Sony Portable Reader System PRS-500 vs Sony Reader PRS-T2

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Portable Reader System PRS-500 compared with Reader PRS-T2

	SonyPortable Reader System PRS-500	SonyReader PRS-T2
Overview
Released
Released	October 2006	August 2012
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	6″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	–	800 × 600
Sharpness
Sharpness	–	167 pixels per inch (calculated)
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	No	No
Display detail
Display detail	E Ink electronic paper; approximately six-inch diagonal and four greyscale levels reported by The Gadgeteer	E Ink Pearl V220 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and optical touch sensing
Front light
Front light	No integrated illumination	No built-in light; optional cover with reading light
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Physical page controls, three text sizes and portrait or landscape orientation; numbered menu selection buttons	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	Yes	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	No
Storage
Storage	64 MB	2 GB (better)
Software
Software	Other	Other
Formats
Formats	BBeB, PDF, TXT and RTF; Word converted to RTF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP; EPUB and Adobe DRM supported with later firmware 2.0.00.09180 and compatible desktop software	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	Computer-based CONNECT eBooks purchases offered at launch; memory-card file transfer also supported	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	Bookmarks; no touchscreen annotations	Handwritten notes, highlights and text notes; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
Connections and battery
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Maker claims approximately 7,500 pages with a fully charged battery	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	Supplied 5.2 V mains adaptor or computer USB; fully depleted battery requires mains charging	Computer USB charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional PRSA-AC10 mains adaptor approximately 2 hours
Connectivity
Connectivity	USB; shared Memory Stick/SD card slot; approximately 64 MB user-available storage	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	Headphone output; unprotected MP3 and AAC audio only; playback while reading supported	No audio playback or headphone socket
Design
Weight
Weight	–	164 g
Size
Size	Maker maximum dimensions 6.9 × 4.9 × 0.5 inches without soft cover; approximately 8.8 oz without cover	110 × 173 × 9.1 mm excluding projections; maximum 110 × 173.3 × 10 mm
Colours
Colours	–	Matte black, white and red
In the box
In the box	Reader, protective cover, mains adaptor and cable, USB cable and Windows CONNECT Reader software	Touch pen, USB cable and quick-start guide; Japanese specifications include a protective pouch