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Customer Reviews

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Screen Size & type

10.3" E Ink Carta
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8" HD flush E Ink Carta 1200

7" colour E Ink Kaleido

6" colour E Ink Kaleido

6" HD E Ink Carta
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Screen Resoltuon

227 PPI

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300 PPI (B/W),150 PPI (color)

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Page-turn buttons

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Storage

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Weeks of Battery Life

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Waterproof

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Kobo Audiobooks

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Stylus Compatible

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Cloud Storage

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𝗔 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 & 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 - Kobo Sage's 8" flush, high definition E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen offers deep contrast, super-clear readability, and faster page turns on an expansive display. The eye-catching glare free HD display with ComfortLight PRO allows for brightness and blue light control. Dark Mode offers a new way to reduce eyestrain
𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 - Designed from the ground up with a quad-core CPU and faster, dual band WiFi to deliver top performance in one elegant package. Sleek and lightweight, Kobo Sage feels perfect in your hands in landscape or portrait mode. Page-turn buttons keep the story moving with one hand. Ergonomically designed and fully waterproof*, Kobo Sage is with you from the conference table to the bath tub. Welcome to the lap of luxury
𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 & 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 - Kobo Sage works seamlessly with Kobo Stylus** (sold separately), to allow you to make handwritten notes in eBooks and PDFs***. Kobo Sage's built-in notebook feature keeps all of your notes at hand and can convert your writing to clean text. The possibilities are limitless
𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 - Share everything with Dropbox Support. Add your own eBooks and documents wirelessly, export notebooks you've made with Kobo Stylus**, and keep everything on-hand with cloud storage
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗢 - Kobo Audiobooks support with Bluetooth wireless technology lets you dive into a story when your hands are tied. Audiobooks available only in select countries. Bluetooth wireless headphones or speaker required
Reviewer: Raike
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic alternative to the dated Kindle Oasis
Review: Really enjoying my Kobo Sage after putting it through its paces for the last week and a half or so. I was looking for an ergonomic alternative to the Kindle Oasis, as I think not having a USB-C port is atrociously dated, and wasn't about to put up with that.At a quick review, the Sage does everything I want it to. Fantastic screen, adjusts between blue and orange lighting automatically, it feels sturdy and stable, well-made. The buttons and grip allow for me to use and read while doing all sorts of things, and the foldable cover is wonderful for propping up and looking at while occupied with both hands. The store is perfectly serviceable, though I've just been side-loading my existing ebooks through Calibre, which is an absolute breeze.The big thing people ask about is battery life. There was a slight known issue with battery life, and I feel that it has been resolved to a very acceptable level. The overall battery capacity is a little less than desired, so I knocked a star off, but it should be wonderful for those who are simply using this as a reading device. Update the firmware, fully power cycle a couple of times, and I'm now getting several days of reading out of it, probably 3+ hours per day, before getting low. Keep bluetooth and wifi off unless needed, and you'll be fine. My understanding is that annotations and writing will significantly reduce battery life, so please keep that in mind - I would not recommend this for writing.Pros:Ergonomic and high-quality feelingScreen brightness and quality are very highThe side-grip is an absolute godsend, compared to normal ereader models. I love it just like the Oasis.USB-C (yay)Minor gripes:Sometimes the screen rotation is a bit slow. I suspect the gyroscope is slightly lower quality, but it doesn't take much beyond a firmer tilt to fix, so this is a non-issue for me.The only other problem I've run into has only happened once, so I can't yet say if it's a problem or just a minor but that occurred, but the screen did stop responding once, along with the buttons, and I had to turn it off and on again to resolve.ExpensiveUltimately, I'm quite happy with the purchase, and would happily buy another, assuming that this one stands the test of time.

Reviewer: alena
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I'm so very happy with my kobo sage
Review: This is my first serious go at using an e reader and I researched long and hard to find the device with the features I want and need. I made the right choice. The battery life isn't as long as some others but it's not terrible and it's adequate for me. If I'm ever really away from a power source I have a nice portable battery. The other features more than make up for this small deficit. Mind you the battery life is not awful it's just not as good as a lot of e readers. I love that this device has easy connectivity to Google drive and Dropbox. I love its ability to use a kobo stylus that converts handwriting to text and I can journal and write notes. The reading itself is great, adjustable lighting and natural lighting options. Oh I can highlight text, bookmark pages, look up words in text with just a tap. I love my kobo sage!

