Kobo introduces Sage and Libra 2 e-readers with bluetooth – update

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Kobo has unveiled two new e-readers. The biggest innovation is that both devices work with Bluetooth, so that audiobooks can also be listened to. The Kobo Sage and Kobo Libra 2 will go on sale October 19.

With the new Bluetooth features, these are the first Kobo e-readers that can be paired with Bluetooth headsets or speakers to listen to audiobooks. This can only be Kobo Audiobooks, which are available in the Benelux through Kobo Plus.

Both devices meet the IPx8 rating and are water resistant for up to sixty minutes, in a maximum water depth of two meters, according to the manufacturer. They also have ‘ComfortLight Pro’ lighting. This is what Kobo calls the combination of white and colored LEDs with which the lighting can be made less blue. The color temperature can also be adjusted with this.

The Kobo Sage will be the more expensive of the two, with a suggested retail price of 290 euros. With this e-reader a stylus pen can be used to make notes. The stylus is not supplied with the e-reader. The screen has a screen diagonal of 8” and has an E-Ink Carta HD flush screen with a resolution of 1920×1440 pixels. The Sage has 32GB of storage and includes support for Dropbox. A ‘PowerCover’ will also be available, a kind of cover for the e-reader with which the device can also be charged by means of the built-in battery.

Like its predecessor, the Kobo Libra H2O, the Kobo Libra 2 is a 7” e-reader. Like the H2O, the device has an E-Ink Carta HD screen with a resolution of 1680×1264 pixels. Unlike that version, however, the Libra 2 has 32GB of memory, instead of 8GB. It also offers bluetooth support, just like the Sage. This e-reader should cost 190 euros when the device comes out on October 19.

Update, October 6, 10:30 AM: The message first stated that the stylus pen and the PowerCover came with the Kobo Sage. This is not correct, they are available separately. Furthermore, Kobo Audiobooks can be played by e-readers in the Benelux, something that was still unclear at the time of the original message. The message has been adjusted accordingly.

Kobo Libra 2 Kobo Sage
Screen 7” HD E Ink Carta-1200 touchscreen 8” HD flush E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen
Resolution 1264 x 1680 pixels 1440 x 1920 pixels
Storage 32GB 32GB
Dimensions 144.6×161.6x9mm 160.5×181.4×7.6mm
Weight 215g 240.8g
Price 190 euros 290 euros
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