Kobo Forma
Size
8 in
Resolution
1920x1440 pixels
Storage capacity
8 GB
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Storage capacity (Version 32GB)
32 GB
Size
8 in
Thickness
0.85 in
Battery life
3 week(s)
Landscape mode
No
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The Kobo Forma has several versions, you will find the features of the 8GB version then on the (32GB) alternative version, only with features that are differents form the principal sheet.
| General | |||
| Available | Yes | ||
| Release date (US) | November 2018 | ||
| Street Price (US) | 249.99 $ | ||
| Released (FR) | November 2018 | ||
| Street price (EUR) | 279 € | ||
| Colors | Black | ||
| Operating system | Custom | ||
| Resistant : Ingress Protection | IP X8 | ||
| Display | |||
| Type | E-ink Carta | ||
| Resolution | 1920x1440 pixels | ||
| Size | 8 in | ||
| Touchscreen | Yes | ||
| Stylus | No | ||
| Built-in light | Yes | ||
| Landscape mode | No | ||
| Connectivity | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | ||
| 3G connectivity | No | ||
| USB | Yes | ||
| USB type | Micro-USB | ||
| USB version | 2.0 | ||
| 3.5mm audio jack | No | ||
| Bluetooth | No | ||
| Digital Camera | No | ||
| Battery | |||
| Battery life | 3 week(s) | ||
| Size and weight | |||
17.77 in
0.85 in
16 in
197 oz
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| Height | 16 in | ||
| Width | 17.77 in | ||
| Thickness | 0.85 in | ||
| Weight | 197 oz | ||
| Hardware | |||
| CPU | Grayscale | ||
| Storage capacity | 8 GB | ||
| Extended storage | No | ||
| Reading | |||
| Supported book formats | CBR CBZ EPUB MOBI |
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| Supported text formats | HTML RTF TXT |
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| Supported image formats | BMP GIF JPEG PNG TIFF |
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| Dictionary | Yes | ||
| Dictionary languages | German English Spanish French Italian Portuguese |
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| Web browser | No | ||
| PDF Reflow | No | ||
| General | |||
| Street Price (US) | 299.99 $ | ||
| Hardware | |||
| Storage capacity | 32 GB | ||
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