| Brandname |
Sony Portable Reader |
Amazon Kindle |
| Model |
PRS-505 |
PRS-700 |
D00111 (Kindle 1) |
D00511 (Kindle 2) |
| Picture |
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| Dimensions |
175 × 122 × 8mm
(6.9" × 4.8" × .3") |
175 × 128 × 10 mm
(6.8 × 5.0 × 0.4") |
190 × 134 × 18mm
(7.5" × 4.9" × .7") |
203 x 135 x 9mm
(8" x 5.3" x 0.36") |
| Screen Technology |
EInk Vizplex |
EInk Vizplex |
| Primary Display |
(90 × 120mm) 6" 600 × 800 pixels, 8 gray levels, 167 ppi |
(90 × 120mm) 6" 600 × 800 pixels, 4 gray levels, 167 ppi |
(90 × 120mm) 6" 600 × 800 pixels, 16 gray levels, 167 ppi |
| Secondary Display |
n.a. |
front light |
vertical cursor bar |
n.a. |
| Touch Screen |
n.a. |
yes (finger or stylus) |
keyboard, scroll wheel |
keyboard, 5-way controller |
| Full-screen Refresh Rate |
0.8s |
? |
? |
? |
| Power |
Li-ion |
Li-ion |
Li-ion 1530mAh |
Li-ion 1530mAh |
| Battery Life |
7'500 pages |
7'500 pages |
with EVDO: "one day", without: "a week or more" |
with EVDO: "4 days", without: "up to two weeks" |
| Weight |
250g (9oz) |
283g (10oz) |
289g (10.2oz) |
289g (10.2oz) |
| OS |
Linux 2.4.17 |
Linux 2.6.23 |
Linux 2.6.10 |
Linux 2.6.22 |
| Boot Time |
n.a. |
n.a. |
? |
? |
| SDK |
no |
yes |
no |
| CPU |
Freescale i.MXL MC9328MXLVP20 (ARM920T core, 200MHz) |
Freescale i.MX31L (ARM1136JF-S core, 532MHz) |
Intel PXA250 400 MHz |
Freescale i.MX31L 532MHz |
| Memory |
64MB RAM, 2MB(NOR) + 256MB(NAND) Flash (~210MB user accessible) |
128MB RAM, 512MB(NAND) Flash (~384MB user accessible) |
256MB Flash (180MB user accessible) |
2GB Flash (1.4GB user accessible) |
| Expansion Slots |
MMC/SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo |
MMC/SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo |
SD/SDHC |
NONE |
| Other Interfaces |
USB 2.0, headphone |
USB 2.0, headphone |
USB 2.0, headphone, EVDO/CDMA |
USB 2.0 (charging), headphone, EVDO/CDMA |
| Supported Formats |
BBeB (LRF/LRX), PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, MP3, AAC |
Kindle (AZW and TOPAZ), PRC/MOBI (non DRM), TXT, MP3, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3; via conversion: PDF, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP. |
| Supported DRM Formats |
Marlin DRM (BBeB), Adobe ADEPT (EPUB/PDF) |
AZW and TOPAZ
(Kindle only,
USA only) |
| Search functionality / Dictionary lookup |
no |
search using touchscreen |
search using keyboard, dictionary using cursor wheel |
search using keyboard, dictionary using 5-way |
| Note taking / highlighting / underlining |
no |
using touchscreen |
using keyboard and cursor |
using keyboard and 5-way |
| Software |
eBook Library, Adobe Digital Editions |
? |
| Services |
Sony CONNECT |
Amazon Kindle Whispernet. E-mail conversion of DOC, HTML, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and PDF |
| Content Partners |
Google Library, Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins |
Amazon |
| Price |
US$299 / €300 / £199 |
US$349 |
Not sold anymore(Used Models can be Purchased here) |
US$359.00 |
| Release Date |
2 October, 2007 |
14 October 2008 |
Ordering began 11/19/07 |
Ordering began 02/09/09 |
| Misc Info |
Company has been selling e-book devices since 2003 (PRS-500 not shown).
Originally only available in the US, now in Canada and the UK (PRS-505 only). |
Amazon pays for the wireless connectivity for Kindle so there are no monthly wireless bills, data plans, or service commitments for customers.
Currently USA only.
Annotations stored in plain text files. |
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