Very solid premium Reader with occasional weaknesses

The advantages of this model are obvious:

-Wasserfest

The criterion by which the H2O is apparently advertised. The Micro-USB / micro SD connections are behind a rubber flap inside, which is embedded at the bottom of the device. Thus, with the flip closed, protection against water and dust is ensured.
I've seen it myself Although not designed and will the (intentionally) do not, however, there are several on the internet Testtvideos in which survived the H2O water baths and seems to confirm the IP certification. Buyer but should be strictly observed, that waterproof and waterproof are and H2O UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS just survived a bath - so warns the manual before contact with soapy water and salt water, there is also the water protection only up to a maximum depth of one meter and also only 30 minutes. A downpour holding the device thus effortlessly, after contact with sea or pool water but it should be gerenigt immediately to avoid damage.

I have tested the Kobo already (no dive) in Bath and at least the functioning of the water sensor Confirm - this pops with an indication to remove any water droplets on the device in order not to compromise the touch recognition of the screen.

- Compared with other readers "great" 6.8 inch E-Ink screen Carta

For those for whom e-ink Carta as the name of the latest Canon printer series sounds: E-Ink Carta is a relatively new technology, will be presented with even sharper contrasts than before. And in fact the display is currently looking to peer - even in comparison with the Kindle Paperwhite, the display of a track H2Os acts still crisp. Only the announced Kindle Voyage to dissolve a bit better here - but also on a slightly smaller screen.

Who is afraid that 6.8 inch version had now become unwieldy, which can be reassured - the H2O is still very comfortable to hold and has a grippy back, so the reading pleasure is nothing to prevent.

- 4GB memory up to 32 GB expandable

Unlike the Kindle can be here, should one not be enough to upgrade via Micro-SD on the size of a handsome pocket library integrated 4GB.

Other specifications:

Supported formats:
Books: EPUB, EPUB3, PDF and MOBI
Picture: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF
Text: TXT, HTML, XHTML and RTF
Comics: CBZ and CBR
Supports EPUB and Adobe DRM

Display: 1430 x 1080, 265 dpi

Weight: 233g

Connectivity: Wi-Fi

Battery Life: (!) 8 weeks at off-Fi and 30 minutes reading time per day, with or without lighting according to the manufacturer

Text formatting options: 10 fonts, 24 font size, setting the line width and the sharpness

Text Options: dictionary, bookmarks, notes, highlights

Field Test
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The read speed is solid, loading new pages happens by default every 6 (optional 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) pages. The display shows the text as expected, very nice is that additional functions are partially lower than the Kindle (Dictionary on a handful of languages ​​is limited), but is perfectly adequate for the average consumer. The wiping and tip movements in the non-plan (inset) display well recognized and go after a few minutes exercise well and intuitively obvious.

Synchronizing with the PC runs thankfully less complicated than in many a smartphone, where you have to install only 2-4 additional softwares. The rule is: plug in via USB cable and off you go. Easily move files from folder to folder works without problems.

Unfortunately, the H2O is weakening in the practical test in terms of representation: thus falls very negatively to that reading in landscape mode is not possible. This should include at a Reader for this price to the basic functions.

Also bad is the handling of PDF files. The maximum zoom range of 300% is often insufficient to represent content large enough zooming with a multi-touch movement, how to become familiar with it from any smartphone, is also not possible, zooming with double tap on the document.

In terms of performance it hooks sometimes. At least with my Kobo, it happens from time to time that the screen hangs during reading or leafing through the book list and no longer responds to input. Here usually helps, although a short walk to the idle mode, it's still annoying.

Another drawback is the optical housing which is actually extremely prone to dust and stains of all kinds.

Conclusion
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If you can live with the small limitations and deficits, for the H2O is a really good and solid alternative to Kindle Paperwhite and probably also for Voyage. The Aufpreiszum Paperwhite seems justified to an e-book store, thanks to water and dust resistance, an expandable memory, a slightly larger display and the lack of freedom.