Same color, same size and the same display technology – Amazon’s Kindle Voyage and the Tolino Vision 2, which is sold in four German booksellers, there are many points of contact , In our comparison test is still a clear winner crystallized out.
At the beginning of the competition between the Kindle and the Voyage Tolino Vision 2 seems to be a scarce thing. Not only the two e-readers are about the same size, have Wi-Fi and front lighting, in addition, are also the same display technology and scroll keys installed. Solely on the basis of the data sheet, it is so difficult to find a favorite. In practice, however, shows that Amazon’s Kindle Voyage has the edge.
Display
Both e-book readers have e -ink-Carta display. These screens offer a higher contrast than E Ink Pearl display and are easier to read in low light conditions. However, the Kindle Voyage to a higher resolution than the Tolino Vision 2, which is reflected in a clearer typeface. In addition, the direct comparison shows that the E-Ink display of the Amazon device seems brighter than the competitors and thereby modeled paper comes closer than the Tolino.
Amazon Kindle Voyage in the Test
The Kindle Voyage is available with extra charge, Wi-Fi or 3G.
Lighting
Better than the Tolino cuts from the Kindle in the lighting test. Light enters the Amazon model evenly. The problem area of e-book readers, especially the shadow-prone bottom of the screen is streak free with our test device. Basically like the lighting of Tolino, compared to the Voyage but it can shine through a black line at the bottom.
The lighting in the Kindle Voyage comes without shadows at the bottom. (Source: netzwelt)
Warning! On the web, there are many customer reviews, demonstrate the Kindle, Voyage a yellow gradient on the e-book reader. Our test sample did not exhibit this error. If you receive such a defective unit, then the E-Reader sends back to Amazon.
Processing and scroll buttons
Visually, the two E -Reader quite similar. Both models are available in black only and close the display and housing on a plane from. Processing errors can not be detected in both test equipment. Qualitative differences are there between the scroll buttons. These are located in the Kindle on the left and right margins, respond well and easier to read with one hand. The “Tap2Flip” function of the Tolino Vision 2, however, worked in the test only inadequate. Flip the back of the unit at a certain angle with a certain thickness has to be tapped. This often deliberately managed not to accidentally it constantly. After all, can the unconvincing Umblätterhilfe park.
| specification | Kindle Voyage | Tolino Vision 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 190 € | 130 € |
| size | 6 inches | 6 inches |
| Weight | 180 grams | 171 grams |
| display technology | e-ink Carta | E- Ink Carta |
| Resolution | 1,440 x 1,080 pixels | 1,024 x 758 pixels |
| Lights | yes | yes |
| “ns1btc col-1″ WLAN | yes | yes |
| File Formats | AZW3, AZW, TXT, PDF, MOBI, PRC, HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP | EPUB, PDF, TXT |
| Waterproof | No | yes |
| scroll buttons | yes | No |
File Formats
In this category, it is difficult , to determine a winner. As the data sheet shows the Kindle offers more here. As with any Amazon-reader, the user shall be as indicated on the proprietary AZW format of the company and is therefore bound to the e-book offer from Amazon if he shrinks going through conversion programs like “Calibre”. The Tolino Vision 2 does support the EPUB format, which is the standard for electronic books, and is common in all other shops and online libraries. Both devices also offer no completely satisfactory PDF reader mode. The Tolino extracts the text of relevant documents in TXT files, which breaks lose. Amazon offers a landscape reading mode, but lacks an increase font size option. The readability of PDFs is so limited on both devices.
Tolino Vision 2 in Test
Tools
highlight of the Kindle is the good lookup for foreign words including vocabulary trainer who facilitates later lookup. Against the extra Tolino Vision 2 these functions does not arrive. For the
Conclusion
Technically defeated the Kindle Voyage to Tolino Vision 2 without much difficulty. This makes the Tolino but not a bad device – especially the e-reader of the German book trade 130 euros is cheaper than the 190-euro Amazon competitor, which also does not involve the bathroom. More details in the test of the
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