E-Reader Comparison: The Voyage Kindle (left) and the Tolino Vision 2 – Photo: Gregor Gruber
What makes a good e-reader? The question can be answered easily. The reading should be possible without distractions, the screen should be rich in contrasts and do not reflect and the device should be easy and intuitive to use. The selection of books available for that model should be large enough to make no compromises in the reading selection must.
Of course, any other reading habits and preferences, a good e-reader should also thereof broad spectrum covering. One likes to read in the bathtub or you take the unit for swimming in summer with? Be internally or externally German-language books preferred? Do you need translation and dictionaries? If you want to chat about books on Twitter and Facebook? Also on these needs should take good e-reader.
We have the Kindle Voyage, Amazon’s flagship model, and the Tolino Vision 2, the top model of the supported by German and Austrian booksellers Tolino Alliance tested. This much anticipated: the basic requirements of a good e-reader are both more than justice. The occasionally quite big difference between the two readers lies not only in detail.
Photo: Gregor Gruber The Voyage Amazon Kindle sets the bar high. The device, which in this country is delivered just before Christmas, Amazon is tradition – with very good e-readers that focus on core functions to expand its model range – continued
Like the previous model still available Paperwhite. comes for the Voyage, the e-ink technology Carta used. The screen size of the touch screen of 6 inches has remained the same, the resolution is for the Voyage 1440 x 1080 (300 dpi) but significantly higher than in the White Paper (212 dpi). This is also noticeable with the naked eye. The letters are sharp, the page background is clearly white, the presentation overall far more contrast. This is where the Kindle standards that are so far unmatched by any other model.
Automatic Brightness Control
The Voyage features such as the Paperwhite an integrated lighting, to an intelligent headlight function has been enhanced. In brightly lit rooms or natural lighting is dimmed down, in the dark up. Using the “night light”, which can be activated in the settings, the screen brightness is reduced gradually in dark rooms because accustom the eyes to the darkness.
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Kindle Voyage 
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Unlike as the White Paper, which has a progressive framework consists for the Voyage the entire front side of glass. This has the advantage that no dirt can accumulate in the cracks.
In the operation has over the Paperwhite changed a lot. The right and left of the screen are each a large and a small sensor button placed with which an alternative to tapping the touchscreen before (long key) and back (short key) can be scrolled. The pressure and the feedback (vibration) for the pressure sensitive sensors can be individually adjusted in the settings (Read Options / Page Press function).
Compact
A – and switch off was transferred from the central bottom on the back (top right) and is now round instead of rectangular. The back is structured and now at the edge any more but runs much flatter curvature. Overall, the Kindle Voyage is characterized far better in the hand than its predecessor and is also easier and more fluid use.
The Voyage is with dimensions of 162 x 115 x 7.6 mm and a weight of 180 grams (WiFi version, 3G version 188 grams) also slightly smaller, thinner and lighter than the White Paper (169 x 117 x 9.1 mm, 206 or 215 grams).
Accustomed intuitively
The user guidance and navigation through the usual electronic books work intuitively. The home page can be represented as a list or cover view. Within an electronic book in the context menu is displayed by clicking on the top edge. From there, are, home, Kindle store, search, lighting controls and settings accessible. In another strip (Facebook, Twitter,), the font size is set, set bookmarks, table of contents and statistics tool X-Ray (as for the respective books available) are retrieved as text passages in online networks are posted.
Photo: Gregor Gruber A recently Exposed software update also brings the Word Wise function that displays simple definitions in English books above for difficult words. Alternative explanations of words can still be accessed via a slight pressure on a word. In WordWise However, the flow of reading is not as strong interrupted, it irritates the larger line spacing.
The flip and operate the touchscreen worked in the test reliably without delays.
The battery lasts according to manufacturer’s instructions depending on the light and Wi-Fi access for up to six weeks. In the test, this could not be verified because the unit of the editorial was only about two weeks available. Was tested a 3G model – – When the WLAN / Whispernet, the battery lasted longer than one week. Charge the battery with a USB cable can be on the computer. An AC adapter must be purchased separately
Photo: Gregor Gruber are formats AZW 3, AZW, TXT, PDF, MOBI (unprotected) and PRC (native), HTML, DOC, DOCX and image formats JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and after conversion.
The Speichplatz is 4 GB. Books can be purchased from the Kindle Store or via the included USB cable from the computer to the device (or in the cloud) transferred wirelessly (if any 3G or Wi-Fi).
