Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) vs Sony Reader PRS-700

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Kindle Paperwhite (2024) compared with Reader PRS-700

	AmazonKindle Paperwhite (2024)	SonyReader PRS-700
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	November 2008
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	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Glare-free Paperwhite display, 16-level grey scale; flush front; dark mode	Electronic paper with touch overlay; 800 × 600 resolution and eight greyscale levels reported by MobileTechReview
Front light
Front light	Adjustable front light with adjustable warm light	Built-in LED reading lights; Standard and Bright settings
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Amazon says page turns are 25% faster than the previous Paperwhite	Swipe, hold-to-turn continuously or physical page buttons; five text sizes and page zoom
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	No	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	No	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	16 GB (better)	420 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)	EPUB and PDF including Adobe DRM; BBeB, TXT and RTF; Word converted to RTF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP
Book store
Book store	Kindle Store	Computer-based Sony eBook Store purchases offered at launch; USB or memory-card transfer
Stylus
Stylus	–	Included stylus with body storage slot
Note taking
Note taking	–	Highlights and annotations entered using the on-screen keyboard; searchable terms
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 7,500 continuous BBeB page turns at approximately one page per second; light-only claims of 8 hours Standard or 4 hours Bright with no operations
Charging
Charging	USB-C; full charge in under 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB power adapter	Computer USB; 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/SDHC slots; maker operation checks up to 16 GB for each card family; approximately 420 MB available for user content
Audio
Audio	Bluetooth audio for Audible and the VoiceView screen reader	3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC only; playback while reading supported
Design
Weight
Weight	211 g (better)	280 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	127.6 × 174.3 × 9.7 mm without soft cover; 280 g also excludes cover
Colours
Colours	Black, Raspberry, Jade	Black
In the box
In the box	Kindle Paperwhite, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide	Reader, stylus, USB cable, protective soft cover and eBook Library PC software