Kobo Mini vs Kobo Touch
April 23, 2026 | Author: Dhaval Parekh
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Kobo Mini is the world’s smallest and lightest full-featured eReader, so it’s great for reading on the go. Complete with a no-glare natural E Ink touchscreen and built-in Wi Fi, it’s the full Kobo experience at a great value. Access to 1 million free eBooks doesn’t hurt either
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This was the first Kobo's model with touchscreen, that gave the name Touch. It's a simple 6-inch lightweight reader with 800 x 600 resolution, 16-level grey scale, 2Gb storage, SD card and travel friendly design. It still uses the newest Kobo firmware (if you want it), allows buing books via Wi-Fi, downloading epub files and copy paste into memory. It's battery life is about 1 month and you can replace the battery (purchase it cheaply on AlieExpress). The main drawback - it does not have frontlight. The model is discontinued of course.
Kobo Mini vs Kobo Touch in our news:
2012. Kobo unveiles $80 Kobo Mini ereader
Marketed with the slogan "Small is a Big Deal" the new Kobo Mini is targeted to those who wanted a pocket-sized device. Kobo Mini includes an E Ink screen for legibility in direct sunlight. It also included 2 GB of internal storage (although some units were shipped with 4 GB cards internally, which may be modified by the user, voiding any warranty, to gain access to the unpartitioned space). A distinguishing feature includes SnapBacks (removable back covers) available in three colors at launch (Teal, Ruby Red and Purple) with the distinct Kobo quilt pattern. Kobo Mini is available in two colours: black and white. Kobo claims the battery lasts for a month, assuming 30 minutes of reading a day and Wi-Fi turned off. Charging Kobo, as well as transferring documents, is accomplished with the micro-USB connecting port. Kobo Mini is intended to compete with the basic Kindle and Nook Simple Touch, with a similar price, identical screen resolution and the same amount of storage. Its advantages include the smaller dimensions and lighter weight.
