| Fnacbook | iPad | Kindle 3 | Kindle DX | Kobo | NOOK 3G + Wifi | NOOKcolor | Oyo | Sony Reader Daily Edition PRS-950SC | Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC | Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-650RC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video tour | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhtBaGUNEwA | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-YAQ1wfNqc | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pY6kEr7ugw | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS9nVeUj3Ek | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAMkHgu1O_o | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOiCZF60BU | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R390Ey9Ldjg | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAsC_T8XR5M | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vuDOPp8cAQ | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSTzDwa7m0I | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LIVoozHa6M |
| Product details | |||||||||||
| Screen size | 6 inch | 9.7 inch | 6 inch | 9.7 inch | 6 inch | 6 inch + 3.5 inch | 7 inch | 6 inch | 7 inch | 5 inch | 6 inch |
| Price | 199 EUR | 499 USD | 189 USD | 379 USD | 119.99 USD | 199 USD | 249 USD | 207 USD | 299.99 USD | 179.99 USD | 229.99 USD |
| Manufacturer | Fnac (Sagem) | Apple | Amazon | Amazon | Borders | Barnes & Noble | Barnes & Noble | Thalia | Sony | Sony | Sony |
| Operating System | Linux 2.6.21 | iOS | Android | Android 2.1 | MontaVista Linux | MontaVista Linux | MontaVista Linux | ||||
| Dimensions | |||||||||||
| Height | 153 mm | 242.8 mm | 190 mm | 264 mm | 184 mm | 196 mm | 210 mm | 152 mm | 199.89 mm | 145 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 123 mm | 189.7 mm | 123 mm | 183 mm | 120 mm | 125 mm | 130 mm | 123 mm | 128 mm | 104.3 mm | 118.8 mm |
| Depth | 11 mm | 13.4 mm | 8.5 mm | 9.7 mm | 10 mm | 13 mm | 12 mm | 11.4 mm | 9.6 mm | 8.5 mm | 9.6 mm |
| Weight | 240 g | 680 g (1.5 lbs) | 247 g | 540 g | 200 g | 343 g | 450 g | 240 g | 272 g | 155 g | 215 g |
| Battery | |||||||||||
| Battery life | 15 days | 11 h | 10 days | 14 days or 7 days with wireless on | 14 days | 10 days | 8 h (without wireless) | 14 days (8000 pages) | 22 days / 11 days with wireless | 14 days | 14 days |
| Battery capacity | 1530 mAh Li-Polymer | 940 mAh | 940 mAh | ||||||||
| Charge via USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Replaceable battery | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||
| Wireless Access | |||||||||||
| Wireless technology | wifi, 3G | wifi, 3G | wifi, 3G | whispernet (3G) | bluetooth | wifi, 3G | wifi | wifi | wifi, 3G | ||
| Free wireless access | Yes 3G gratuite en France métropolitaine (réseau SFR) | No | Yes AT&T + 100 countries | Yes AT&T + 100 countries | No but free Wi-Fi in all Barnes & Noble stores | No | Yes AT&T | ||||
| Storage | |||||||||||
| Internal memory storage | 2 GB | 16 GB 32 GB, 64GB flash drive | 4 GB | 4 GB | 1 GB | 2 GB | 8 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory extension | Yes microSDHC | No | No | No | Yes SD card | Yes microSD | Yes microSDHC | Yes microSD | Yes SD card, Memory Stick | No | Yes SD card, Memory Stick |
| Number of books storage | 2000 | 3500 | 3500 | 1000 | 1500 | 6000 | 1500 | ||||
| Automatic library backup | Yes retélécharger gratuitement vos livres (6x) | No | Yes | Yes Re-download your books for free | No | Yes | |||||
| Content | |||||||||||
| Free ebooks | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 500000 | 10 | ||||
| Free book samples | Yes read first chapters for free | Yes read first chapters for free | |||||||||
| Built-In Dictionary | Yes (English) | The New Oxford American Dictionary | The New Oxford American Dictionary | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® | Merriam-Webster Collegiate® | American Oxford English Oxford | American Oxford English Oxford | American Oxford English Oxford | |||
| Personal document support | TXT, PDF, MP3, HTML, JPG, PNG, BMP | .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc, .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm, .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview Adobe Acrobat); .ppt, .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls, .xlsx (Microsoft Excel) | unprotected Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion, PRC, MOBI files (fee for wirelessly emailing), MP3 | unprotected Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion, PRC, MOBI files (fee for wirelessly emailing), MP3, RTF, PRC, MOBI files (fee for wirelessly emailing) | no | XLS, DOC, PPT, PPS, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX | PDF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, MP3 | ||||
