Comparison of e-readers
An e-reader, also known as an e-book reader, is a portable electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading e-books and periodicals. E-readers have a similar form factor to a tablet; usually use electronic paper resulting in better screen readability, especially in bright sunlight; and have longer battery life when compared to a tablet. An e-reader's battery will typically last for multiple weeks. In contrast to an e-reader, a tablet has a screen capable of higher refresh rates which make them more suitable for interaction such as playing a video game or watching a video clip.
Types of electronic-paper displays
All electronic paper types offer lower power consumption and better sunlight contrast than LCDs. E Ink displays do not produce any light by themselves, so some models offer a frontlight for reading in dark areas.- E ink: E Ink Corporation's 1st-generation technology, also known as E Ink Vizplex. Although "eInk" may be used to talk about all electronic paper displays, "eInk" and "E Ink" are trademarked by E Ink, which provides the majority of the electronic paper displays used in devices.
- E Ink Pearl: E Ink's 2nd-generation technology, which has higher contrast and a greater number of different levels of gray than their earlier technology. A further revision of Pearl is Mobius, which uses flexible plastic in the display.
- E Ink Triton: E Ink's 3rd-generation technology that featured the ability to show color in the display.
- E Ink Carta: E Ink's 4th-generation technology, which has higher contrast and a greater number of different levels of gray than their earlier technology; the displays have a pixel density between 212 and 300 ppi.
- E Ink Kaleido: E Ink's colour e-paper display supporting up to 4096 colours, used in various e-readers such as BOOX Go Color 7 and Kobo Libra Colour
- SiPix: A former competitor to E Ink, which had displays with almost instantaneous page turns. It was acquired by E Ink in December 2012.
- LG Flex: Electronic paper that allows a flexible screen; is still in development. With these displays, the user is able to bend the e-reader without damaging it and can fold it up to put in a pocket.
Commercially available devices sold by maker or designer
Notes:Library DRM compatible – Can be used to borrow e-books from public libraries, e.g. the EPUB and/or PDF formats with digital-rights-management are supported.- "microSDHC" is the most popular format for external memory cards. Devices which support a different card have that format listed.
- Listed are only products for which either the product itself or its company is notable, as shown by having a Wikipedia article.
Electronic-paper displays
| Maker | Model | Intro year | Screen size | Self-lit | Screen type | Dimensions | Weight | Screen pixels | Pixel density | Touch screen | Button for Page-turn | Wireless network | Text-to-speech | Folders | Internal storage | Micro SDHC | Web browser | Library DRM compatible | USB Content Management | Headphone Jack | Waterproof |
| Amazon.com | Kindle Oasis Wi-Fi/3G | 2016 | 6 in 7 in | E-ink Carta | 131 g 194 g | 300 ppi | Collections | 4, 8 or 32 GB | |||||||||||||
| Amazon.com | Kindle Paperwhite (3rd generation) Wi-Fi/3G | 2015 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 207 g | 300 ppi | Collections | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Amazon.com | Kindle Voyage | 2014 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 180 g | 300 ppi | Collections | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Amazon.com | Kindle | 2014 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 191 g | 167 ppi | Collections | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Barnes & Noble | Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight | 2012 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 212 g | 167 ppi | 2 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Barnes & Noble | Nook GlowLight | 2013 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 175 g | 212 ppi | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Barnes & Noble | Nook GlowLight Plus | 2015 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 195 g | 300 ppi | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Barnes & Noble | Nook Glowlight 3 | 2017 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 195 g | 300 ppi | 8 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Barnes & Noble | Nook GlowLight Plus 7.8 | 2019 | 7.8 in | E-ink Carta | 195 g | 1404 x 1872 | 300 ppi | 8 GB | |||||||||||||
