Sony Portable Reader System PRS-500 vs Sony Reader PRS-T3

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Portable Reader System PRS-500 compared with Reader PRS-T3

	SonyPortable Reader System PRS-500	SonyReader PRS-T3
Overview
Released
Released	October 2006	September 2013
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	6″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	–	1024 × 758
Sharpness
Sharpness	–	212 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 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and clear infrared dual-touch sensing
Front light
Front light	No integrated illumination	No integrated front light; optional clip-on cover with reading lamp
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Physical page controls, three text sizes and portrait or landscape orientation; numbered menu selection buttons	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	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	Unprotected EPUB, PDF and TXT; Adobe DRM EPUB and PDF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP; FB2 support specified for Russia
Book store
Book store	Computer-based CONNECT eBooks purchases offered at launch; memory-card file transfer also supported	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	Bookmarks; no touchscreen annotations	Handwritten notes and highlights; dictionary lookup and translation; 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 at approximately 30 minutes reading daily; three-minute mains charge claimed sufficient for 600 pages at one minute per page
Charging
Charging	Supplied 5.2 V mains adaptor or computer USB; fully depleted battery requires mains charging	Approximately 2 hours with optional PRSA-AC10/PRSA-AC1A mains adaptor; approximately 2.5 hours through computer USB
Connectivity
Connectivity	USB; shared Memory Stick/SD card slot; approximately 64 MB user-available storage	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n and WPS; USB; microSD expansion up to 32 GB
Audio
Audio	Headphone output; unprotected MP3 and AAC audio only; playback while reading supported	No audio playback
Design
Weight
Weight	–	200 g
Size
Size	Maker maximum dimensions 6.9 × 4.9 × 0.5 inches without soft cover; approximately 8.8 oz without cover	109 × 160 × 11.3 mm including supplied snap-on cover; 200 g also includes this cover
In the box
In the box	Reader, protective cover, mains adaptor and cable, USB cable and Windows CONNECT Reader software	Snap-on sleep cover, USB cable and quick-start guide