PocketBook InkPad Color 3 Ebook Reader Has Features Kindle Doesn’t Match

InnovationConsumer TechPocketBook InkPad Color 3 Ebook Reader Has Features Kindle Doesn’t MatchByDavid Phelan,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about lifestyle techFollow AuthorApr 23, 2026, 12:00pm EDTApr 23, 2026, 12:01pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.PocketBook InkPad Color 3PocketBookPocketBook, the ebook reader company headquartered in Switzerland, has a range of color-screen readers. One of them, the InkPad Color 3, boasts waterproofing, a smartlight and a feature which Amazon has never introduced for U.K. readers: access to library books. Here’s all you need to know. PocketBook InkPad Color 3PocketBookDisplay Specs: Bigger And Sharper ColorThe Color 3 has a 7.8-inch display (the Kindle Colorsoft display is 7 inches) with 300ppi resolution for black-and-white text and images and 150ppi for color content. These match the Kindle Colorsoft but it’s worth noting that the InkPad Color 3 has color resolution 50% higher than the earlier InkPad Color 2. Colors are muted and pastel rather than bright and over-saturated. This is the nature of color ebooks and Amazon’s color effects are similar in mood, though a touch more vibrant. Design: Physical Buttons Vs. Flush ScreensThe PocketBook’s touchscreen is complemented by a row of four physical buttons which stretch across the device at its base. Two of them are page forward and page back controls, which some prefer to tapping on a display. The left-most button takes you from what you’re reading to the home screen and the one on the right edge works to invoke or lose the menu button and works as the power button with a long-press. MORE FOR YOUThe rear of the reader is ridged to provide a grippy feel. Where the Kindle Colorsoft and Paperwhite, for instance, have displays which are flush to the front of the reader, here the screen is recessed. This creates a slight "l...