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PocketBook Basic 2 Ebook Reader
PocketBook Basic 2
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PocketBook Touch Lux 5 Ebook Reader
PocketBook Touch Lux 5
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Tolino Shine 3 Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 3
Editiorial reviews
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The product line of the company PocketBook very easy to understand the potential buyer. The prefix indicates Lux illumination, Touch says sensory capabilities, well, Basic, and he in Basic – simple budget model with basic features. Considered in this review PocketBook Basic 2 (614) is equipped with a 6-inch E Ink Pearl with a resolution of 800 by 600 pixels, upgraded compared to its predecessor, the hardware platform and boasts a competitive cost. Options PocketBook Basic 2 Reader PocketBook Basic 2 comes in a thin laminated cardboard box, inside which you will find only the device cable USB / micro-USB and the accompanying documentation. Charger and carrying case are not supplied, …Read more
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The Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 is brand new e-reader that has just come out and it features a six inch capacitive touchscreen display with a front-light and color temperature system. This device competes against the Kobo Libra and the Kindle Paperwhite. Hardware The Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 has a 6 inch E INK Carta HD capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024×758 with 212 PPI. It has a front-lit display with 8 white LED lights and a color temperature system with 8 amber LED lights. Underneath the hood is a dual core 1 GHZ processor, 512MB of RAM andRead more
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Tolino has issued three different generations of the Shine e-reader, which is their mid level device. This is the first model in the lineup that was designed by Kobo and the Shine 3 is basically the Kobo Clara HD shell and internals. It does have Tolino software and the Tolino bookstore, which is appealing to the German audience. In late 2017 Kobo purchased the Tolino ecosystem from Deutsche Telekom.  The deal gave Kobo full control over the hardware and software of the Tolino brand.  The other members of the Tolino Alliance still sold ebooks via the Tolino Bookstore and soldRead more
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3.3 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
44 %
2 stars
17 %
1 stars
2 %
61
3.8 out of 5
61 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
4 %

Display

Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink
N/A
E Ink Carta
Screen resolution600 x 800 px758 x 1024 px1072 x 1448 px
Pixel density166.0 ppi
N/A
N/A
Shades of grey161616
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Colour
N/A
noY

Technical details

Supported book file formats
  • DOC
  • DJVU
  • DOCX
  • HTML
  • EPUB
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • TIFF
  • CBR
  • CBZ
  • CHM
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • DJVU
  • EPUB DRM
  • FB2
  • FB2.ZIP
  • HTM
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • RTF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
N/A
Memory size4GB
N/A
8GB
Maximum memory card size32GB3225
Compatible memory cards
N/A
microSD
N/A
Built-in processor
N/A
YY
RAM size
N/A
512.0 mB512.0 mB
Supported video formats
N/A
N/A
Not supported
Processor speed
N/A
N/A
1000.0 MHz

Dimensions

Height6.81 in6.35 in6.16 in
Width4.49 in4.25 in4.34 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight6.63 oz5.47 oz5.86 oz

Audio properties

Supported audio formatsBMP
  • M4A
  • M4B
  • MP3
  • OGG
Not supported

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesno
USB type
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
Headphone out
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
no

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