Kobo Libra H2O Review

I bought a Kobo Libra H2O e-reader last week. Here is a short review.

The good,

• The 7 inch 300 ppi screen is very sharp.
  
• It has front light with adjustable color temp. The illumination is even.
  
• It has physical page turn buttons.
  
• The system is hackable. I installed KOReader on it.
• It supports OverDrive, allowing me to borrow books from libraries.
• It supports Pocket. I can save web pages and read them on the e-reader.
  
• The US Kobo book store has many Chinese books.
  

The bad,

• Micro USB connector should be replaced with USB-C.
  
• No Chinese dictionary.
• It does not synchronize with DropBox like Kobo Forma. But there is a open source solution.
  
• No built-in Chinese fonts. I installed some myself.
  
• Sometimes I cannot highlight a sentence. The highlight always stops half way.
  
• It does not have an ambient light sensor. But I can adjust the brightness by swiping the left screen edge.
• It sends data to Google Analytics automatically. We can change the /etc/hosts file to block Google Analytics.
  

I think the Kobo Libra H2O beats the Kindle paperwhite. They are in the same 130 USD price range. But the Kobo has a larger screen, physical buttons, and much better front light.