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Originally Posted by AZBookworm
Are the color readers truly readers? ...
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There is a bit of a terminology problem with the question.
Using "tablet" to mean a general purpose computer in the now common tablet or slab form factor and "reader" to mean a device dedicated to being an ebook readers with only some very limited other functions then:
No, today's color ereaders are not tablets. The underlying hardware and software of all modern ereaders are very little different from from that found in the tablets currently on the market. The underlying OSs in most modern devices are UNIX derivitives, either iOS, Linux, or Android. Android is generally found only in color devices but Sony has gone that route with its newest eInk dedicated ereader.
At present, all color devices available on the market, whether ereaders or tablets, use some form of self illuminated (LED) or rear illuminated (LCD with LED or fluorescent backlight) display. Most B&W devices use the purely reflective paper-like eInk displays though there are a few older style devices still using reflective LCD displays.
Color eInk displays are being developed and have been shown publically; they are still "not ready for prime-time".