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PocketBook Touch Lux 3 Ebook Reader
PocketBook Touch Lux 3
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PocketBook Ultra Ebook Reader
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Tolino Shine 3 Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 3
Editiorial reviews
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The Pocketbook Basic Lux 3 e-reader is barebones. It does not have a touchscreen or note taking functionality. It has a D-Pad and manual page turn buttons to control the entire browsing and navigation experience, but it is very robust at this task. The major selling points are the $99 price tag, which makes it very affordable, it also has a dual-core processor and an SD card. Why should you buy this device? There are many people who grew up with game consoles and phones that did not have touchscreens and relied entirely on buttons. This harkens back to theRead more
In het Pocketbook Touch Lux 3 productdossier lees je alles over de Touch Lux 3. Lees wat de Touch Lux 3 allemaal kan op onze review- en specificatiepagina.Read more
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 The Pocketbook Ultra is one of those devices that looks better on the drawing board than in real life. It combines an innovative design (rear page turn buttons and aContinue readingRead more
The Pocketbook Ultra e-reader has just been released and its the first device out there that has a built in camera. Its mainly used to snap profile pics or to scan books. It uses the exact same e-Ink Carta technology employed on the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2 and Kobo Aura H20, which will give you faster page turns and higher resolution. How exactly does this e-reader perform in real world conditions and is it a viable investment? Hardware The Pocketbook Ultra features a six inch e-ink Carta display screen with a resolution of 1024x758. This device uses Neonode IR technology,Read more
The PocketBook InkPad Color is a great-looking color ebook reader, but page turns are slow and it has almost no support for US content.Read 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
47
3.9 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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

Touchscreenyesyesyes
ColourNNY
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE InkE InkE Ink Carta
Screen resolution1024 x 758 px1024 x 758 px1072 x 1448 px
Shades of grey161616
DPI212.0 dpi
N/A
N/A
Pixel density
N/A
212.0 ppi
N/A

Technical details

Supported book file formats
  • CHM
  • DJVU
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • EPUB
  • EPUB DRM
  • FB2
  • FB2.ZIP
  • HTM
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • PRC
  • RTF
  • TCR
  • TXT
  • CHM
  • DJVU
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • EPUB
  • FB2
  • FB2.ZIP
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TCR
  • TXT
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
N/A
Supported video formatsNot supported
N/A
Not supported
Built-in memoryyes
N/A
N/A
Memory size4GB4GB8GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
microSD
microSD
N/A
Maximum memory card size323225
Built-in processorY
N/A
Y
Processor speed1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
RAM size256.0 mB512.0 mB512.0 mB

Dimensions

Height0.33 in6.41 in6.16 in
Width68.66 in4.2 in4.34 in
Depth4.51 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight6.35 oz6.17 oz5.86 oz

Audio properties

Speakersnono
N/A
Audio 3.5mm inputnoyes
N/A
Supported audio formatsNot supportedMP3Not supported
Audio features
N/A
Text to Speech
N/A

Connectivity

Wi-Fiyesyesno
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
3G (UMTS)no
N/A
N/A
AC adapter includedno
N/A
N/A
Headphone outnoyesno
Bluetoothnonono
USByes
N/A
N/A
USB versionUSB 2.0
N/A
N/A
USB typeMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Total USB ports1
N/A
N/A
USB powered (only mha USB)yes
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity1300.0 mAh1500.0 mAh1200.0 mAh
Battery type
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium Polymer
Battery life (page views)80008000
N/A
Battery voltage3.7 V3.7 V
N/A
Number of batteries required1
N/A
N/A
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yes
N/A
N/A
Battery charge time
N/A
8.0 h
N/A

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