Question Pocketbook Era Lite / Versa Pro

[HerrRossi]

Hi,
I have a question: is the Pocketbook Era Lite in handling in the menu faster than the Verse Pro ?
(I`m thinking to buy an Era Lite...)

[apastuszak]

Best I can say is Maybe?

Spec           | Verse Pro (2023)               | Era Lite (2026)
---------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------------
Display        | 6" Carta HD, 1072x1448         | 7" Carta 1300, 1264x1680
Density        | 300 PPI                        | 300 PPI
Frontlight     | SMARTlight (adj. color temp)   | SMARTlight (adj. color temp)
Buttons        | Page-turn, home, menu          | Page-turn, home, menu
CPU / RAM      | Dual-core 1 GHz / 512 MB       | Dual-core 1 GHz / 1 GB
Storage        | 16 GB, no microSD              | 16 GB, no microSD
Battery        | 1500 mAh                       | 1700 mAh
Wi-Fi / BT     | 2.4 GHz / BT 4.0               | 2.4 GHz / BT
Audio          | TTS, audiobooks, BT + adapter  | TTS, audiobooks, BT + adapter
Speaker        | No                             | No
Water rating   | IPX8                           | IPX4
Size           | 15.6 x 10.8 x 0.76 cm          | 15.5 x 13.4 x 0.78 cm
Weight         | 186 g                          | 204.5 g
Launch price   | $169.99                        | $199 US / EUR 199

So, the Era Lite has twice as much RAM, and my guess would be the Versa Pro has a Carta 1200 panel and the Era Lite has a Carta 1300 panel. That should give, in theory, a 25% responsiveness increase over the older Carta 1200 display.

They advertize Era Lite as having a Carta 1300 panel. They don't specify for the Versa Pro.

I will say that my Era Lite is nowhere near as responsive as my Kindle PaperWhite 11th Gen is.

I think at this point it might be worth it to just wait for for the new Verse Pro that's due out before the end of the year. That's getting a quad-core 1.8 GHz CPU, as opposed to the current dual core 1 GHz CPU.

[HerrRossi]

@apastuszak: Thank you !