![]() ![]() With four models on offer from Kobo alone before you even consider a Kindle, there's plenty of choice if you're thinking about picking up an eReader.Īs the cheapest option in the Kobo line, the Nia does just about everything most people are going to need – so the question is, why would you want to pay any more?Ī bigger screen might be one reason. It's not a device you're going to have to worry about charging every night, or even every week. ![]() It depends how bright you have the screen of course, and how quickly you get through the pages, but in our experience even an hour of reading only knocked the battery level down by one or two percentage points. Kobo says the Nia is good for weeks of battery life and that seemed to be the case during our testing. Common digital comic book and graphic novel formats are supported too, so you've got plenty of reading options, even if the e-book store isn't quite as huge as the one run by Amazon. The usual eReader software tricks are here as well, so you can look up the definitions of words with a tap and check your reading progress through a book at a glance.īesides the millions of titles, like the best books of 2021 and best non-fiction books, that are available in the Kobo Store, the device is also very good at handling other formats (perhaps even better than the Kindle) – documents in EPUB, PDF, and HTML format, for example. The screen has a brightness adjustment but there's no temperature setting (the 'warmth' of the display) as there is on the more expensive Kobo models. The on-board Kobo software gives you plenty of customization options to play around with: you can choose between 12 different fonts as well as plenty of different sizing and spacing settings. Page turning and menu loading speed, is more or less standard for an eReader like this - it takes a few milliseconds. We've already talked about the display - text is perfectly clear and legible. ![]() The reading experience on the Kobo Nia is not quite up to the level of the Kobo Forma or the Kindle Oasis – but it gets pretty close, and considering the price difference, that's good value. You might complain that the bezels around the display are a little on the thick size, but then again they make the device easier to grip. It's neat and tidy and lightweight, without offering any of the sort of premium materials or stylings that you will find on more expensive models. There's not much else to say about the design of the Kobo Nia, which perhaps is to be expected from a budget eReader. If you want to add a splash of color then you can pick up one of the £19.99 plastic SleepCovers, which come in blue, yellow or black. Unlike some other eReaders we could mention – such as the Kindle Paperwhite, for example – the Kobo Nia only comes in one color (black), though we doubt many people are going to take issue with that. It's worth noting that the more expensive Kobo Clara HD is around the same size and weight, and has a similar design, but comes with more backlight options. Thanks to the symmetrical design, you can easily use the Kobo Nia in either hand – at 172 grams (or 6 ounces) it's definitely light enough to hold in one hand (which can be helpful everywhere from the subway to the sofa). ![]()
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