The selection in Amazon’s electronic bookshop is rich both in German and in foreign-language books. Can be selected the tracks both the device and in the cloud, where by other devices or on the Kindle apps on the smartphone, tablet or desktop access is possible.
Hardly desired
The Kindle Voyage is a very excellent reader, which sets standards. But this comes at a price. With 189 euros for the Wi-Fi version and 249 euros (Wi-Fi and 3G / Whispernet) the e-reader is not exactly cheap.
Plus points are the high resolution and the simple and intuitive operation. Minus point is, as with all Kindle devices, the close connection to Amazon formats that allow little or no (unprotected MOBI) alternatives in the selection of distributors.
Photo: Gregor Gruber The Tolino Vision 2 solves the Tolino vision from (futurezone test), which is now no longer available. The technical specifications are identical to the previous model. At the resolution of the capacitive touch screen with 6-inch E-Ink technology Carta of 1024 x 758 pixels (212 dpi) has changed just as the processor (1000 MHz Freescale i.MX6 with 512 MB RAM) and integrated lighting. Continue to have 2 GB of internal memory available. Unlike the previous model, but the space can not be expanded with a micro SD card.
dimensions (163 x 114 x 8.1 mm) and shape are the same. The weight was reduced to four grams to 174 grams. New is the color (black instead of brown), the tap2flip function and water protection, which should also be the reason that there is no micro SD card slot more.
Tap2flip
Tap2flip allows the profile by tapping on top to half of the rear panel. To facilitate one-handed reading e-books. To make it work, however, you need a little harder to knock on the back wall, slight nudge were consistently ignored in the test of the device, saying the vibration sensor at the back of the e-readers do not seem sufficient to. The Tap and wipe the touch screen is far more comfortable and even functions in both directions – front and back. In tap2flip can only scroll forward. The additional Umblätterfunktion can be turned on and off in the settings. A regulation of the pressure strength is not possible. Tap2flip is getting used in each case.
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The Tolino Vision 2 after bathing.
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Water Protection
developed by HZO protection method “Nano Coating”, in which the interior of the reader is sealed with a plastic layer, the Tolino Vision 2 is being protected from freshwater. According to the manufacturer, the device should indemnify survive 30 minutes in one meter depth.
Photo: Gregor Gruber has the futurezone E-Reader dipped the ten minutes in a 15 cm deep Glass Key , There the reader delirious though and jumped at random from side to side and from book to book, typefaces were superimposed and the screen flickered, the bathroom survived the e-reader but quite good and worked without complaint even after draining.
Liquid
Like the Kindle Voyage to operate the Tolino Vision 2 is intuitive. Although it sometimes – for example when calling the library of the home – a short delay, apart from the flip, control and text input, the touch screen keyboard is fairly liquid
Now and then unexpectedly interference factors.. To open about when charging the device via USB cable to the Mac computer, the program iPhoto.
The battery life is specified by the manufacturer with several weeks. With Wi-Fi turned off, these values are likely to be achieved. We could not verify because the device for testing was available only a little more than two weeks. Are
Supported formats EPUB, PDF and TXT. With copy-protected EPUB file, an Adobe ID for reading. You need also the online rental of e-books in public libraries, for example in Vienna, Graz and Salzburg.
books from several dealers
Photo Gregor Gruber are The simplest way to e-books available through Wi-Fi. On devices of the Store that is preset dealer from whom the unit was purchased. In the case of the tester, this was the book chain Thalia. Join one at a dealer has 25 GB of storage in the cloud. The e-books can then use apps on other devices (smartphones, tablets) downloaded and read
In the settings can be e-books, the other partners in the alliance Tolino -. In Austria this is about yet Weltbild.at and Danube country – were based, to associate with the device library. Compared to the rigid Amazon system on Kindle, which focus on the in-house AZW format, this is definitely a competitive advantage.
In Austria the Tolino is distributed among other things by the book chain Thalia, which is also the tester was providing.
Polyphonic
The Tolino Vision 2 is a consistent reader, which in its basic features over its predecessor but only slightly different. Plus points are the water protection and the use of the EPUB format a relatively open system. Negatives are sometimes occurring waiting times.
Voyage vs. Vision
In a direct comparison of the Kindle Voyage drops the Tolino Vision 2 and probably every other reader with the display far behind. The difference is striking. The Voyage opened a new dimension. If you do not compare directly in mind also the representation on Tolino vision, however, is quite acceptable and is another popular readers, such as Kobo, Sony or Kindle Paperwhite to nothing or little after.
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Kindle Voyage vs. Tolino Vision 2
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The Kindle Voyage (left) and the Tolino Vision 2 during sleep.
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