Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 vs Sony Reader PRS-T3

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Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 compared with Reader PRS-T3

	SonyReader Touch Edition PRS-600	SonyReader PRS-T3
Overview
Released
Released	August 2009	September 2013
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	6″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	800 × 600	1024 × 758
Sharpness
Sharpness	167 pixels per inch (calculated)	212 pixels per inch (calculated) (better)
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	No	No
Display detail
Display detail	E Ink Vizplex touchscreen; 800 × 600 resolution and eight greyscale levels reported by MobileTechReview	E Ink Pearl electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and clear infrared dual-touch sensing
Front light
Front light	No integrated light; optional cover with reading light	No integrated front light; optional clip-on cover with reading lamp
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Finger swipe or physical page controls; five text sizes, page zoom and landscape orientation	Swipe or physical page controls; maker claims up to four hours of reading without full-screen inversion
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	Yes	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	No
Storage
Storage	380 MB	2 GB (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	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 Sony eBook Store downloads offered at launch; manual USB and memory-card transfer	Wi-Fi book purchases from supported stores in applicable countries; manual computer transfer supported
Library loans
Library loans	Adobe-format public-library loans supported	EPUB public-library borrowing offered in supported regions
Stylus
Stylus	Included pen with body storage slot	Handwriting with optional Sony stylus (Good e-Reader); stylus not supplied
Note taking
Note taking	Handwritten book annotations, highlights, text notes and standalone drawings; Oxford English dictionary lookup	Handwritten notes and highlights; dictionary lookup and translation; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
Design
Weight
Weight	286 g	200 g (better)
Size
Size	121 × 174.3 × 9.8 mm	109 × 160 × 11.3 mm including supplied snap-on cover; 200 g also includes this cover
Colours
Colours	Black, silver and red	–
In the box
In the box	Reader, stylus, USB cable, protective sleeve and quick-start guide	Snap-on sleep cover, USB cable and quick-start guide
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	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	Computer USB; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptor	Approximately 2 hours with optional PRSA-AC10/PRSA-AC1A mains adaptor; approximately 2.5 hours through computer USB
Connectivity
Connectivity	USB; Memory Stick Duo/PRO Duo and SD/SDHC card slots; approximately 380 MB available for user content	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n and WPS; USB; microSD expansion up to 32 GB
Audio
Audio	3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC audio only	No audio playback