Amazon Kindle 3 and Sony PRS-650 are the two most popular e-readers on the market. The first is one of the best as far as value for money is concerned, while the second, as well as having a great quality, is very popular thanks to Sony’s previous experience in the e-reader sector with the PRS-450 and PRS-350 models.
Amazon Kindle 3 and Sony PRS-650, the leaders on the e-reader market, are different in some aspects:
| Amazon Kindle 3 | Sony PRS-650 | |
| Screen | - 6 inches.
- Electronic ink screen. |
- 6 inches.
- Touch screen. - Adjustable contrast and brilliance. - 16 tones of grey. - Font size adjustable from XS to XXL. |
| Resolution | - 800×600 px | - 800×600 px |
| Dimensions | - 190x123x8.5 mm.
- Smaller than previous versions. - Lightweight and easy to carry. |
- 168x120x10 mm.
- Small, thin and lightweight. |
| Weight | - 240 grams. | - 215 grams. |
| Connectivity | - USB, Wi-Fi and 3G (optional). | - USB, SD card reader and memory stick.
- No internet connection. |
| Internal memory | - 4 Gb (3000 books). | - 1,4 Gb (1200 books). |
| Battery | - 1 month. | - 2 complete weeks of reading. |
| Accepted formats | - AZW, HTML, Mobipocket, PDF y TXT. | - BBeB, ePub, RTF, PDF y TXT. |
| Price | - 150 €. | - 250 €. |
| Dictionaries | - Includes a dictionary. | - 12 dictionaries included (2 English and 10 for translation).
- Touch the word that you wish to look up twice to see the meaning in one of the dictionaries. |
| Other advantages | - MP3 audio player.
- You can browse the internet, access social. |
- Music player.- Take notes with the virtual keyboard or writing on the screen with a stylus.
- You can underline. - Does not tire your eyes. - Search and zoom options. |
| Disadvantages | - Does not include external memory card reader. | - The touch screen is less comfortable because of the screen refresh rate. |
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Comment by kindle fire — December 23, 2011 @ 2:30 pm