A new housing colour
Kobo announced a white Clara Colour on September 9, 2025, retaining the original model’s features.
Rakuten Kobo: Kobo introduces Clara Colour in whiteChecked Nov 5, 2026
Kobo Clara Colour
CONSIDER
Too early to see a pattern.
We have only one full generation to go on.
One full generation cannot establish a colour Clara release cycle.
Reviewed Nov 5, 2026
Sources & notes
Behind the advice
Models covered
This timeline covers the colour Clara. The white housing is a revision; the monochrome Clara BW is a separate model.
When is the next model expected?
The white version retains the original features. We found no confirmed successor date in the reviewed sources, and the housing update creates no generation interval.
What we checked
Kobo’s original Colour and white-housing announcements, its current eReader range, and targeted Clara Colour successor searches.
- Kobo introduces Clara Colour in white Checked Nov 5, 2026
- The original Clara Colour announcement Checked Nov 5, 2026
- Kobo’s current eReader range Checked Nov 5, 2026
What would change this advice?
We reassess when the maker announces a replacement, credible reporting clarifies its timing, or this source review expires.
Release history
Announcement datesDates come from manufacturer announcements.
Release timeline
- Announced
- Sep 9, 2025
- Time since announcement
- 13 monthsAs of Nov 5, 2026
- Kobo Clara Colour
- Kobo Clara Colour whiteCurrent model
The timeline shows launch order. The spaces between models are equal.