It really struggles when doing anything other than browsing the Kobo bookstore, reading an ebook, reading a Pocket Article or browsing your local libraries branch’s digital collection, checkout out an ebook and then reading it. Sadly, the lack of processing power and abysmal RAM really hampers performance. The box cover art has a myriad of eye catching colors, which should turn heads in a retail environment. On a hardware design level, the Nia looks really good. This includes the power button, status indicator light and Micro USB port. The top of the e-reader and sides are devoid of all buttons, everything is on the very bottom. It also provides the added benefit of being less susceptible of leaving fingerprints, so you will not have to constantly clean in. These little grooves make it easier to hold and to ensure it will not slip out of your grasp. There are perforations on 3/4 of the back, basically where you would hold it with two hands, while reading. On the back of the device is another Kobo logo, but the font is piano black. Below the e-paper screen is an embossed Kobo logo, also in black, so there is little contrast between the overall color scheme and the logo. The industrial design of the Nia e-reader features an all black body. The dimensions are 112.4 x 159.3 x 9.2 mm and it weighs 172g. It is powered by a paltry 1,000 mAh battery. You can access the internet via WiFi 802.11b/g/n and power it via the Micro USB port. The internal storage is housed on an SD card that is soldered onto the motherboard, there is no user accessible SD card slot. The Nia has a paltry 256MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. The Nia is the first Kobo e-reader to utilize the i.MX 6ULL processor, which is power efficient and cost-optimized, featuring an advanced implementation of a single Arm Cortex-A7 core, which operates at speeds up to 900 MHz. The vast majority of Kobo e-readers are employing the Freescale IMX6 Solo Lite processor that is 1 GHZ. Since this is an entry level e-reader it is not waterproof, so it is not possible to read in the bath, or at the beach. Overall, it does the job of being able to read at night, but the lighting isn’t that great. There are 5 white LED lights There are fewer LED lights on this unit, which does not provide totally even spacing and the illumination settings pale in comparison to the Kobo Clara HD, which costs $30 more and has 8 white LED and 7 Amber to provide a candlelight effect. It has a frontlit display with white LED lights, but no amber LED lights. The screen is sunken and not flush with the bezel. The Kobo Nia features a six inch E INK Carta HD capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024×758 and 212 PPI. It seriously lacks the hardware power to read PDF files effectively or use the experimental web browser. It is great to read ebooks, borrow ebooks from Overdrive or read blog articles from Pocket. It is considered an entry level e-reader that is ideal for people who have never had one before or had an older Kobo branded device that is more than five years old. The Kobo Nia is the first e-reader that the company has released in 2020.
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