Sony · Reader
Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1
A six-inch touchscreen Reader with Wi-Fi downloads, handwritten notes and headphone audio.
- Screen
- 6″
- PPI
- 167
- Colour
- No
- Storage
- 2 GB
- Weight
- 168 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews praise the light body, readable screen and responsive touch control. Expert Reviews likes the library borrowing tools but criticises the unfinished UK store links at launch; PCWorld finds the menus less polished and the browser sluggish, while appreciating the physical page-turn buttons.
From expertreviews.co.uk and pcworld.com
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 6″
- Resolution
- 800 × 600
- Sharpness
- 167 pixels per inch (calculated)
- Colour
- No
- Front light
- No
- Display detail
- E Ink Pearl V220 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and infrared dual-touch sensing
- Front light
- No built-in light; optional cover with lighting arm
- Page turns and refresh
- Finger swipe or page-turn buttons; pinch-to-zoom, eight font sizes and six font styles
Reading and writing
- Stylus
- Yes
- Page-turn buttons
- Yes
- Audiobooks
- Yes
- Storage
- 2 GB
- Software
- Other
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF and TXT documents; JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP images
- Book store
- Sony Reader Store support and web downloads; UK store was not open when Expert Reviews tested in November 2011
- Library loans
- Wireless public-library borrowing offered at launch in the UK, US and Canada with a valid library card
- Stylus
- Included stylus for handwritten notes and highlights
- Note taking
- Freehand notes, highlights, bookmarks, text annotations and dictionary lookup
Design
- Weight
- 168 g
- Materials
- Plastic body
- Size
- 173 × 110 × 8.9 mm
- Colours
- Black, white and red
- In the box
- USB cable and stylus pen
Connections and battery
- Battery life detail
- 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
- Micro-USB computer charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional mains adaptor approximately 2 hours
- Connectivity
- 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
- Stereo headphone socket for unprotected MP3 and AAC, including compatible spoken-word files; no Audible DRM or dedicated audiobook support
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in Wi-Fi and microSD expansion
- Touch and physical page-turn controls
- Included stylus and handwritten annotations
Cons
- No built-in reading light
- Mains adaptor and cover sold separately
- No mobile data connection
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | PPI | Colour | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6″ | 167 | No | 2 GB | 215 g | Sept 2010 | |
| 6″ | 167 | No | 2 GB | 164 g | Aug 2012 | |
| 6″ | 167 | No | 380 MB | 286 g | Aug 2009 |
Sources
- mynewsdesk.com/uk/sony-europe/pressreleases/sony-introduces-world-s-lightest-6-…
- sony.jp/reader/products/PRS-T1/spec.html
- expertreviews.co.uk/technology/tablets-ereaders/sony-reader-prs-t1-review
Photo: sony.jp
