Eleven production models is a wide catalog — perhaps wider than a first-time buyer wants to choose from. This guide organizes the full range by the decisions that actually matter: target age, content strategy, whether a screen is needed, and the channel's price band. Each model links to its own page with the complete specification list.
The four decisions that narrow the range immediately
1. Age group. Toddler and preschool products favor chunky ergonomic housings, large optical tips and few buttons. School-age programs can use slimmer pens, more buttons and screens.
2. Content strategy. One fixed audio set forever? Choose built-in storage or NAND. An expanding library updated after sale? Choose a user-accessible TF slot.
3. Screen requirement. No screen (best battery, lowest cost), dot-matrix LCD (mode feedback), or color TFT (video and rich menus). Every step upward changes the retail tier.
4. Channel. School tenders reward uniformity and durability; gift retail rewards character and packaging; electronics retail rewards features and finish. Match the model to the shelf.
Entry tier: fixed-program, maximum value
B1 Reading Pen — SONIX 95303, large tip, OID 3.0, built-in TF storage, two front buttons, 450 mAh. The bear-style housing is our strongest gift and preschool character design; it is the default first quotation for box-set bundles.
B2 Reading Pen — the same proven platform with four front buttons for programs needing mode and volume controls on the housing. A common school-tender choice because the interface remains self-explanatory.
Q6 (Tulip) Reading Pen — slimmer housing with a small tip, three buttons, 350 mAh. Positioned for school-age children and for buyers who want a less "babyish" look while staying in the entry price band.
Specialized compact: fixed-content NAND
F8 (Rose) Reading Pen — AK1053C with soldered NAND flash, five buttons, front LED and front MIC, 300 mAh. With no card socket to fail, it suits high-volume single programs where content never changes in the field — curated gift sets and licensed single-title products.
External-TF tier: libraries that grow
K7 Reading Pen — small tip, four buttons, external TF slot, matte housing, 350 mAh. The matte finish and slim shape make it the workhorse for ongoing reading series in school channels.
L5 Reading Pen — large tip, five buttons, Mini USB, earphone jack, 350 mAh. A preschool-friendly platform for growing libraries.
P2 Reading Pen — the fish-shaped character pen: one front button with side controls, 350 mAh. Designed specifically for young-child gift retail and markets where animal forms outperform generic pens.
T2 Reading Pen — the most button-rich non-screen model: five front and two side buttons, 400 mAh. Selected for feature-dense programs (multiple modes, recording triggers, volume on housing) without stepping into screen pricing.
Display tier: dot-matrix feedback
Y6 Reading Pen — AK1060L platform, large tip, external TF, five buttons, front MIC, and a 132×32 dot-matrix LCD, 400 mAh. The cylindrical design is distinct on shelf, and the display enables mode and track confirmation — a popular premium-but-not-video position for Gulf and East Asian retail.
KF1 Reading Pen — AK1060L on OID 2.0, six buttons split across front and sides, a wider 160×48 dot-matrix display, front MIC and an integrated wireless-charging coil, 400 mAh. Two special notes: it is the choice for programs needing wireless charging as a premium feature, and it remains in production for continuity of legacy OID 2.0 book programs (explained in the OID generation guide).
Premium tier: color screen and video
Q8 Reading Pen — SONIX 73001, OID 3.0, 2.4-inch 320×240 color TFT, video playback, side Micro USB, front MIC, TF cards up to 32 GB, 600 mAh. This is the flagship for electronics-retail and high-gift channels, and for multimedia curricula that genuinely need video rather than merely audio.
Side-by-side essentials
| Model | Chip | OID | Storage | Screen | Battery | Best channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | SONIX 95303 | 3.0 | Built-in TF | - | 450 mAh | Gift bundles, preschool |
| B2 | SONIX 95303 | 3.0 | Built-in TF | - | 450 mAh | Schools, tenders |
| Q6 | SONIX 95303 | 3.0 | Built-in TF | - | 350 mAh | School-age retail |
| F8 | AK1053C | 3.0 | NAND | - | 300 mAh | Fixed premium sets |
| K7 | SONIX 95303 | 3.0 | External TF | - | 350 mAh | Reading series |
| L5 | SONIX 95303 | 3.0 | External TF | - | 350 mAh | Preschool libraries |
| P2 | SONIX 95303 | 3.0 | External TF | - | 350 mAh | Character gift retail |
| T2 | SONIX 95303 | 3.0 | External TF | - | 400 mAh | Feature-rich programs |
| Y6 | AK1060L | 3.0 | External TF | 132×32 | 400 mAh | Premium retail |
| KF1 | AK1060L | 2.0 | - | 160×48 | 400 mAh | Wireless charge / legacy |
| Q8 | SONIX 73001 | 3.0 | TF up to 32 GB | 2.4" TFT | 600 mAh | Flagship, video |
A practical shortlist for a typical buyer
New distributor, three SKUs, mixed channels: B1 for the gift bundle, K7 for the book-series program, Q8 for the premium shelf. New publisher, single series: start with B1 or K7 depending on whether the library will expand. School tender, fixed specification: B2 or Q6.
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