PocketBook Touch Lux 4 vs Tolino Shine

The Pocketbook Touch Lux 3 came out in early 2016 and it was due for a refresh. The company has just issued the 4th generation model and it completely redesigns the e-reader and it is now similar to the InkPad. Hardware The Pocketbook Touch Lux 4 features a six inch E Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1024×758 and uses a capacitive touchscreen. It has a new front-lit display, packing in higher quality LED lights than previous models, although it does not have a color temperature system. Underneath the hood is a Allwinner A13 single core 1GHz  processor, 512MBRead more

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