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Tolino Shine vs Tolino Shine 2 HD

4.57 in
6.89 in
Tolino Shine Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine
4.47 in
6.46 in
Tolino Shine 2 HD Ebook Reader
Tolino Shine 2 HD
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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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The Tolino Alliance was formed in 2013 and their mandate was to combat Amazon in Germany. This was the first time big established players like Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, Club Bertelsmann, Deutsche Telekom banded together to launch a digital bookstore and a series of e-readers. Every year the consortium releases a single single device, but last year they unveiled two different models - the Tolino Vision 3 HD and the Tolino Shine 2 HD, which we will review today. Hardware The Tolino Shine 2 HD features a six inch e-ink Carta display with a resolution of 1440 by 1080. This is the sameRead more
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Display

Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Touchscreenyesyes
ColourNN
Screen size6.0 in6.0 in
Screen technologyE InkE Ink Carta
Screen resolution1024 x 758 px1448 x 1072 px
Shades of grey1616

Technical details

Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Book capacity20002000
Supported book file formats
  • EPUB
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • EPUB DRM
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • EPUB
Memory size2GB4GB
Compatible memory cards
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD
Maximum memory card size3232
Built-in processorYFreescale i.MX6
Processor speed800.0 MHz1000.0 MHz
RAM size256.0 mB512.0 mB

Design

Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Colour of productBrownBlack
On/off switchyesyes

Dimensions

Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Height6.89 in6.46 in
Width4.57 in4.47 in
Depth0.36 in0.37 in
Weight6.46 oz6.49 oz

Features

Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Rotatingnoyes
Built-In dictionaryyesyes

Connectivity

Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Wi-Fiyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Bluetoothnono
USB versionUSB 2.0USB 2.0
USB typeMicro-USB AMicro-USB B

Battery

Tolino ShineTolino Shine
Tolino Shine 2 HDTolino Shine 2 HD
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Battery type
Lithium Polymer
Lithium Polymer
Battery life1176.0 h1176.0 h

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