Kobo forma waterproof upgrade#

That doesn’t make the Kobo Forma bad though, it’s just a little uninspiring. If you own an older Kobo from around five years ago or a Kindle from around the same period you will find this a significant upgrade, but anyone who has kept up to date with ereader products is unlikely to find much reason to grab this.

Kobo forma waterproof upgrade#

The truth is the Kobo Forma doesn’t do all that much new that's likely to make you want to drop your current ereader and upgrade to this one. It’s also worth bearing in mind that we often had the ereader on the lower brightness settings, so while you may not have to use the maximum brightness all that much, turning it up may mean the battery life sinks quicker than what we’ve seen above. Kobo estimates you’ll get six weeks of battery out of the Forma depending on use, and that’s exactly what we’d expect from a device like this in 2018. This makes it a great choice for reading by the poolside or in the bathtub. That left us with 46% charge left on the ereader, so that’s enough to at least read another short novel. The Kobo Forma is a great e-reader for anyone who doesnt mind paying extra. The Kobo Forma is designed to be waterproof with an IPX8 rating, which means it can be submerged in up to 2 meters of water for up to 60 minutes without getting damaged. We spent around five hours reading a book on the device, and we’ve had it on and off in our bag in standby mode for around three weeks. Battery life is a difficult thing to test on an ereader considering how long these last from a single charge, but our time charging up the Kobo Forma only took around two hours using a micro USB cable into the port at the bottom of the device.