Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) vs Sony Reader PRS-T2

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Kindle Paperwhite (2024) compared with Reader PRS-T2

	AmazonKindle Paperwhite (2024)	SonyReader PRS-T2
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	August 2012
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	E Ink Pearl V220 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and optical touch sensing
Front light
Front light	Adjustable front light with adjustable warm light	No built-in light; optional cover with reading light
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Amazon says page turns are 25% faster than the previous Paperwhite	Finger swipe or physical page buttons; pinch-to-zoom, eight font sizes and seven font styles
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	No	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	No	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	No
Storage
Storage	16 GB (better)	2 GB
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, PDF and TXT; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP images; Japanese specifications also list XMDF, .book and region-specific .mnh content
Book store
Book store	Kindle Store	Built-in Wi-Fi Reader Store downloads offered at launch; web-based store and manual computer file transfer
Library loans
Library loans	–	Wireless public-library borrowing offered through participating Canadian libraries at launch
Stylus
Stylus	–	Included touch pen; no pen storage slot on the body (Laptop Mag)
Note taking
Note taking	–	Handwritten notes, highlights and text notes; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
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	Maker claims up to 2 months with wireless off or 1.5 months with wireless on, using its 30-minute daily reading pattern; Japanese 30,000-page claim uses continuous XMDF page turns
Charging
Charging	USB-C; full charge in under 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB power adapter	Computer USB charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional PRSA-AC10 mains adaptor approximately 2 hours
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 and OWE)	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP/WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal and WPS; micro-USB; microSD up to 2 GB and microSDHC up to 32 GB; approximately 1.3 GB usable internal storage
Audio
Audio	Bluetooth audio for Audible and the VoiceView screen reader	No audio playback or headphone socket
Design
Weight
Weight	211 g	164 g (better)
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	110 × 173 × 9.1 mm excluding projections; maximum 110 × 173.3 × 10 mm
Colours
Colours	Black, Raspberry, Jade	Matte black, white and red
In the box
In the box	Kindle Paperwhite, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide	Touch pen, USB cable and quick-start guide; Japanese specifications include a protective pouch