| Bookeen | Cybook Odyssey HD FrontLight | 2012 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl + HSIS | 212 g | 212 ppi | 2 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Bookeen | Cybook Odyssey | 2013 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl + HSIS | 180 g | 167 ppi | 2 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Bookeen | Cybook Orizon | 2010 | 6 in | SiPix | 245 g | 167 ppi | , Bluetooth 2.1+EDR | 2 GB | |||||||||||||
| Bookeen | Cybook Muse HD | 2016 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 180 g | 300 ppi | 8 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Boyue | T62+ | 2015 | 6 in | E-ink Carta + front-light | 222 g | 212 ppi | * | 8 GB | |||||||||||||
| Movistar ebook | 2011 | 6 in | AUO + SiPix | 244 g | 167 ppi | 2 GB | 16 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Tolino | tolino shine 3 | 2018 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 110,2 x 156,4 x 8,35 mm | 166 g | 212 ppi | 8 GB + 25 GB tolino cloud | |||||||||||||
| Tolino | tolino page 2 | 2019 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 112,5 x 159,8 x 9,1 mm | 166 g | 300 ppi | 8 GB + 25 GB tolino cloud | |||||||||||||
| Tolino | tolino vision 5 | 2019 | 7 in | E-ink Carta | 158,6 × 144,2 × 5,2 mm | 195 g | 300 ppi | 8 GB + 25 GB tolino cloud | |||||||||||||
| Tolino | tolino epos 2 | 2019 | 8 in | E-ink Carta | 159 x 177,5 x 3,9 mm | 195 g | 300 ppi | 8 GB + 25 GB tolino cloud | |||||||||||||
| Elonex | 621EB | 2009 | 6 in | E-ink | 180 g | 167 ppi | 1 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Icarus Reader | Icarus Excel | 2012 | 9.7 in | E-ink Pearl | 530 g | 150 ppi | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Icarus Reader | Icarus 8 | 2013 | 8 in | ePaper | 300 g | 160 ppi | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Icarus Reader | Icarus Essence | 2013 | 6 in | ePaper | 220 g | 167 ppi | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Icarus Reader | Icarus Sense G2 | 2011 | 6 in | E-ink | 220 g | 167 ppi | 2 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Icarus Reader | Illumina Pro | 2016 | 9.7 in | E-ink Pearl HD | 220 g | 150 ppi | 16 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Iriver | Iriver Story HD | 2011 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 207 g | 213 ppi | 2 GB | SDHC | |||||||||||||
| JinKe | Hanlin V5 | 2009 | 5 in | E-ink | 160 g | 200 ppi | 512 MB | SDHC 16 GB | |||||||||||||
| Boyue | Boyue Likebook Plus | 2017 | 7.8 in | E-ink Carta | 198 x 144 x 8.3 mm | 290 g | 300 ppi | 16 GB | PDF, EPUB, FB2, RTF, MOBI, TXT, HTML/HTM, DJVU/DJV, JPG, PNG, etc. | ||||||||||||
| Icarus | Icarus Illumina XL HD | 2017 | 7.8 in | E-ink Carta | 200 x 145 x 9 mm | 275 g | 300 ppi | 16 GB | |||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Nia | 2020 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 112.4 x 159.3 x 9.2 mm | 172 g | 212 ppi | shelves | 8 GB | ||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Libra H2O | 2019 | 7 in | E-ink Carta | 144 x 159 x 7.8 mm | 192g | 1264 x 1680 | 300 ppi | 8 GB | ||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Clara HD | 2018 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 195.1 x 138.5 x 6.9 mm | 166 g | 300 ppi | shelves | 8 GB | ||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Aura One | 2016 | 7.8 in | E-ink Carta | 195.1 x 138.5 x 6.9 mm | 230 g | 300 ppi | shelves | 8 / 32 GB | ||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Aura Edition 2 | 2016 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 180 g | 212 ppi | shelves | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Touch 2.0 | 2015 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 185 g | 167 ppi | shelves | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Glo HD | 2015 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 180 g | 300 ppi | shelves | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Aura H2O | 2014 | 6.8 in | E-ink Carta | 233 g | 265 ppi | shelves | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Aura HD | 2013 | 6.8 in | E-ink Pearl | 240 g | 265 ppi | shelves | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Aura | 2013 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 174 g | 212 ppi | shelves | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Kolporter | eClicto | 2007 | 6 in | E-ink | 174 g | 167 ppi | 512 MB | SD | |||||||||||||
