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PocketBook Ultra

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User ratings:
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Editorial reviews:
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4 editorial reviews
 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
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Pros

  • The camera is very good and can take legible photos of single
  • it works good
  • faster and whiter

Cons

  • Ultra would refresh only half of the screen
  • the only page back button on the Ultra is unlabeled
  • the buttons are not just unlabeled

Key specs

  • 4GB
  • 175 g
  • yes
  • 6 in
  • E Ink
  • 1024, 758 px
  • 16

PocketBook Ultra - Pros & Cons

PocketBook Ultra

Pros

  • The camera is very good and can take legible photos of single
  • it works good
  • faster and whiter
  • It perfectly blends hardware with unique software elements and has a camera
  • BookLand integration are nice
  • 2900mAh battery is good for hundreds of page turns
  • scalable
  • affordable
  • and sunlight-readable color display
  • large
  • sharp and bright screen is fantastic to read on

Cons

  • Ultra would refresh only half of the screen
  • the only page back button on the Ultra is unlabeled
  • the buttons are not just unlabeled
  • The Kindle built in fonts looks ugly to me
  • poor and buggy software and a disappointing screen
  • the 512 MB of RAM is really noticeable
  • PDF books are severely hampered
  • five megapixels is not enough to get a great rendering
  • the light does not emit from behind the screen
  • Things tend to look really grainy as an end result
  • horrible bugs like frozen screen and half-refreshed page

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PocketBook Ultra - Full Specifications

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Display
Touchscreenyes
ColourN
Screen size6.0 in
Screen technologyE Ink
Screen resolution1024 x 758 px
Pixel density212.0 ppi
Shades of grey16
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Design
Colour of productTurquoise
Housing materialPlastic
On/off switchyes
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Audio properties
Speakersno
Audio 3.5mm inputyes
Audio featuresText to Speech
Supported audio formatsMP3
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Connectivity
Wi-Fiyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Headphone outyes
Bluetoothno
USB typeMicro-USB
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Technical details
Supported book file formats
  • CHM
  • DJVU
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • EPUB
  • FB2
  • FB2.ZIP
  • HTML
  • MOBI
  • PDF
  • RTF
  • TCR
  • TXT
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Memory size4GB
Compatible memory cards
microSD
Maximum memory card size32
Processor speed1000.0 MHz
RAM size512.0 mB
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Dimensions
Height6.41 in
Width4.2 in
Depth0.31 in
Weight6.17 oz
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Features
Operating systemLinux
Input methodMulti-touch
Built-In dictionaryyes
Calendaryes
Web browsingyes
Word translationyes
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Battery
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh
Battery type
Lithium-Ion
Battery life (page views)8000
Battery voltage3.7 V
Battery charge time8.0 h

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