In general, both kindle and Sony reader have some similar technology in terms of display technology i.e. E ink display, processor type, memory storage modes and memory medium like the memory sticks. Both can support a similar readability with zooming features and built-in fonts. Sony and Amazon are also considered as the earlier pioneers in supplying Electronics book readers solutions. With the increasing competition, the differences between Kindle and Sony Ebook Reader have also become obvious.
Let's discuss each of the features together.
Kindle 3G
Weight - Sony Book reader weighs 7.76 ounces while Kindle 3 weighs 8.7ounces. This may be due to the smaller 5 inches display size that Sony Reader offers which makes a better portability here.
Storage - Kindle 3 with larger 4GB built in memory can store about ten times more ebooks than what Sony reader can take, i.e 3500 kindle books vs 350 Sony ebooks.
Display Size - Reader has a smaller 5 inches display size as compared to Amazon Kindle 3. So you will need to determine if portability is more important than readability for your reading needs.
Grayscale - Kindle 3 has a better display quality with 16 levels as compared to 8 levels offered by the Sony Reader.
Battery Life - Kindle 3 can operate for around one month while Reader can operate only around 2 weeks. This is assumed without any wireless connection of Wifi or 3G.
Connectivity - Kindle supports both Wifi and wireless 3G connection while Sony Ebook Reader only can support USB2.0. Having Wifi And Wireless 3G features built-in are essential for accessibility reason. The Kindle can be operated alone without any computer. It contains an EVDO cellular 3G connection to the Internet over Sprint. Amazon's Kindle 3 offers the feature of Whispernet, free Internet access and free Wikipedia. On the other hand, Sony's reader lacks this key wireless feature. IT Savvy readers will not find Sony useful because you have to upload books into your reader before hand. For the Kindle, you can buy books whenever you want or get them free at a kindle store.
File Types - Kindle 3 supports more popular file types including HTML, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MOBI, PRC, AA, AAX and MP3. Sony Reader supports only a small number of file types including ePub, Word, RTF, BBeB
Text To Speech - Kindle 3 can offer this awesome feature to help readers to read at anytime or anywhere even when the user is on the move or walking. What the user needs to do is to enable this text to speech mode and plugs its earpieces into ears for audio based reading.
Text Resize - Both ebook readers can support text resize function.
Sync to multiple devices - Sony Ereader is the only proprietary reader for its support file types. Kindle 3 with its free kindle application can support other devices like iPad, iPod, iPhone, BlackBerry, PC and Mac.
Colors - Sony EReader has different colors like Navy Blue, Rose and Silver while Kindle 3 has white and graphite color selection.
Other features: Kindle 3 has shock protection feature which enables it to absorb the impact from falling down. Kindle 3 has over 620,000 selection of Kindle books from its Kindle Store which provides a huge selections of magazines, blogs and books.
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