Kobo’s 5 US Ereaders: Two in Colour, Three Take a Stylus

Kobo’s US store lists five ereaders, from the 6-inch Clara BW to the 10.3-inch Elipsa 2E, at $159.99 to $399.99 on 7 November 2026. Two have colour screens (Clara Colour and Libra Colour), three take Kobo’s stylus (Libra Colour, Sage and Elipsa 2E, which is the one of the three with the stylus in the box), and the Sage was sold out when we read the store.

The models split along three lines Kobo states itself: screen size, colour or black and white, and whether the device takes the Kobo Stylus 2 for notes. Every figure below is Kobo’s, from its US store and each model’s Technical Specs. Kobo’s own Compare page showed three of the five, so the two larger models are added here from their own pages.

The five, side by side

Model	Kobo US price, 7 Nov	Screen	Colour	Stylus	Page-turn buttons	Water rating	Storage
Clara BW	$159.99	6in Carta 1300 HD	Black and white	Not compatible	Not listed	IPX8	16GB
Clara Colour	$179.99	6in Kaleido 3	Colour	Not compatible	Not listed	IPX8	16GB
Libra Colour	$259.99	7in Kaleido 3	Colour	Sold separately	Yes	IPX8	32GB
Sage	$269.99 (sold out)	8in Carta 1200	Black and white	Sold separately	Yes	IPX8	32GB
Elipsa 2E	$399.99	10.3in Carta 1200	Black and white	Included	Not listed	None listed	32GB

Kobo’s IPX8 figure on all four is “up to 60 mins in 2 metres of water”. Page-turn buttons are from Kobo’s own “Page-Turn Buttons” collection, which listed the Libra Colour and Sage. The Kobo Stylus 2 was $69.99 on Kobo’s US store the same day.

Kobo lists no water rating for the Elipsa 2E: its Technical Specs have no Waterproof row, where the other four pages each carry an IPX8 rating. It is also the one model here with the stylus included.

Resolution, size and weight

Model	Resolution	Pixel density (Kobo)	Dimensions (mm)	Weight (g)	Battery, as Kobo states it
Clara BW (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	1448 × 1072	Not stated	112 × 160 × 9.2	174	Up to 53 days, at 10% light
Clara Colour (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	1448 × 1072	300 black-and-white, 150 colour	112 × 160 × 9.2	174	Up to 42 days, at 30% light
Libra Colour (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	1264 × 1680	300 black-and-white, 150 colour	144.6 × 161 × 8.3	199.5	Up to 40 days, at 30% light
Sage	1440 × 1920	300	160.5 × 181.4 × 7.6	240.8	“Weeks of battery life”
Elipsa 2E (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	1404 × 1872	227	193 × 227 × 7.5	390	“Weeks of battery life”

Kobo’s day counts all assume 30 minutes of reading a day with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off, but the Clara BW’s 53 days is measured at 10% brightness, against 30% for the two colour models, so the three figures are not a like-for-like comparison.

What separates them

• Clara BW and Clara Colour. The same 6-inch size, 16GB and 174g on Kobo’s pages; the difference is the panel. The Clara Colour’s Kaleido 3 shows colour at 150 PPI and black-and-white text at 300 PPI. Kobo also lists two battery sizes for the Clara Colour, 1,500mAh in black and 1,900mAh in white, with one day figure for both.
• Libra Colour. The one 7-inch model, and the one colour model that takes the stylus, with page-turn buttons and 32GB. Kobo’s page lists Dropbox and Google Drive for exporting notebooks.
• Sage. An 8-inch black-and-white screen at 300 PPI, page-turn buttons, stylus support and IPX8. Sold out on Kobo’s US store on 7 November.
• Elipsa 2E. A 10.3-inch black-and-white screen at 227 PPI, the stylus in the box, and the heaviest of the five at 390g.

Where Kobo’s own pages disagree

• Which models exist. The Compare page showed the Libra Colour, Clara Colour and Clara BW; the store menu and eReaders collection add the Sage and Elipsa 2E. The comparison box on the Libra Colour page included the Sage.
• Battery figures. As above, the Clara BW’s day count uses a different brightness from the colour models’, and the Sage and Elipsa 2E pages give no day count.

For how the two Kobo colour models fared with reviewers, our ereader shortlist averages published scores for the Clara Colour and Libra Colour against the 2024 Kindles. Amazon’s own 2026 range, including its colour Kindle, is set out on Amazon’s announced specs.

Questions people ask

What is the difference between the Kobo Clara BW and Clara Colour?

The screen. The Clara Colour has a 6-inch colour Kaleido 3 panel, which Kobo rates at 300 PPI for black-and-white content and 150 PPI for colour; the Clara BW has a 6-inch black-and-white Carta 1300 HD panel. Kobo lists the same size, 16GB of storage, IPX8 rating and 174g weight for both.

Which Kobo ereaders work with a stylus?

Three of the five on Kobo’s US store: the Elipsa 2E, which includes the Kobo Stylus 2, and the Libra Colour and Sage, which support it sold separately. Kobo’s Compare page lists the Clara Colour and Clara BW as not compatible with Kobo Stylus.

Which Kobo has page-turn buttons?

Kobo’s own Page-Turn Buttons collection listed two models on 7 November 2026: the Libra Colour and the Sage. The Clara BW, Clara Colour and Elipsa 2E were not in it.

Is the Kobo Elipsa 2E waterproof?

Kobo’s US page for it lists no water rating. Its Technical Specs have no Waterproof row, while the Clara BW, Clara Colour, Libra Colour and Sage pages each list IPX8, up to 60 minutes in 2 metres of water.

Which Kobo ereaders have a colour screen?

Two: the 6-inch Clara Colour and the 7-inch Libra Colour, both with E Ink Kaleido 3 panels. The Clara BW, Sage and Elipsa 2E have black-and-white screens.

What is the biggest Kobo ereader?

The Elipsa 2E, with a 10.3-inch black-and-white screen at 1404 x 1872, 32GB of storage and a weight of 390g on Kobo’s US page. The next largest is the 8-inch Sage.