5″ inch Ebook Reader Comparison Matrix

The amount of new ebook readers cropping up can be overwhelming, therefore we have created comparison tables which compare the models like for like.

Below are the most popular five inch ebook readers, available in the market today in the UK. As more ebook readers become available we will add them to this list.

BrandSonyBeBook (Endless Ideas)Bokeen
ModelSony Pocket Edition (PRS-300)BeBook MiniCybook Opus
Picturesony-PRS-300bebook-minibookeen-opus
Dimensions158 × 108 × 10 mm (6.2" x 4.2" x .4")152 × 102 × 9 mm (6" × 4" × .35")151 × 108 × 10 mm (5.9" × 4.3" × .4")
Weight220g (7.8oz)160g (5.7oz)150g (5.3oz)
Display(76 × 102mm) 5" 600 × 800 pixels, 200 ppi
E Ink Vizplex
(76 × 102mm) 5" 600 × 800 pixels, 200 ppi
E Ink Vizplex
(76 × 102mm) 5" 600 × 800 pixels, 200 ppi
E Ink Vizplex
Grey Levels884
Touch Screennonono
PowerLi-PolymerLi-Polymer 1000mAh Li-Polymer 1000mAh
Battery Life7500 pages9000 pages8000 pages
CPUFreescale i.MXL MC9328MXLVP20
(ARM920T core, 200MHz)
Samsung® S3C2440

(ARM920T core, 400MHz)
Samsung® S3C2440

(ARM920T core, 400MHz)
Memory512MB Internal (440 MB User Accessible)32MB RAM, 512MB Internal32MB RAM, 1GB Internal
ConnectionsNoneSD/SDHC memory cardMicro SD/SDHC memory card
Supported FormatsBBeB (LRF/LRX), PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNGPDF, TXT, RTF, EPUB, LIT, PPT, WOLF, DOC, CHM, FB2, HTML, DJVU, MP3, TIFF, JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, RAR, ZIP OEB-XHTML, TXT, HTML, PDF, EPUB, JPG, GIF, PNG, MP3
Supported DRMMarlin DRM (BBeB), Adobe (EPUB/PDF) Wolf, Adobe (EPUB/PDF)Adobe (EPUB/PDF)
Font Sizes3512
Search / Dictionary Functionsnonono
Notes / annotationsnonono
Text To Speechnoyesno
ServicesSony Connect (US & Canada only) Istation Read Man
Release DateAugust 2009September 2009July 2009
Price£159 / $199£179 / $129US$210 / 165€ / £169
Where To BuyWaterstones.comMyBebook.comPixmania.com