| Supported eBook formats | ePub, PDF, HTML, TXT | EPUB; Audible; Kindle (through app); iTunes;additional formats NA | Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC | Kindle (AZW), PDF, TXT, unprotected MOBI, PRC | ePub, PDF, Adobe DRM | ePub, PDF, PDB | ePub, PDF, TXT, DOC, DOCM, DOCX | EPUB, PDF, TXT, HTML | ePub, PDF, BBeB Book, TXT, RTF | ePub, PDF, BBeB Book, TXT, RTF | ePub, PDF, BBeB Book, TXT, RTF |
| Bookstore | Fnacothèque | iBookstore, Kindle Store | Kindle Store | Kindle Store | Borders eBook store | Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Google Books | Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Google Books | Chapitre.com | Sony Reader Store | Sony Reader Store | Sony Reader Store |
| Bookstore size | 80000 books, 750 comics (in french) | 300000 books, 99,9% in english | 300000 books, 99,9% in english | ||||||||
| Screen | |||||||||||
| E-ink electronic paper display (read in sunlight) | Yes Sipix ePaper | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes E Ink® Pearl | Yes E Ink® Pearl | Yes E Ink® Pearl |
| Display | 16 level grayscale | LED-backlit IPS Color | 16 level grayscale | 16 level grayscale | 16 level grayscale reading, color navigation | IPS LCD 16M Colors | 16 level grayscale | 16 level grayscale | 16 level grayscale | 16 level grayscale | |
| Adjustable text size | Yes 5 | Yes 6 | Yes 6 | Yes | Yes 6 | Yes 6 | Yes 6 | Yes 6 | Yes 6 | Yes 6 | |
| Sharp display of images and photos | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Full image zoom | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Built-In PDF reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Newspaper reading | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Bookmarks and Annotations | yes | you can edit, delete, and export your notes. You can highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use. You'll never need to bookmark your last place in the book, because Kindle remembers for you and always opens to the last page you read | you can edit, delete, and export your notes. You can highlight and clip key passages and bookmark pages for future use. You'll never need to bookmark your last place in the book, because Kindle remembers for you and always opens to the last page you read | yes | |||||||
| Touch screen | Yes touché capacitif | Yes | No | No | No | Yes 3.5" TFT Color LCD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rotating display (landscape view) | Yes auto. | Yes auto. | Yes manual | Yes auto. | No | No | No | Yes auto. | |||
| Audio | |||||||||||
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Speakers | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| Microphone | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| Audio formats supported | MP3 | AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV | MP3, Audible | MP3, Audible | MP3, OGG, AAC | MP3, AAC | MP3 | MP3, AAC (DRM-free) | MP3, AAC (DRM-free) | ||
| Audiobooks | Yes | Yes via App | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| Read-To-Me (Text-to-Speech) | No | No | Yes English newspapers, magazines, blogs, books | Yes English newspapers, magazines, blogs, books | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Sharing and synchronizing | |||||||||||
| Ability to read your eBooks on multiple devices | iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PC, Mac OS | iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, PC, Mac OS, BlackBerry, Android | iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, PC, Mac OS, BlackBerry, Android | PC | iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, PC, Mac OS, BlackBerry, Android | ||||||
| Synchronized last page read between devices | No | Yes | Yes between devices, Kindle apps on same acount | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Lend books to friends | No | No | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | No | Yes 14 days on many titles | Yes 14 days on many titles | No | |||
| Other features | |||||||||||
| Listen to Music & Podcasts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| Web Browser | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes firmware 1.3 | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Quick page turn by hard key | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Replaceable colorful back cover | No | No | No | No | Yes 4 color choices | ||||||
| Screensaver with your photos | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |||||
| Over-the-Air software updates | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Input | Virtual keyboard (AZERTY) | Virtual keyboard (wireless keyboard available) | Keyboard | Keyboard | 4 way D-pad | Virtual keyboard | |||||
| Included accessories | microUSB/USB cable, french power adapter (220v) | U.S. power adapter (110V-240V), USB 2.0 cable, rechargeable battery. | Power adapter, USB 2.0 cable, battery | ||||||||
| Release date | 2010-11-10 | 2010-04-03 | 2010-08-27 | 2010-07-07 | 2010-06-17 | 2009-11-30 | 2010-11-19 | 2010-10-30 | 2010-12-13 | 2010-09-01 | 2010-09-01 |
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