Sony Reader Daily Edition PRS-950 vs Sony Reader PRS-T2

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Reader Daily Edition PRS-950 compared with Reader PRS-T2

	SonyReader Daily Edition PRS-950	SonyReader PRS-T2
Overview
Released
Released	November 2010	August 2012
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	7.1″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	1024 × 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 with optical touch sensing and 16 greyscale levels; manual specifies 7.1-inch diagonal, marketed as seven-inch	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	–	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, BBeB LRF, TXT and RTF; Word converted to RTF by desktop software; 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	Wi-Fi and AT&T 3G Reader Store access offered in the US at launch without monthly charges; USB transfer also supported	Built-in Wi-Fi Reader Store downloads offered at launch; web-based store and manual computer file transfer
Library loans
Library loans	Adobe DRM EPUB and PDF public-library books supported (MobileTechReview)	Wireless public-library borrowing offered through participating Canadian libraries at launch
Stylus
Stylus	Included pen with body storage slot	Included touch pen; no pen storage slot on the body (Laptop Mag)
Note taking
Note taking	Handwritten notes, highlights, text memos and drawings; dictionaries and translation dictionaries	Handwritten notes, highlights and text notes; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
Design
Weight
Weight	273 g	164 g (better)
Size
Size	128 × 200 × 9.6 mm	110 × 173 × 9.1 mm excluding projections; maximum 110 × 173.3 × 10 mm
Colours
Colours	Silver	Matte black, white and red
In the box
In the box	Reader, stylus, USB cable and PRSA-AC1 mains adaptor specified by the maker's manual	Touch pen, USB cable and quick-start guide; Japanese specifications include a protective pouch
Connections and battery
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 20,000 continuous EPUB page turns at approximately one second per page in the maker's test	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	Approximately 2.5 hours with supplied PRSA-AC1 adaptor; approximately 5 hours from computer USB	Computer USB charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional PRSA-AC10 mains adaptor approximately 2 hours
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g; HSPA/WCDMA and GPRS/EDGE; micro-USB; Memory Stick PRO Duo and SD card slots, expansion up to 32 GB; approximately 1.4 GB user space after initial setup	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 files only, with no DRM audio support	No audio playback or headphone socket