Reviewer: Chris Gelatt
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic reader with a couple of flaws
Review: This is my first non-Kindle reader. Prior to the Sage, my most recent reader was a launch day Kindle Voyage from 2014 that's still going. I've kept my eyes open for new options in the Kindle line for a while, but nothing's really impressed me, and with the recent discontinuation of the Oasis and move to only buttonless readers, I decided it was time to explore other vendors' products.First, the good. The screen is gorgeous. It's crisp and clear, with great contrast, and has a fantastic light with a very wide range of brightness and temperature on it. It's also very responsive, with pages turning (even with a full refresh) nearly instantaneously. It's also nice to have a flush display rather than an inset one, as it means that dust and such doesn't get stuck in the corners. From my exploration so far, there's a vibrant community developing tools for customizations and integrations with Kobo readers, which allows for a lot of quality of life features, like automatically converting EPUB books to the Kobo's KEPUB format when copying them to the device, keeping the device's metadata up to date for manually-copied books, installing additional reader applications with more customizability, etc. Even just having EPUB as a native format is nice, since that's what nearly everybody (other than Amazon) uses.The OK is the buttons. They're decent. They'd be better if they were wider, and if the edge of the reader curved downward instead of upward. But they work just fine. Also, the official case can be kind of iffy with flipping pages when you open it.The bad is the battery life. This doesn't impact me too much personally since I don't mind charging it every day, but the battery life on this is dramatically worse than any other e-ink reader I've ever heard of. It's very possible to drain it in a day of reading even with the wifi, Bluetooth, and light all turned off completely. My understanding is that this is an anomaly in the Kobo line (which I was aware of going in), and that the other Kobo readers are more in line with typical reader battery life, but that's a huge drawback here.Overall, I'm quite happy with it. The worst I can say about it is that I wish the page turn buttons were a little different, and it really needs some work on the battery in a future revision. Aside from those things, it's a pretty nice reader that's fast, responsive, and highly customizable.

Reviewer: Leda's Grandma
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I wish I had bought a Kobo sooner
Review: I have been a die hard Kindle fan since they were introduced. I have had several different versions and given many for gifts. After the disaster that was the recent update I went looking elsewhere. The Sage is amazing. It has page turn buttons which I love and the ComfortLight Pro with blue light control is so much better than the Warm Light on my Oasis. It has a bigger screen and the text is much crisper and easy to read. It is all around a much better e-reader than any of the Kindles I have had. The only con I have found is buying the Sage cover with the package- I found it cumbersome to use and it doesn't have access to the power button. I purchased a third party cover that is much better for a lower price. My only other regret is that I didn't look in to the Kobo readers a long time ago- I am enjoying my new Sage and am so pleased to be reading on it now.

Reviewer: Nick Hebert
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Works as intended, I really like the extra screen space over the libra 2.

