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Sony Reader PRS-505 vs Sony Reader PRS-700

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SonyReader PRS-505SonyReader PRS-700
Overview
ReleasedOctober 2007November 2008
Screen
Screen size6″6″
Resolution800 × 600800 × 600
Sharpness167 pixels per inch (calculated)167 pixels per inch (calculated)
ColourNoNo
Front lightNoYes
Display detailElectronic paper with eight greyscale levels; six-inch diagonal and 800 × 600 resolution reported by MobileTechReviewElectronic paper with touch overlay; 800 × 600 resolution and eight greyscale levels reported by MobileTechReview
Front lightNo integrated illuminationBuilt-in LED reading lights; Standard and Bright settings
Page turns and refreshPhysical page-turn controls, three text sizes and landscape orientationSwipe, hold-to-turn continuously or physical page buttons; five text sizes and page zoom
Reading and writing
StylusNoYes
Page-turn buttonsYesYes
AudiobooksYesYes
Storage192 MB420 MB
SoftwareOtherOther
FormatsBBeB, PDF, TXT and RTF; Word converted by desktop software; EPUB and Adobe DRM PDF/EPUB listed in the updated 2008 maker manual; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMPEPUB and PDF including Adobe DRM; BBeB, TXT and RTF; Word converted to RTF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP
Book storeComputer-based Sony eBook Store purchases offered at launch; USB mass-storage and memory-card transferComputer-based Sony eBook Store purchases offered at launch; USB or memory-card transfer
Stylus–Included stylus with body storage slot
Note takingBookmarks; no touchscreen or handwritingHighlights and annotations entered using the on-screen keyboard; searchable terms
Connections and battery
Battery life detailUp to approximately 7,500 BBeB pages with a fully charged batteryUp 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
ChargingUSB charging; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptorComputer USB; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptor
ConnectivityUSB; separate Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo and SD memory-card slots; approximately 192 MB user-available storageUSB; 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
Audio3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC audio only; playback while reading supported3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC only; playback while reading supported
Design
Weight–280 g
SizeMaximum 4.8 × 6.9 × 0.3 inches without soft cover; maker specifies approximately 9 oz without cover127.6 × 174.3 × 9.7 mm without soft cover; 280 g also excludes cover
Colours–Black
In the boxReader, USB cable, protective soft cover and PC softwareReader, stylus, USB cable, protective soft cover and eBook Library PC software

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