Name: Kobo Clara BW Black
Brand: Kobo
SKU: 946245
Price: 149 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 8.6 (159 reviews)

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Key specs

	Screen size	6 inches
	Water-resistant
	Memory card reader
	Built-in WiFi
	Total storage capacity	16 GB
	Sharpness	HD+ (900p)
	Web browser
	Internal RAM	512 MB

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Pros and cons

According to our e-reader expert

With ComfortLight PRO, you can adjust the brightness and filter blue light to make reading easier on your eyes.
You can safely read your favorite books next to the pool on this water-resistant e-reader.
You can listen to audiobooks with wireless earbuds.
The Kobo Clara doesn't have a color screen, so images and notes don't come to life as much.
A charger isn't included, only a charging cable.

Description

Read or listen to your favorite books on the go with the Kobo Clara BW Black. This 6-inch e-reader is compact and lightweight. This way, you can easily take it anywhere with you. Thanks to ComfortLight PRO, you can adjust the brightness and color temperature yourself. The e-reader also filters blue light and you have a dark mode option. This gives your eyes more rest while you read, so you can fall asleep more easily. You can also safely read at the beach or pool, because the Clara BW is water-resistant. Don't feel like reading? Use wireless earbuds to listen to audiobooks. The Clara BW doesn't have a color screen. Want to bring your books to life more, or want to take colorful notes? Get the Clara Colour with color screen.

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USB-A to USB-C cable

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Screen size
- 6 inches
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Weight
- 174 g
- 174 g
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Water-resistant
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
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Controls
- Touchscreen
- Touchscreen
- Touchscreen
- Push buttons, Touchscreen
- Push buttons, Touchscreen

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Compact and lightweight e-reader for on the go.

Colorful images
Easy to carry
Quiet screen for your eyes
Small screen for larger font

The Kobo Clara Color is a light and compact e-reader on which I read books in color on the go. I didn't receive a charger, so I had to order one myself.

Colorful screen Thanks to the color screen, I think the images in books or comic books come more to life. I also think the colorful book covers in the menu and in sleep mode are a nice addition. I highlight text with my fingers while reading. I do this, for example, when I want to read quotes again later. I highlight texts in yellow, pink, blue or green. I can easily find all marked texts in one overview.

Quiet before my eyes I adjust the brightness and warmth of the screen myself thanks to ComfortLight PRO. For example, I read outside with lots of sunlight and in the evening. I like that, because I often read before I go to sleep. I then turn the brightness down and turn on the blue light filter. I also don't have to turn on a lamp, because the screen lighting of the e-reader is sufficient. I find this easier on my eyes and I fall asleep without any problems after reading. If I don't feel like reading, I listen to an audiobook.

Light and compact I hold the light and small Kobo Clara in one hand. It also fits easily in my bag. This way I take it everywhere and read on the way to work. I did not receive a cover with the e-reader. If, like me, you take your e-reader with you a lot, I recommend a cover for protection. I personally read books in a smaller font, which is no problem on this small screen. Do you often read books in a larger font? Then I recommend a larger e-reader, such as the Kobo Libra or Kobo Sage. This way you don't have to browse as often.

Download books I easily transfer books that I already have on my laptop to the e-reader with the supplied cable. I also easily download books via the Kobo library onto the e-reader itself. I find this useful, especially if I take out a Kobo Plus subscription. I then download unlimited books and audio books for a fixed monthly price.

Review by:
Emme-Lotte. E-reader specialist.
Date:
7 May 2024
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Compact and fast e-reader!

Noticeably faster than previous devices
Excellent screen with excellent contrast
Ideal size for on the go
Lighting a bit odd

You can also buy the color variant of this device, but for the time being I will recommend this device (the black and white variant) over the variant that can show colors, especially if you mainly read regular books. Because this device has a screen that looks slightly better in my opinion, with excellent contrast between the background and text. The text on an e-ink display has never looked this good.

Why consider black and white over color? To enable color you need an extra layer and that creates a darker screen that looks a little less like paper. This variant does not have to make this compromise, and if you only read text, this is in my opinion the best device that Kobo has currently made available in their lineup: fast, excellent screen, ideal size for on the go, and easy to read outside in the sun without needing additional lighting.

My only negative point is that the backlighting is not completely even (at the bottom you notice that the light differs slightly), but this is quite subtle and not so much of a problem. The material with which this device is made also feels sturdy when reading, and fingerprints are less likely to be visible on the frame of the device, which is also an improvement compared to the predecessor of this device.

Kobo's software is also nice and flexible, and you can put your own books and fonts on the device if you want, and make the necessary adjustments to make reading as pleasant as possible in terms of typography and readability. Especially people who experience problems with the text size of certain books will really like a device like this because you can display the text as large as you want.

In short: warmly recommended. You can take an entire library with you on the go and read books in an accessible way. Oh, and the battery also lasts much longer compared to a tablet or the like, which can also be a deciding factor.

Review by:
Nico
Date:
7 May 2024
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 10 out of 10.

Perfect compact e-reader

Compact size, excellent image and super handy to take with you
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Had a Kobo e reader for years, it needed to be replaced. I hesitated for a while about getting the same one with color, but the reviews regarding color helped me to just take the black and white. Very satisfied

Review by:
Kayke
Date:
12 June 2024
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product
	Product number	946245
	Manufacturer code	N365-KU-BK-K-EP
	Brand	Kobo
	Processing of your defect	Via Coolblue
	Old product returned for free

Screen

Screen
	Screen type	Electronic Ink
	Type E-ink panel	Carta
	Sharpness	HD+ (900p)
	Blue light filter
	Resolution height	1448 pixels
	Resolution width	1072 pixels
	Color screen
	Screen size	6 inches
	Touchscreen
	Backlit screen
	Pixel density	300 ppi

Memory

Memory
	Total storage capacity	16 GB
	Memory card reader
	Internal RAM	512 MB

General properties

General properties
	Operating system language	Multiple languages can be configured
	eBook store integrated
	Text file format	BMP, CBR, CBZ, GIF, HTML, JPEG, MobiPocket, PDF, PNG, RTF, TIFF, TXT, ePub
	Photo file format	BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
	Supported and protected file formats	Adobe DRM, MobiPocket, ePub
	Text-to-Speech function
	Dictionary
	Web browser
	Plays music
	IP certification	IPX8

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Weight	174 g
	Color	Black
	Controls	Touchscreen
	Width	11,16 cm
	Depth	0,92 cm
	Height	15,9 cm
	Material	Plastic
	Water-resistant

Bluetooth and WiFi

Bluetooth and WiFi
	Built-in WiFi
	WiFi standards	Wireless A (WiFi 2), Wireless AC (WiFi 5), Wireless AX (WiFi 6), Wireless B (WiFi 1), Wireless G (WiFi 3), Wireless N (WiFi 4)
	Bluetooth
	Bluetooth version	4.2

USB connectors

USB connectors
	USB port
	Type of USB port	USB-C

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