| Manta | Ebook04 | 2014 | 6 in | E-ink | 167 ppi | 4 GB | 32 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX C65 Storia | 2013 | 6 in | E-ink | 186 g | 212 ppi | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX C65 AfterGlow | 2013 | 6 in | E-ink | 186 g | 212 ppi | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX M92/92S Black Pearl | 2011 | 9.7 in | E-ink Pearl | 520 g | 150 ppi | Stylus | 4 GB | |||||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX M96 | 2014 | 9.7 in | E-ink Pearl | 520 g | 150 ppi | Stylus | , Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy | 4 GB | 32 GB SD Card | |||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX T68 Lynx | 2014 | 6.8 in | E-ink Pearl | 236 g | 265 ppi | , Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy | 4 GB | 32 GB | ||||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX N96 | 2016 | 9.7 in | E-ink Pearl | 443-461 g | 150 ppi | , Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy | 16 GB | 32 GB SD Card | ||||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX Max | 2016 | 13.3 in | E-ink Mobius | 496 g | 150 ppi | Stylus | , Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy | 16 GB | 32 GB SD Card | |||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX Max Carta | 2017 | 13.3 in | E-ink Carta | 550 g | 207 ppi | Stylus | , Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy | 16 GB | 32 GB SD Card | |||||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook Touch HD 3 | 2019 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 155 g | 300 ppi | , Bluetooth | 16 GB | |||||||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook CAD Reader | 2014 | 13.3 in | E-ink Fina | 700 g | 150 ppi | 16 GB | 64 GB | |||||||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook CAD Reader Flex | 2014 | 13.3 in | E-ink Mobius | 700 g | 150 ppi | 8 GB | 64 GB | |||||||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook 360 Plus | 2011 | 5 in | E-ink | 150 g | 200 ppi | 2 GB | ||||||||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 912 | 2011 | 9.7 in | E-ink | 565 g | 150 ppi | , Bluetooth | 2 GB | |||||||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook Touch | 2011 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 195 g | 167 ppi | , Bluetooth, UMTS + GPRS | 2 GB | |||||||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook Basic New | 2012 | 6 in | E-ink | 180 g | 167 ppi | 2 GB | 32 GB | |||||||||||||
| reMarkable | reMarkable | 2017 | 10.3 in | E-ink Carta CANVAS | 350 g | 226 ppi | 8 GB | PDF and ePUB | |||||||||||||
| reMarkable | reMarkable 2 | 2020 | 10.3 in ? | E-ink Carta CANVAS | 350 g | 226 ppi | 8 GB | PDF and ePUB | - | ||||||||||||
| Sony | DPT-RP1 | 2017 | 13.3 in | E-ink Carta | 207 ppi | b/g/n Bluetooth NFC | 16 GB | PDF only | |||||||||||||
| TrekStor | Pyrus | 2012 | 6 in | Digital Ink | 216 g | 167 ppi | 2 or 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| TrekStor | Pyrus 2 LED | 2013 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 205 g | 167 ppi | 2 GB | ||||||||||||||
| TrekStor | Pyrus mini | 2013 | 4.3 in | Digital Ink | 111 g | 233 ppi | 2 GB | ||||||||||||||
| txtr | beagle | 2013 | 5 in | E-ink | 128 g | 200 ppi | 5 books, up to 4 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Various private labels | 6"; 4:3, Capacitive touch, EPD AUO+SiPix 16 grayscale Contrast Ratio: 6:1, Whiteness: 30% | varies | 6 in | SiPix | 240 g | 167 ppi | * | 2 GB | SDHC | ||||||||||||
| Fidibook | Hannah F1 Wi-Fi | 2018 | 6 in | E-ink | 159.5 x 118 x 8 mm | 190 g | 1024 x 758 | 212 ppi | 8 GB | Up to 16 GB | |||||||||||
| Maker | Model | Intro year | Screen size | Self-lit | Screen type | Dimensions | Weight | Screen pixels | Ppi | Touch screen | Button for Page-turn | Wireless network | Text-to-speech | Folders | Internal storage | Micro SDHC | Web browser | Library DRM compatible | USB peripherals |
Private label hardware
Some common hardware is resold in different national markets under various brand names. Below is the list of identical hardware:- manufacturer device name→ screen model, compatible screen models → rebranded devices
- → ED060SCE, ED060SC7 →, Digma E605, DigmaE625
- → ? → Amazon Kindle 2
- → ED097OC4 →
- Hanlin V3 → ED060SC8, ED060SC9, ED060SC4, LB060S02-RD01, LB060S01-RD02 → BeBook : BeBook, Koobe, Astak EZ Reader, Lbook V3, Papyre 6.1
- Hanlin V60 → ED060SC8, ED060SC9, ED060SC4, LB060S02-RD01, LB060S01-RD02 or ED060SC7, ED060SCE → LBook V60,, E-Reader Onda Biblet TB600KT con WiFi e 3G, Koobe Be Free
- ? → 6" → Netronix EB001, Astak Mentor EZ Reader, Cybook Gen3
- ? → 6" → Netronix EB600, Cool-er, eClicto, Elonex eBook, eSlick, Astaka Mentor EZ Reader, Cybook Gen3
- ? → 6" → Condor eGriver touch, Medion OYO, Prestigio PER5062B, Icarus Sense, Pandigital Novel 6" Personal eReader, Qisda QD060B00
- ? → 6" → TrekStor eBook Reader 3.0, Prestigio Nobile PER3172B
- ? → ED060SC7 → Papyre 601, Wexler E6003, Prology Latitude I-601, Ritmix RBK-600, Assistant AE-601, DNS Airbook EYT601, Texet TB-146
- ? → ED060SCE → Qumo Libro Basic, Woxter Paperlight 300
- ? → 6" SiPix Touchscreen display, 800x600px, 167ppi, 16 levels of grayscale → bq Movistar, bq Avant, egriver Touch, postitivo Alfa, e-vrit, Papyre 6.2.
