Sony Reader PRS-505 gets official
Three weeks after the new Sony Reader was prematurely revealed, the company has made the PRS-505 Reader Digital Book official. Most of the specs are in keeping with previous information ($300, increased internal storage, slimmer design, button redesign), but two of the most noteworthy new details are an improved display (8 shades of gray) and UMS/MSC support.
Here’s a comparison table of the main specifications of the first- and second-generation Readers.
| PRS-500 | PRS-505 | |
| Display: | 6 inches (800 x 600) 4-level gray scale |
6 inches (800 x 600) 8-level gray scale |
| Storage: | about 80 ebooks | about 160 ebooks |
| Expansion: | MS Duo/SD card | MS Duo and SD card |
| Size: | 6.9" x 4.9" x 0.5" | 6.9" x 4.8" x 0.3" |
| Weight: | 8.8 ounces | 9 ounces |
| Colors: | Black | Silver, dark blue |
The PRS-505 supports text (BBeB, PDF, TXT, RTF, Word), image (JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP), and audio files (MP3 and AAC) and is available now at Sony Style.
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