Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 vs Sony Reader PRS-700

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Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 compared with Reader PRS-700

	SonyReader Touch Edition PRS-600	SonyReader PRS-700
Overview
Released
Released	August 2009	November 2008
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	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	E Ink Vizplex touchscreen; 800 × 600 resolution and eight greyscale levels reported by MobileTechReview	Electronic paper with touch overlay; 800 × 600 resolution and eight greyscale levels reported by MobileTechReview
Front light
Front light	No integrated light; optional cover with reading light	Built-in LED reading lights; Standard and Bright settings
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Finger swipe or physical page controls; five text sizes, page zoom and landscape orientation	Swipe, hold-to-turn continuously or physical page buttons; five text sizes and page zoom
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	Yes	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	380 MB	420 MB (better)
Software
Software	Other	Other
Formats
Formats	EPUB, PDF, BBeB, TXT and RTF; Word converted to RTF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP; Adobe DRM EPUB and PDF supported	EPUB and PDF including Adobe DRM; BBeB, TXT and RTF; Word converted to RTF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP
Book store
Book store	Computer-based Sony eBook Store downloads offered at launch; manual USB and memory-card transfer	Computer-based Sony eBook Store purchases offered at launch; USB or memory-card transfer
Library loans
Library loans	Adobe-format public-library loans supported	–
Stylus
Stylus	Included pen with body storage slot	Included stylus with body storage slot
Note taking
Note taking	Handwritten book annotations, highlights, text notes and standalone drawings; Oxford English dictionary lookup	Highlights and annotations entered using the on-screen keyboard; searchable terms
Design
Weight
Weight	286 g	280 g (better)
Size
Size	121 × 174.3 × 9.8 mm	127.6 × 174.3 × 9.7 mm without soft cover; 280 g also excludes cover
Colours
Colours	Black, silver and red	Black
In the box
In the box	Reader, stylus, USB cable, protective sleeve and quick-start guide	Reader, stylus, USB cable, protective soft cover and eBook Library PC software
Connections and battery
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to approximately 7,500 continuous page turns at approximately one page per second in the maker's manual test	Up 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
Charging
Charging	Computer USB; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptor	Computer USB; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptor
Connectivity
Connectivity	USB; Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo and SD/SDHC card slots; approximately 380 MB available for user content	USB; 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
Audio
Audio	3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC audio only	3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC only; playback while reading supported