Sony Reader PRS-505 vs Sony Reader PRS-T2

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Reader PRS-505 compared with Reader PRS-T2

	SonyReader PRS-505	SonyReader PRS-T2
Overview
Released
Released	October 2007	August 2012
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	6″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	800 × 600	800 × 600
Sharpness
Sharpness	167 pixels per inch (calculated)	167 pixels per inch (calculated)
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	No	No
Display detail
Display detail	Electronic paper with eight greyscale levels; six-inch diagonal and 800 × 600 resolution reported by MobileTechReview	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-turn controls, three text sizes and landscape orientation	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	192 MB	2 GB (better)
Software
Software	Other	Other
Formats
Formats	BBeB, 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 BMP	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 Sony eBook Store purchases offered at launch; USB mass-storage and memory-card transfer	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 or handwriting	Handwritten notes, highlights and text notes; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
Connections and battery
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to approximately 7,500 BBeB 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	USB charging; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptor	Computer USB charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional PRSA-AC10 mains adaptor approximately 2 hours
Connectivity
Connectivity	USB; separate Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo and SD memory-card slots; approximately 192 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	3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC audio only; playback while reading supported	No audio playback or headphone socket
Design
Weight
Weight	–	164 g
Size
Size	Maximum 4.8 × 6.9 × 0.3 inches without soft cover; maker specifies approximately 9 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, USB cable, protective soft cover and PC software	Touch pen, USB cable and quick-start guide; Japanese specifications include a protective pouch