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Amazon Kindle Scribe vs Kobo Clara Colour
Amazon Kindle Scribe ($499.99) vs Kobo Clara Colour ($179.99) — side-by-side specs, weight, pros and cons to help you pick the right note-taking e-reader.
Spec-by-spec
| Spec | Amazon Kindle Scribe | Kobo Clara Colour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $499.99 | $179.99 |
| Weight | 400g | 174g |
| Display | 11" 300 ppi glare-free, front light | 6" E Ink Kaleido 3 colour |
| Thickness | 5.4 mm | — |
| Pen | Magnetic, no charging required | — |
| Sync | Google Drive and OneDrive | — |
| Storage | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Weight | 400 g | 174 g |
| Resolution | — | 300 ppi mono / 150 ppi colour |
| Light | — | ComfortLight PRO, adjustable warm |
| Water | — | IPX8 |
Pros & Cons
Amazon Kindle Scribe
- Pen never needs charging
- 5.4 mm and 400 g for an 11-inch device
- AI summaries and Quick Notes are genuinely useful
- Drive and OneDrive sync ends the export problem
- Reads as well as any Kindle
- $499.99 — triple a Paperwhite
- 400 g is double a Paperwhite for reading in bed
- Still Amazon's ecosystem for books
Kobo Clara Colour
- Colour for $20 with zero weight penalty
- Text still renders at full 300 ppi
- Same library borrowing and EPUB support
- iFixit repair parts published
- IPX8 waterproof
- Colour is muted and only 150 ppi
- Kaleido adds a faint texture over white
- 6-inch screen is small for comics
Kobo Clara Colour is the better value at $179.99. Both are part of our curated note-taking e-reader index — tap through to check current pricing.
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