Sony Reader PRS-T2 vs Sony Reader PRS-T3

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Reader PRS-T2 compared with Reader PRS-T3

	SonyReader PRS-T2	SonyReader PRS-T3
Overview
Released
Released	August 2012	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 Pearl V220 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and optical touch sensing	E Ink Pearl electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and clear infrared dual-touch sensing
Front light
Front light	No built-in 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 buttons; pinch-to-zoom, eight font sizes and seven font styles	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	No	No
Storage
Storage	2 GB	2 GB
Software
Software	Other	Other
Formats
Formats	EPUB, PDF and TXT; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP images; Japanese specifications also list XMDF, .book and region-specific .mnh content	Unprotected EPUB, PDF and TXT; Adobe DRM EPUB and PDF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP; FB2 support specified for Russia
Book store
Book store	Built-in Wi-Fi Reader Store downloads offered at launch; web-based store and manual computer file transfer	Wi-Fi book purchases from supported stores in applicable countries; manual computer transfer supported
Library loans
Library loans	Wireless public-library borrowing offered through participating Canadian libraries at launch	EPUB public-library borrowing offered in supported regions
Stylus
Stylus	Included touch pen; no pen storage slot on the body (Laptop Mag)	Handwriting with optional Sony stylus (Good e-Reader); stylus not supplied
Note taking
Note taking	Handwritten notes, highlights and text notes; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch	Handwritten notes and highlights; dictionary lookup and translation; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
Design
Weight
Weight	164 g (better)	200 g
Size
Size	110 × 173 × 9.1 mm excluding projections; maximum 110 × 173.3 × 10 mm	109 × 160 × 11.3 mm including supplied snap-on cover; 200 g also includes this cover
Colours
Colours	Matte black, white and red	–
In the box
In the box	Touch pen, USB cable and quick-start guide; Japanese specifications include a protective pouch	Snap-on sleep cover, USB cable and quick-start guide
Connections and battery
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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	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 charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional PRSA-AC10 mains adaptor approximately 2 hours	Approximately 2 hours with optional PRSA-AC10/PRSA-AC1A mains adaptor; approximately 2.5 hours through computer USB
Connectivity
Connectivity	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	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n and WPS; USB; microSD expansion up to 32 GB
Audio
Audio	No audio playback or headphone socket	No audio playback