Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) vs Sony Reader PRS-505

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Kindle Paperwhite (2024) compared with Reader PRS-505

	AmazonKindle Paperwhite (2024)	SonyReader PRS-505
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	October 2007
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	7″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	–	800 × 600
Sharpness
Sharpness	300 pixels per inch (better)	167 pixels per inch (calculated)
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	Yes, adjustable warmth	No
Display detail
Display detail	Glare-free Paperwhite display, 16-level grey scale; flush front; dark mode	Electronic paper with eight greyscale levels; six-inch diagonal and 800 × 600 resolution reported by MobileTechReview
Front light
Front light	Adjustable front light with adjustable warm light	No integrated illumination
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Amazon says page turns are 25% faster than the previous Paperwhite	Physical page-turn controls, three text sizes and landscape orientation
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	No	No
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	No	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	16 GB (better)	192 MB
Software
Software	Kindle	Other
Formats
Formats	Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI and PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP through conversion; Audible (AAX)	BBeB, PDF, TXT and RTF; Word converted by desktop software; EPUB and Adobe DRM PDF/EPUB listed in the updated 2008 maker manual; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP
Book store
Book store	Kindle Store	Computer-based Sony eBook Store purchases offered at launch; USB mass-storage and memory-card transfer
Note taking
Note taking	–	Bookmarks; no touchscreen or handwriting
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 12 weeks	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 12 weeks at half an hour of reading a day with wireless off and the light at 13; Audible streaming over Bluetooth shortens it	Up to approximately 7,500 BBeB pages with a fully charged battery
Charging
Charging	USB-C; full charge in under 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB power adapter	USB charging; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptor
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 and OWE)	USB; separate Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo and SD memory-card slots; approximately 192 MB user-available storage
Audio
Audio	Bluetooth audio for Audible and the VoiceView screen reader	3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC audio only; playback while reading supported
Design
Weight
Weight	211 g	–
Water resistance
Water resistance	IPX8	–
Materials
Materials	Made from 29% recycled materials; internal frame of 90% recycled magnesium	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	Tested to withstand immersion in 2 metres of fresh water for 60 minutes	–
Size
Size	176.7 × 127.6 × 7.8 mm	Maximum 4.8 × 6.9 × 0.3 inches without soft cover; maker specifies approximately 9 oz without cover
Colours
Colours	Black, Raspberry, Jade	–
In the box
In the box	Kindle Paperwhite, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide	Reader, USB cable, protective soft cover and PC software