands on the Aura at CES 2014, and that’s what I think of the Arc 7.īut I will give Kobo credit for sticking with a generally good build quality, and for having the insight to distributing all of the buttons, ports, and card slots on several edges towards the upper half of the tablet. While it is visually eye catching, on a tactile level it is unappealing. You can see it on their newer 6″ ebook reader, the Aura, as well as on all 3 tablets launched this year. Kobo started this 'no edge left soft' trend with the release of the Kobo Aura HD in early 2013.

#New kobo tablet android

This tablet forgoes the curved shell found on Kobo’s earlier hardware (and many other Android tablets) in favor of sharp corners and an angled rear shell. I have held many Android tablets over the past few months and none were less physically appealing than the Kobo Arc 7. It looks like a regular Android tablet, but then I picked it up. The volume buttons are on the right edge, and the USB port, HDMI port, and headphone jack are on the upper edge. There’s a single speaker on the back, while the power button and microSD card slot are on the upper edge. It has a 7″ screen with a camera centered over one of the short sides. HardwareĪt first glance the Kobo Arc 7 looks like your typical Android tablet. This tablet wasn’t built to compete with all the other tablets on the market it was made for Kobo customers and folks who want to read on their tablet. This is by no means the best tablet on the market, but that’s okay. I bought it in early January 2014 from Best Buy for retail ($149). It was introduced in August 2013 and shipped about a month later.

You can’t expand the Kobo Sage’s 32GB of onboard storage with a microSD card, which is unfortunate, but it does feature a USB-C port for charging and syncing, and the tablet carries over the Kobo Libra’s IPX8 waterproofing, letting it survive up to an hour in two meters of water.Īlso new for Kobo’s devices in general is the addition of Bluetooth, allowing audiobooks downloaded from the Kobo book store to be enjoyed using a pair of wireless headphones.The Kobo Arc 7 is Kobo’s 3rd seven inch Android tablet. Its 8-inch E Ink Carta 1200 display boasts a resolution of 1440 x 1920 at 300 ppi which should be easy on the eyes (less jaggies and aliasing) and it includes Kobo’s “ComfortLight Pro” feature, which is what the company calls the front lighting’s ability to adjust between cool and warm colour temperatures, depending on what time of day you’re using the device. Unlike most e-note devices currently available, the Sage looks like it will also double as a very good e-reader, with a pair of page turn buttons on the side next to a slight lip on the edge that should make the device easier to hold one-handed.

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Priced at $357, plus another $55 for the Kobo Stylus that’s not included, the Sage will offer the same experience as the Elipsa does - note-taking, drawing, as well as the ability to markup ebooks and digital files like PDFs - but on a smaller and lighter device with an 8-inch E Ink display. The new Kobo Sage is a more interesting alternative to both the Elipsa and the reMarkable.