Reviewer: Jose Piña
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Mi reseña probablemente sea algo extensa y si alguien se toma el tiempo de leerla espero que le sirva.Estuve varios años con un Kindle básico de 6” realmente nunca tuve una razón o interés en cambiarlo, ni por algún otro Kindle. Pero últimamente me sentía incómodo con el tamaño de la pantalla, cada vez leía libros de más de 400 páginas físicas (que en digital y más en una pantalla pequeña se hacen más) y se volvía cansado el deslizar el dedo a cada rato, a partir de ahí empece a entender por qué los botones en el Oasis son algo que a mucha gente le gusta. En fin, empece a tener esta sensación y empezó lo primero, empezar a investigar, ver reseñas, buscar en YouTube y más.Cuando llegue al Sage, me encontré comentarios muy diversos, pero muchos negativos aunque todos eran por una única cosa, la batería, así pues aquí les dejo mis datos después de 3 meses con el dispositivo.- La pantalla: Hermosa, no puedo decir más. Las 8” con 300 ppi hacen una experiencia bellísima al leer, son el tamaño más similar a una pagina física de papel. Los libros tienen la extensión de páginas similar a sus hermanos en físico.- Software: Vi algunas críticas con respecto a que su sistema operativo no es el mejor, en lo personal, no lo entiendo. Tengo compatibilidad con Dropbox (lo que me da 2 GB mas de memoria de los ya de por sí maravillosos 32 GB internos), Pocket (puedo leer artículos que guarde en mi celular o laptop) y audiolibros. Además si usas una aplicación de gestión externa como Calibre para ordenar tus libros, este ofrece plugins de Kobo que pueden hacer que personalices tus archivos de maneras mucho más ordenadas. Estoy encantado con el orden que tienen mis archivos y la velocidad de respuesta del aparato.- Materiales: Definitivamente no son los mejores, si bien es un plástico premium, que se siente resistente al tacto, sigue siendo plástico, que pare el precio es algo que quizá Kobo debería de optar por modificar. Aún así, están bien. Yo lo utilizo con una funda así que no me preocupa esto. Los botones de cambio de página que igual son de plastico, son rígidos por lo que si necesitas cierta fuerza en la presión para hacer los cambios, pero aún así me resulta más cómodo que deslizar el dedo a cada rato, por qué no lo haces cada tantos segundos, al leer más palabras en pantalla por página.- Batería: Ahora si, la batalla eterna entre los comentarios. Voy a decir una cosa: NO, DEFINITIVAMENTE LA BATERÍA NO ES EL FUERTE DE ESTE DISPOSITIVO. Pero, eso no quiere decir que sea algo tan negativo como lo hacen ver. En lo personal mis hábitos de lectura siempre han sido de 1 hora a 1 hora y media diario, con mi Kindle de 6” y siguiendo estos hábitos, cargaba el dispositivo cada semana. Veo miles de comentarios de qué hay ereaders que duran semanas de carga completa pero me pregunto, sin criticar, realmente cada cuanto lo usan por qué como dije a mí nunca me duró más de una semana. Conozco personas que leen únicamente ciertos ratos al día, así que sin criticar, claro que si tus hábitos son unos 20 minutos al día, tu dispositivo durará semanas de batería.Con este mis análisis fueron los siguientes:- Dispositivo con un 20% de brillo: 5 días leyendo al rededor de 1 hora - 1 hora y media- Dispositivo con 20 % de brillo y usando en ocasiones un 20 % de reducción de luz azul si se lee de noche: 4 días.- Dispositivo con modo oscuro, 10% de brillo y 30% de reducción de luz azul leyendo una hora por la noche: 5 días.Así que prácticamente una carga, normalmente te va a drenar unos 20-25% de batería leyendo hasta una hora y media, o una hora, dependiendo de eso.Así que gente, seamos honestos, si bien no es la mejor, nuestros celulares, los cargamos prácticamente diario y ahí no vemos problema, así que si para ti, es una cuestión de estrés cargar algo cada pocos días, mejor no te metas aquí.- Ergonomía: Quizá lo que más sacrificas, el tamaño es grande, puedo decir que es parecido al tamaño del iPad Mini 6, por lo que ocupa mucho más espacio que otros tamaños más pequeños como 6” y 7” por lo que necesitas más espacio. En lo personal nunca leo en otros lugares fuera de casa, ya que para eso, normalmente hago uso de audiolibros. Por lo que casi no soy de llevármelo.- Viajes: Si eres alguien que sale mucho de viaje, entonces mejor piénsatelo. Creo que es el punto más débil y que también a mí no me agrada. Como la batería y su ergonomía son sus puntos más flojos, al momento de salir de viaje, no resulta la mejor opción. Pues dependiendo del tiempo que estarás en terminales de avión, de autobús o en carretera, este podría no ser lo más funcional. Hasta ahora solo lo he usado en un viaje de carretera donde no hubo mayor problema por qué duro 3 horas. Sin embargo, la segunda que fue un vuelo con conexión donde fácilmente me hice un total de 8 horas entre vuelos y aeropuertos, tuve que cargarlo en la sala de espera del segundo avión por que estaba muy baja.En lo personal, lo considero una gran opción para un lector en casa.Para un lector más ocasional o mucho uso por fuera y requiera de lo que esté carece la opción viable sería un Kobo Libra.

Reviewer: Simona Biffi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Kobo Sage è stupendo e funziona benissimo.

Reviewer: Anne Pickston
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The size and weight were ideal for my arthritic hands. Thankyou

Reviewer: Fryderyk Przybycin
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Czytnik fajny ale za duży do obsługi jedną ręką. Niestety wada fabryczna powoduje że bateria spada w oczach i może nie wytrzymać 2 dni leżenia.