Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) vs Sony Reader PRS-T3

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Kindle Paperwhite (2024) compared with Reader PRS-T3

	AmazonKindle Paperwhite (2024)	SonyReader PRS-T3
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	September 2013
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	7″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	–	1024 × 758
Sharpness
Sharpness	300 pixels per inch (better)	212 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 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and clear infrared dual-touch sensing
Front light
Front light	Adjustable front light with adjustable warm light	No integrated front light; optional clip-on cover with reading lamp
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Amazon says page turns are 25% faster than the previous Paperwhite	Swipe or physical page controls; maker claims up to four hours of reading without full-screen inversion
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)	Unprotected EPUB, PDF and TXT; Adobe DRM EPUB and PDF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP; FB2 support specified for Russia
Book store
Book store	Kindle Store	Wi-Fi book purchases from supported stores in applicable countries; manual computer transfer supported
Library loans
Library loans	–	EPUB public-library borrowing offered in supported regions
Stylus
Stylus	–	Handwriting with optional Sony stylus (Good e-Reader); stylus not supplied
Note taking
Note taking	–	Handwritten notes and highlights; dictionary lookup and translation; 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 at approximately 30 minutes reading daily; three-minute mains charge claimed sufficient for 600 pages at one minute per page
Charging
Charging	USB-C; full charge in under 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB power adapter	Approximately 2 hours with optional PRSA-AC10/PRSA-AC1A mains adaptor; approximately 2.5 hours through computer USB
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 and OWE)	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n and WPS; USB; microSD expansion up to 32 GB
Audio
Audio	Bluetooth audio for Audible and the VoiceView screen reader	No audio playback
Design
Weight
Weight	211 g	200 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	109 × 160 × 11.3 mm including supplied snap-on cover; 200 g also includes this cover
Colours
Colours	Black, Raspberry, Jade	–
In the box
In the box	Kindle Paperwhite, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide	Snap-on sleep cover, USB cable and quick-start guide