Discontinued models
| Maker | Model | Intro year | End year | Screen size | Self-lit | Screen type | Screen model | Weight | Screen pixels | Touch screen | Wireless network | Text-to-speech | Folders | Internal storage | Micro SDHC | Web browser | Library DRM compatible | USB peripherals |
| Aluratek | Libre Ebook Reader Pro | 2009 | 2014 | 5 in | ePaper | 213 g | 600 × 800 | 90 MB | 32 GB | |||||||||
| Amazon.com | Kindle Paperwhite (2nd generation) Wi-Fi/3G | 2013 | 2015 | 6 in | e-ink Carta | 215 g | /CDMA, GSM | 2 GB | ||||||||||
| Amazon.com | Kindle Paperwhite 1st generation | 2012 | 2013 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 221 g | 758 × 1024 | 2 GB | ||||||||||
| Amazon.com | Kindle | 2012 | 2014 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 170 g | 2 GB | |||||||||||
| Amazon.com | Kindle | 2011 | 2012 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 170 g | 600 × 800 | 2 GB | ||||||||||
| Kindle Touch 3G/Wi-Fi | 2011 | 2012 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 220 g | 600 × 800 | /CDMA, GSM | 4 GB | ||||||||||
| Kindle Keyboard Wi-Fi/3G | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | ED060SC7 | 247 g | 600 × 800 | /CDMA, GSM | 4 GB | |||||||||
| Kindle DX 1st gen white | 2009 | 2011 | 9.7 in | e-ink | 540 g | 824 × 1200 | 4 GB | limited | ||||||||||
| Kindle DX 2nd gen graphite | 2010 | 2012 | 9.7 in | e-ink Pearl | 535 g | 824 × 1200 | 4 GB | limited | ||||||||||
| Kindle 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 6 in | e-ink | 289 g | 600 × 800 | , GSM | 2 GB | limited | |||||||||
| Kindle | 2007 | 2009 | 6 in | e-ink | 289 g | 600 × 800 | 256 MB | SD | limited | |||||||||
| Asus | EEE Reader DR-900 | 2010 | 2010 | 9 in | SiPix | 440 g | 768 × 1024 | 2 GB | microSD | |||||||||
| Barnes & Noble | Nook Simple Touch | 2011 | 2013 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 212 g | 600 × 800 | 2 GB | ||||||||||
| Barnes & Noble | Nook | 2009 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 343 g | 600 × 800 | Bottom | UMTS⌥ | 2 GB | ||||||||
| Bookeen | Cybook Gen3 | 2007 | ? | 6 in | e-ink | 174 g | 600 × 800 | 16 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB | SD | |||||||||
| Bookeen | Cybook Opus | 2009 | ? | 5 in | e-ink | 150 g | 600 × 800 | 1 GB | ||||||||||
| Ectaco | JetBook Color | 2012 | ? | 9.7 in | e-ink Triton | 662 g | , ppi 206 | , button for page turn yes | 32 GB | , OPDS, Atom | ||||||||
| EnTourage | EnTourage eDGe | 2010 | 2011 | 9.7 in | e-ink & LCD | 1,400 g | 825 × 1200 | , Bluetooth | 3 GB | SD 32 GB | ||||||||
| EnTourage | Pocket eDGe | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink & LCD | 700 g | 600 × 800 | , Bluetooth | 3 GB | micro SD | ||||||||
| Fnac | FnacBook | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 240 g | 600 × 800 | GPRS, Edge, HSDPA | 2 GB | micro SD | Wi-Fi: | |||||||
| Foxit Software | eSlick | 2009 | 2010 | 6 in | e-ink | 180 g | 600 × 800 | 512 MB | SDHC | |||||||||
| Franklin | eBookMan | 1999 | 2002 | LCD | 16 MB | MMC | ||||||||||||
| Icarus Reader | Icarus Reader Go | 2010 | ? | 6 in | e-ink | 178 g | 600 × 800 | , UMTS ⌥ | 2 GB | micro SD | ||||||||
| Icarus Reader | Icarus Pocket | 2012 | ? | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 214 g | 800 × 600 | 4 GB | SDHC 32 GB | |||||||||
| Icarus Reader | Icarus Reader Sense | 2010 | ? | 6 in | SiPix | 240 g | 600 × 800 | 2 GB | micro SD | |||||||||
