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The Paperwhite’s page transitions seem smoother, too.

I read Earnest Hemingway’s For Whom The Bell Tolls on both the Aura Edition 2 and the 2015 Kindle Paperwhite, and while I didn’t experience eyestrain after reading the Kobo, I couldn’t get past how poor the Edition 2’s text looked in comparison to Amazon’s e-reader. Those e-readers boast 300 ppi resolution, as do all three of Amazon’s best Kindles. It’s considerably lower than the top-shelf Kobo Aura One and the Kobo Glo HD, which costs just $10 more. The 212 ppi resolution isn’t impressive either. The Edition 2’s display is adequate, but it is neither as bright nor as legible as other similarly priced e-readers. There is a drawback to that smaller size, however the bezel around its display is atypically shallow, so I found myself accidentally turning pages when my thumb would drift over to its touch-sensitive display. This, along with its grippy, textured back, makes holding the Kobo Aura Edition 2 more comfortable for extended reading sessions.

It’s lighter than the Paperwhite, too, weighing 6.35 ounces versus 7.5 ounces. Measuring 6.26 x 4.45 x 0.33 inches, the Kobo Aura Edition 2 boasts lightly smaller dimensions than the 2015 iteration of Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite. But a number of e-readers, including the Kobo Glo HD, deliver many of the same features-plus higher resolution-for nearly the same price. It occupies the mid-point in the Kobo product line, and it boasts such desirable features as backlighting, long battery life, and the ability to open a diverse array of file types. The $130 Kobo Aura Edition 2 e-reader is an odd duck.