Sony · Reader
Reader PRS-700
A six-inch touchscreen Reader with LED reading lights, text annotations and expandable book storage.
- Screen
- 6″
- PPI
- 167
- Colour
- No
- Storage
- 420 MB
- Weight
- 280 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews find the screen less sharp than competing readers and appreciate the built-in lighting. MobileTechReview praises natural navigation and responsive touch input; PCWorld finds touch requires too much pressure and dislikes the interface. Both value broad document support, while noting the dependence on computer transfers.
From mobiletechreview.com and pcworld.com
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 6″
- Resolution
- 800 × 600
- Sharpness
- 167 pixels per inch (calculated)
- Colour
- No
- Front light
- Yes
- Display detail
- Electronic paper with touch overlay; 800 × 600 resolution and eight greyscale levels reported by MobileTechReview
- Front light
- Built-in LED reading lights; Standard and Bright settings
- Page turns and refresh
- Swipe, hold-to-turn continuously or physical page buttons; five text sizes and page zoom
Reading and writing
- Stylus
- Yes
- Page-turn buttons
- Yes
- Audiobooks
- Yes
- Storage
- 420 MB
- Software
- Other
- Formats
- EPUB and PDF including Adobe DRM; BBeB, TXT and RTF; Word converted to RTF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP
- Book store
- Computer-based Sony eBook Store purchases offered at launch; USB or memory-card transfer
- Stylus
- Included stylus with body storage slot
- Note taking
- Highlights and annotations entered using the on-screen keyboard; searchable terms
Design
- Weight
- 280 g
- Size
- 127.6 × 174.3 × 9.7 mm without soft cover; 280 g also excludes cover
- Colours
- Black
- In the box
- Reader, stylus, USB cable, protective soft cover and eBook Library PC software
Connections and battery
- 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
- Charging
- Computer USB; optional AC-S5220E mains adaptor
- 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
- Audio
- 3.5 mm headphone socket; unprotected MP3 and AAC only; playback while reading supported
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in LED illumination with two brightness levels
- Touch controls and included stylus
- EPUB, PDF and memory-card support
Cons
- No wireless downloads
- Mains adaptor sold separately
- Audio files must be unprotected
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | PPI | Colour | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6″ | 167 | No | 380 MB | 286 g | Aug 2009 | |
| 6″ | 167 | No | 2 GB | 215 g | Sept 2010 | |
| 6″ | 167 | No | 2 GB | 168 g | Oct 2011 |
