PocketBook Touch vs Tolino Shine
April 17, 2026 | Author: Dhaval Parekh
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Discontinued but still widely used model. It was the first PocketBook with eInk touchscreen. It has a 6" screen (E Ink Pearl, 166 dpi) with a resolution of 800x600 pixels and supports 16 grey gradations which allows the display of complex texts and illustrations. It has Send-to-Pocketbook, Dropbox and Pocketbook cloud. It works very well together with the Pocketbook reader app on Android tablet. It even has a dark mode with the last update.
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Tolino's small (6-inch) e-book reader which is essentially a rebranded version of Kobo Clara BW with Tolino's software. Kobo is Tolino's technology partner and manufactures the device, while Tolino sells books through it to European bookstore chains (Thalia, Onleihe). Moreover, the Tolino Shine is cheaper in Europe than the Kobo Clara, as the company makes its money primarily from books. Tolino software supports the following formats: EPUB (with DRM), PDF, and TXT.
PocketBook Touch vs Tolino Shine in our news:
2019. Pocketbook released Touch Lux 4 Limited Edition
Pocketbook has just released a new limited edition of the Touch Lux 4 for the holiday season. The e-reader has an elegant gold finish on the front, sides and back. This device comes with a complimentary gift box and a custom cover. It is priced at $149. The Pocketbook Touch Lux 4 features a six-inch E Ink Carta screen with a resolution of 1024×758 and uses a capacitive touchscreen. It includes a new front-lit display with higher quality LED lights compared to previous models, though it lacks a color temperature adjustment system.
