![]() ![]() ![]() For some reason the font doesn’t render properly with ePubs on the Glo HD if you just sideload it and choose it from the menu-it has to be embedded to display properly. When using the same embedded font, the two devices compare very similarly, as shown in the video below with both using the Charis SIL ModifiedLarger font, which you can embed in ebooks using Calibre. Generally speaking, Kobo’s fonts are thicker and bolder, whereas Amazon’s fonts are thinner and sharper. You cannot sideload fonts with Kindles, but you can embed custom fonts in Kindle books using Calibre. The Kindle Paperwhite has 7 preloaded fonts, with the new Bookerly font as the default. One of the biggest differences with Kobo software is they offer more font choices, more layout settings, and you can sideload TTF and OTF fonts. Check the video below for a look at the frontlights in action. The whiter tone of the frontlight makes the contrast appear slightly better. It’s a close race but if I had to choose a winner in terms of the frontlight alone, the Kobo Glo HD gets the slight edge. There are just a few subtle shadowy areas at the bottom of the screen, which is typical of LED frontlights. The frontlight on the Kindle Paperwhite 3 seems more neutral in tone by itself, but when you have it right next to the Glo HD it looks kind of darker and yellower by comparison.īoth frontlights are really good, among the best out there (the Kindle Voyage currently takes the top spot in that regard). The Kobo Glo HD has more of a white tone, with a subtle hint of bluish grey. There’s a big difference in the tone and temperature of the two frontlights. When I first turned it on I thought the text looked really good, nice and sharp and clear, but when you have it right next to the Glo HD or Kindle Voyage you can tell that they are a little better. The capacitive touchscreen layer that the Paperwhite uses seems to degrade the clarity of the E Ink screen ever-so-slightly but is so minor that it’s not like the Paperwhite 3 is harder to read. To add to the effect, fonts are rendered slightly thicker and bolder on the Glo HD. The background color is a bit lighter and text is a touch darker. Even though both devices have the same exact 300 ppi E Ink Carta screen, it’s clear in a side-by-side comparison that the Kobo Glo HD has the slight edge.
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