PocketBook 617 Basic Lux 3

PocketBook 617 Basic Lux 3 - Great budget reader in 2023!!!

PocketBook 617 is a unique budget model. It is controlled by buttons and lacks a touch screen. But it has a number of options that came from top-class readers. This is a backlight with adjustable color temperature. This is support for Wi-Fi and the PocketBook Cloud book-sharing service. This is a powerful dual-core processor. PocketBook 617 is a solution for economical lovers of the classics, who, nevertheless, want to get an exclusively modern device.

PocketBook 617 is definitely our fastest budget reader: a dual-core processor and more RAM allowed us to at least double the speed compared to, for example, the PocketBook 616 model. This applies to literally everything: turning pages, opening menus, and launching applications. In this regard, PocketBook 617 is practically a flagship. Although the price is quite reasonable.

Highlights & Details

Display: 15.2 cm (6 inch) (1024 x 758 Pixel)

Memory size: 8 GB (microSD card)

Dimensions:  108x161x80mm

Weight: 155g

File formats: ACSM, CBR, CBZ, CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, EPUB(DRM), FB2, FB2.ZIP, HTML, MOBI, PDF, PDF(DRM), PRC, RTF, TXT

Image formats: JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF

Internal memory: 8GB

• Memory: 512MB

• Storage medium: MicroSD

• Connection: Micro-USB

Display

• Display resolution Width: 1024x758

• Display diagonal inch 6"

• Display diagonal cm: 15.2 cm

• Display highlights: Color depth: 16 shades of gray; SMARTlight

• Pixel density: 212dpi

• Display technology: Eink

• Display lighting

• Touch display

• Battery capacity: 1300mAh

• Battery technology: LiPo - Lithium-Polymer

Technical specs

• Operating system: Linux 3.10.65

• Dictionaries: English - German, Webster's Dictionary 1913

• Online services: pocketbook Cloud, ReadRate, Dropbox, Send-to-PocketBook

• Applications: Library, dictionary, gallery, calculator, clone, Chess, Snake, Sudoku

Box contains:

E-Reader

Micro USB cable

Quick start guide