| Intreeo | Vivid | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 170 g | 600 × 800 | 2 GB | SD | |||||||||
| iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 800 | 2010 | 2010 | 8.1 in | e-ink | 360 g | 768 × 1024 | 128 MB | SDHC | |||||||||
| iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 1000 | 2008 | 2010 | 10.2 in | e-ink | 700 g | 1024 × 1280 | Stylus | SD | |||||||||
| iRex Technologies | iLiad | 2006 | 2010 | 8.1 in | e-ink | 480 g | 768 × 1024 | 64 MB | SD, CF | |||||||||
| Iriver | Story | 2009 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 233 g | 600 × 800 | 2 GB | SDHC | |||||||||
| JinKe | Hanlin V3 | 2007 | 2008 | 6 in | e-ink | ED060SC4 | 600 × 800 | 384 MB | SDHC | |||||||||
| JinKe | Hanlin V2 | 2006 | 2007 | 6 in | e-ink | 600 × 800 | ||||||||||||
| JinKe | Hanlin V60 | 2010 | ? | 6 in | e-ink | LB060S02-RD01 ED060SC7 | 260 g | 600 × 800 | 2G | SDHC | ||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Glo | 2012 | 2015 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 185 g | shelves | 2 GB | ||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Mini | 2012 | 2014 | 5 in | e-ink Vizplex | 134 g | shelves | 2 GB | ||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo Touch | 2011 | 2013 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 200 g | shelves | 2 GB | ||||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo eReader Wireless | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 221 g | 600 × 800 | 1 GB | SD 4 GB | |||||||||
| Kobo Inc. | Kobo eReader | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 221 g | 600 × 800 | 1 GB | SD | |||||||||
| Kogan.com | Kogan eBook Reader | 2010 | ? | 6 in | e-ink | 228 g | 600 × 800 | 2 GB | SDHC | |||||||||
| Kyobo Inc. | Kyobo E-reader Mirasol | 2011 | 2012 | 5.7 in | Mirasol | 294 g | 768 × 1024 | GB | SDHC | |||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX A60/62 | 2009 | 2012 | 6 in | e-ink | 298 g | 600 x 800 | 512 MB | SDHC | |||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX X60/60S | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 298 g | 600 × 800 | 512 MB | SDHC | |||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX M90/M90S | 2010 | 2011 | 9.7 in | e-ink Pearl | 275 g | 600 × 800 | 2 GB | SDHC | |||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX i62 Touch Espresso | 2011 | 2013 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 238 g | 600 x 800 | 4 GB | ||||||||||
| Onyx Inc. | BOOX i62ML HD Angel Glow | 2012 | 2013 | 6 in | e-ink | 238 g | 758 × 1024 | 4 GB | ||||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 603 | 2010 | ? | 6 in | e-ink | 280 g | 600 × 800 | Stylus | , Bluetooth, UMTS + GPRS | 2 GB | ||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 602 | 2010 | ? | 6 in | e-ink | 250 g | 600 × 800 | , Bluetooth | 2 GB | |||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 903 | 2010 | 2011 | 9.7 in | e-ink | 581 g | 825 × 1200 | Stylus | , Bluetooth, UMTS + GPRS | 2 GB | ||||||||
| PocketBook | PocketBook Pro 902 | 2010 | 2011 | 9.7 in | e-ink | 530 g | 825 × 1200 | , Bluetooth | 2 GB | |||||||||
| Samsung | Papyrus | 2009 | 2010 | 5 in | e-ink | 184 g | 600 × 800 | 512M | ||||||||||
| Samsung | E6 | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 315 g | 600 × 800 | Stylus | , Bluetooth | 2 GB | micro SD | limited | ||||||
| Sony | DPT-S1 | 2014 | 2016 | 13.3 in | e-ink Mobius | 357g | b/g/n | 4 GB | PDF only | |||||||||
