Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-650 vs Sony Reader PRS-T2

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Reader Touch Edition PRS-650 compared with Reader PRS-T2

	SonyReader Touch Edition PRS-650	SonyReader PRS-T2
Overview
Released
Released	September 2010	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	E Ink Pearl electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and optical touch sensing	E Ink Pearl V220 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and optical touch sensing
Front light
Front light	No built-in light; optional illuminated cover	No built-in light; optional cover with reading light
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Finger swipe or physical page-turn buttons; six font sizes and adjustable contrast	Finger swipe or physical page buttons; pinch-to-zoom, eight font sizes and seven font styles
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	Yes	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	No
Storage
Storage	2 GB	2 GB
Software
Software	Other	Other
Formats
Formats	EPUB, PDF and TXT; Japanese version also supports XMDF and .book content; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP images	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	Sony Reader Store at launch; books transferred through a computer	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 for annotations and handwritten memos	Included touch pen; no pen storage slot on the body (Laptop Mag)
Note taking
Note taking	Handwritten annotations, highlights, bookmarks, text notes and dictionary lookup	Handwritten notes, highlights and text notes; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 2.5 weeks	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Built-in lithium-ion battery; up to 2.5 weeks reading 30 minutes per day under the maker's revised test, or approximately 10,000 continuous page turns; older test claimed 14 days at 75 minutes per day	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	Micro-USB computer charging approximately 3 hours; optional PRSA-AC1 adaptor approximately 2 hours	Computer USB charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional PRSA-AC10 mains adaptor approximately 2 hours
Connectivity
Connectivity	Micro-USB, SD up to 2 GB and SDHC up to 32 GB, Memory Stick PRO Duo; no Wi-Fi or 3G; approximately 1.4 GB user-accessible internal 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	Stereo headphone socket for unprotected MP3 and AAC, including compatible spoken-word files; no Audible DRM support stated	No audio playback or headphone socket
Design
Weight
Weight	215 g	164 g (better)
Size
Size	118.8 × 168 × 9.6 mm excluding projections; maximum 119.1 × 169.6 × 10.3 mm	110 × 173 × 9.1 mm excluding projections; maximum 110 × 173.3 × 10 mm
Colours
Colours	Silver, red and black, depending on region	Matte black, white and red
In the box
In the box	Touch pen, USB cable, two dummy memory cards and documentation	Touch pen, USB cable and quick-start guide; Japanese specifications include a protective pouch