Kindle vs. Voyage Tolino Vision 2: Stiftung Warentest checks Ebook Reader – STAR

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E in whole bookcase to 180 g: E-book -Reader were last Christmas season of racing under the Christmas tree. Amazon Kindles on trumped with its large, the German book trade held with the new Tolino Vision 2 against. But which e-reader is best – and what differentiates the models from each other? The magazine “Stiftung Warentest”

has compared eight readers each other Amazon defends the throne

winner is Amazon’s flagship Kindle Voyage (Rating:. 1, 4). Its handling is loud Warentest “sharp”, and there is a good guide on the device. The operating menu and the stored books are clearly arranged. Also, buying and downloading new books faster and more convenient from the hand than the competition, find the tester

But not only the software convinced the technology leaves no wish unfulfilled.: The backlit display (15 inches diagonal) is extremely high resolution (Resolution: 1448 x 1072 pixels) and also in direct sunlight readable. With 189 euros the Kindle Voyage however no bargain. Another drawback: Kindle reader may only shop in Amazon’s own books shop

Tolino also “very good”

On the second place in the lands Tolino vision. 2 (Rating: 1.5). The anti-Kindle Tolino the alliance is much cheaper with 129 euro (including Bertelsmann, Thalia, world view, Hugendubel). It also supports all e-books with Adobe’s copyright protection systems and the popular ePub format. Kindle books are not supported

Technically, the Tolino Vision 2 is at eye level. The backlit six-inch display (15 cm) is not quite as sharp as the premium Kindle (1024 x 768), but there is nothing to complain loudly Warentest on the image quality. In the star test scored the Vision 2 with a great image. A big plus: The Vision 2 is waterproof – relaxed reading in the bathroom or near a lake Nothing stands in the way

Icarus Excel: heavy, unwieldy, expensive

In third place also waterproof Kobo Aura H2O lands (Rating: 1.7). In terms of image quality up a notch here is even upped the ante, because the background of the display a little white acts as the competition. With 179 euros However, he is also quite expensive.

The worst is the Icarus Excel (E1051). He reached only a “satisfactory” (Rating: 2.8). The unit is heavy, unwieldy and 320 euros very expensive, according Warentest. In addition, the touchscreen does not operate as usual with your fingers, but only with a stylus. The operating system Android is installed

The complete test chargeable under test.de/e-book-reader