Sony · Reader
Reader PRS-T3
A six-inch touchscreen Reader with a snap-on sleep cover, physical page buttons and Wi-Fi.
- Screen
- 6″
- PPI
- 212
- Colour
- No
- Storage
- 2 GB
- Weight
- 200 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews like the physical controls, handwritten annotations and flexible book sources, but criticise the lack of an integrated light and the awkward cover. Les Numériques reports ghosting and slow navigation, while Good e-Reader finds text less distinct than on competing readers. Les Numériques likes PDF handling; Good e-Reader finds its PDF controls behind newer rivals.
From lesnumeriques.com and goodereader.com
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 6″
- Resolution
- 1024 × 758
- Sharpness
- 212 pixels per inch (calculated)
- Colour
- No
- Front light
- No
- Display detail
- E Ink Pearl electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and clear infrared dual-touch sensing
- Front light
- No integrated front light; optional clip-on cover with reading lamp
- Page turns and refresh
- Swipe or physical page controls; maker claims up to four hours of reading without full-screen inversion
Reading and writing
- Stylus
- Yes
- Page-turn buttons
- Yes
- Audiobooks
- No
- Storage
- 2 GB
- Software
- Other
- Formats
- Unprotected EPUB, PDF and TXT; Adobe DRM EPUB and PDF; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP; FB2 support specified for Russia
- Book store
- Wi-Fi book purchases from supported stores in applicable countries; manual computer transfer supported
- Library loans
- EPUB public-library borrowing offered in supported regions
- Stylus
- Handwriting with optional Sony stylus (Good e-Reader); stylus not supplied
- Note taking
- Handwritten notes and highlights; dictionary lookup and translation; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
Design
- Weight
- 200 g
- Size
- 109 × 160 × 11.3 mm including supplied snap-on cover; 200 g also includes this cover
- In the box
- Snap-on sleep cover, USB cable and quick-start guide
Connections and battery
- Battery life detail
- 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
- Approximately 2 hours with optional PRSA-AC10/PRSA-AC1A mains adaptor; approximately 2.5 hours through computer USB
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n and WPS; USB; microSD expansion up to 32 GB
- Audio
- No audio playback
Pros and cons
Pros
- Included cover automatically wakes and sleeps the Reader
- Physical page-turn buttons and microSD expansion
- Handwritten notes and EPUB support
Cons
- No built-in reading light
- No audio playback
- Mains adaptor sold separately
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | PPI | Colour | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6″ | 167 | No | 2 GB | 164 g | Aug 2012 | |
| 6″ | 167 | No | 2 GB | 168 g | Oct 2011 | |
| 6″ | 167 | No | 2 GB | 215 g | Sept 2010 |
