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Originally Posted by griffonwing
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The 5" is only slightly smaller screen, but they are both 800x600. This means the 5" will have a higher pixel density, ergo a better resolution.
The 5" has twice the processing power (400MHz compared to the 6" 200MHz)
The 5" has 8 gray levels instead of the normal 4-level grayscale of the 6" unit.
The 5" unit supports 16GB sd card, where the 6" only supports 4GB
The 5" has the faster Epson controller which equal a much faster page turn, as compared to the 6" model.
Those are the main marketable differences between the 2 units, apart from the fact that the 5" device will also be much more portable. The 5" is also 40 bucks cheaper than it's slower big brother.
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There are more differences:
The 5" support
TTS while the 6" does not.
The 5" has a thumbwheel on the right hand side that provides additional page turns.
The 6" have vol up/down buttons on the right side.
The 6" uses an industry standard battery available anywhere.
The Epson controller provides more that just a faster page turn. It can also do a partial screen draw which means menus will be crisper and faster as well. There are some other features in this controller but it is not clear yet if the firmware will use them.
The run equivalent firmware although not exactly the same, thus have the same formats, etc. with the same capabilities.
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