Sony Reader PRS-700 vs Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1

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Reader PRS-700 compared with Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1

	SonyReader PRS-700	SonyReader Wi-Fi PRS-T1
Overview
Released
Released	November 2008	October 2011
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	Yes	No
Display detail
Display detail	Electronic paper with touch overlay; 800 × 600 resolution and eight greyscale levels reported by MobileTechReview	E Ink Pearl V220 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and infrared dual-touch sensing
Front light
Front light	Built-in LED reading lights; Standard and Bright settings	No built-in light; optional cover with lighting arm
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Swipe, hold-to-turn continuously or physical page buttons; five text sizes and page zoom	Finger swipe or page-turn buttons; pinch-to-zoom, eight font sizes and six font styles
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	Yes	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	420 MB	2 GB (better)
Software
Software	Other	Other
Formats
Formats	EPUB and PDF including Adobe DRM; BBeB, TXT and RTF; Word converted to RTF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP	EPUB, PDF and TXT documents; JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP images
Book store
Book store	Computer-based Sony eBook Store purchases offered at launch; USB or memory-card transfer	Sony Reader Store support and web downloads; UK store was not open when Expert Reviews tested in November 2011
Library loans
Library loans	–	Wireless public-library borrowing offered at launch in the UK, US and Canada with a valid library card
Stylus
Stylus	Included stylus with body storage slot	Included stylus for handwritten notes and highlights
Note taking
Note taking	Highlights and annotations entered using the on-screen keyboard; searchable terms	Freehand notes, highlights, bookmarks, text annotations and dictionary lookup
Design
Weight
Weight	280 g	168 g (better)
Materials
Materials	–	Plastic body
Size
Size	127.6 × 174.3 × 9.7 mm without soft cover; 280 g also excludes cover	173 × 110 × 8.9 mm
Colours
Colours	Black	Black, white and red
In the box
In the box	Reader, stylus, USB cable, protective soft cover and eBook Library PC software	USB cable and stylus pen
Connections and battery
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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	UK maker claims over one month with wireless off or 3 weeks with wireless on at 30 minutes reading per day; approximately 14,000 continuous EPUB page turns
Charging
Charging	Computer USB; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptor	Micro-USB computer charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional mains adaptor approximately 2 hours
Connectivity
Connectivity	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	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n with WEP, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal and WPS; micro-USB and microSD up to 32 GB; approximately 1.3 GB user-accessible storage on the UK model, versus 1.4 GB in Japanese specifications
Audio
Audio	3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC only; playback while reading supported	Stereo headphone socket for unprotected MP3 and AAC, including compatible spoken-word files; no Audible DRM or dedicated audiobook support