Manufacturer | Kobo Inc. |
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Product family | Kobo eReader |
Type | E-book reader |
Operating system | Kobo Firmware 4.38.23171 (05/11/2024) |
CPU | 1 GHz |
Storage | 2 GB microSD card |
Removable storage | microSD card slot |
Display | 6 in diagonal, 16-level grayscale 1024 × 768 electronic paper |
Input | zForce Touchscreen On-screen keyboard |
Power | 3.7V 1200mAh |
Dimensions | 114 x 157 x 10 mm |
Mass | 6.5 oz (185 g) |
Predecessor | Kobo Touch |
Successor | Kobo Aura |
The Kobo Glo is the fourth generation of Kobo eReader devices designed and marketed by Kobo Inc. It was revealed on 6 September 2012 and arrived at retail 14 October 2012 with a price of $129.99 USD/CAD.[1] It is the successor to the popular Kobo Touch was introduced alongside the Kobo Mini and Kobo Arc.[2] The Glo was succeeded in 2015 by the higher-resolution Glo HD, with 4GB built-in storage but no microSD removable storage.