| Sony | Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300SC | 2011 | 2012 | 5 in | e-ink Vizplex | 220 g | 600 × 800 | 512 MB | ||||||||||
| Sony | Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350 | 2010 | 2011 | 5 in | e-ink Pearl | 155 g | 600 × 800 | collections | 2 GB | |||||||||
| Sony | Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-650 | 2010 | 2011 | 6 in | e-ink | 215 g | 600 × 800 | collections | 2 GB | SDHC, MSPro DUO | ||||||||
| Sony | Sony Reader Daily Edition PRS-900 | 2009 | 2011 | 7.1 in | e-ink | 283 g | 600 × 1024 | 2 GB | SDHC, MSPro DUO | |||||||||
| Sony | Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 | 2009 | 2010 | 6 in | e-ink | 286 g | 600 × 800 | 512 MB | SDHC, MSPro Duo | |||||||||
| Sony | Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300 | 2009 | 2010 | 5 in | e-ink | 220 g | 600 × 800 | 512 MB | ||||||||||
| Sony | Sony Reader PRS-700 | 2008 | 2009 | 6 in | e-ink | 283 g | 600 × 800 | 512 MB | SDHC | |||||||||
| Sony | Reader PRS-505 | 2008 | 2009 | 6 in | e-ink | 250 g | 600 × 800 | 256 MB | SD, MS | |||||||||
| Sony | Sony Reader PRS-500 | 2006 | 2008 | 6 in | e-ink | 250 g | 600 × 800 | 92 MB | SD | |||||||||
| Sony | Reader PRS-T1 | 2011 | 2012 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 168 g | 600 × 800 | Collections | 2 GB | |||||||||
| Sony | Reader PRS-T2 | 2012 | 2013 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 167 g | 600 × 800 | Collections | 2 GB | |||||||||
| Sony | Reader PRS-T3 | 2013 | 2014 | 6 in | e-ink Pearl | 198 g | 758 x 1024 | Collections | 2 GB | |||||||||
| Tolino | Tolino shine | 2013 | 2015 | 6 in | E-ink Pearl | 183 g | 4 GB | |||||||||||
| Tolino | Tolino vision | 2014 | 2015 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 178 g | 2 GB | |||||||||||
| Tolino | Tolino vision 4 HD | 2016 | 2019 | 6 in | E-ink Carta | 175 g | 8 GB | |||||||||||
| Tolino | Tolino Epos | 2017 | 2019 | 7.8 in | E-ink Carta | 260 g | 8 GB | |||||||||||
| TrekStor | Pyrus maxi | 2013 | 2014 | 8 in | Digital Ink | 309 g | 768 × 1024 | 4 GB | ||||||||||
| Wexler | Flex ONE | 2012 | 2013 | 6 in | LG flex | 110 g | 8 GB | |||||||||||
| Wexler | WEXLER.BOOK E6003 | 2012 | ? | 6 in | e-ink | ED060SC7 | 175 g | 4 GB | ||||||||||
| Maker | Model | Intro year | End year | Screen size | Self-lit | Screen type | Screen model | Weight | Screen pixels | Touch screen | Wireless network | Text-to-speech | Folders | Internal storage | Micro SDHC | Web browser | Library DRM compatible | USB peripherals |
File format support
See Comparison of [e-book formats] for details on the file formats.The most notable formats are:
- .epub is a free and open e-book standard used by most e-readers.
- .azw is Amazon's first proprietary e-book file format used in Kindles.
This list is missing many of the 1st and 2nd generation e-reader devices from the 1990s to 2005.
This list could be expanded by adding Unicode support information for e-readers.
Other mobile text viewers
- All modern smartphones, tablets and other generic computing devices have e-book reading software.
- Some portable multimedia players and older phones include a text viewer, e.g. several Cowon players, including the Cowon D2 and the iAUDIO U3 and Mobipocket Reader for Symbian OS. Palm OS based devices and smartphones are also usable for reading books. Palm OS supports PalmDoc, iSilo, Mobipocket reader, PDF, HTML conversion, text format, Handstory, TealDoc among many other software titles, and word processing.