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Technology follows a natural path. Such improvements put convenience first, quality later. First-generation products deliver on promises; The real deal comes with later versions.
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I say all this because the latest Amazon Kindle, which went on sale today and which I’ve been testing for the past week, is reminiscent of the company’s first-generation ebook reader.
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Perhaps that’s because my review sample, like the original Kindle, first launched in November 2007, the White Edition. But while the original Kindle has a large and heavy keyboard, it’s sleek and light. Oh, and it has a front light so you can read well even in the dark.
The design of the new Kindle is spare and simple: a white frame (also available in black) with a slightly recessed six-inch display. Recent designs for the Kindle range have shifted to a flush-front, where the display and frame are all one. Some Kindles have physical buttons that turn them on, but here everything is controlled from the touch screen except for the on-off button on the bottom edge of the Kindle.
This new reader joins the category at the lowest level. The new entry-level Kindle costs £69.99, or £79.99 if you opt for the “no special offer” model. These ads only appear in the screensaver They’re not invasive but even if you buy at the cheapest price, you can upgrade to an ad-free experience whenever you want for £10.
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The fact is that for this price a Kindle with a front light is amazing. It doesn’t look or feel like a “cheap” Kindle. The pearl-finish plastic is pleasant to the touch and the device, though thicker than other models in the range, is still smooth and feels good in the hand.
Fortunately, this model is replacing the older entry-level Kindle, which was last updated in 2016. The model has no front light so it doesn’t stand out. However, if that’s not an issue for you, you can pick up the older version right now for $49.99, but it’s being discontinued so don’t discount it.
The front light is good though. While an iPad or smartphone uses a color LCD or OLED screen with a backlight shining directly into your eyes, the Kindle’s front light is made up of four LEDs from the bottom edge of the screen. If you look closely, you can see the four lights separately, but in use the result is softer and even brighter on the screen.
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This is generally true of e-paper, the technology used in Kindles and other ebook readers It’s a black-and-white experience, not color, so if you only like coffee-table photo volumes or slick cookbooks, you should look elsewhere.
But e-paper is so much better now, it’s a good alternative to a real book. Well, a little. Nothing beats a real book.
However, the benefits of Kindle Power, such as keyword searches or the ease of packing thousands of books for your holiday reading into a small, sleek gadget weighing 174 grams, should not be overlooked. However, it is the lightest Kindle in the Amazon range.
Screen resolution is the same as previous entry-level Kindles, at 167 pixels per inch (ppi). It’s less expensive than the Kindle’s more expensive siblings, the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Oasis, and has nothing to do with basic ink on actual paper, but it’s very readable and the lower resolution didn’t bother me.
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E-paper used to have terrible visual effects: turning the page would flash the black screen and turn white every time, which was annoying. Now, however, you rarely find yourself turning a page while reading a book – the system keeps the menu screen bright with images of book covers, for example. As such, the immersive experience is rewarding, especially because unlike regular table reading, there are no distractions from email or other visible notifications.
Storage on this Kindle is 4GB, less than others in the range. That’s enough for thousands of actual books. But where this Kindle compares to others is compatibility with Audible audio titles so you can listen to your books instead. It takes up a lot of space, so you can fill it up quickly. Even then, it means deleting the name before downloading another one. If you want to finish one before moving on to the next, there is no problem, but if you want to jump from one book to another, it can be a problem.
So, why should you consider this model one of the most expensive Kindle readers out there? Well, at higher resolution, 300ppi, the original looks better. Both the Paperwhite and Oasis are water-resistant so they can survive a dive, which they weren’t designed to do. This is important if you like to read by the bath or pool.
Be warned, the Oasis has a nice aluminum case that can get hot in the sun, so reading it sometimes gets a bit warm in the sun. So, in that way, the Paperwhite and this Kindle are superior with their plastic casing.
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The Oasis has a large screen – 7 cm – thanks to the bezels compressed into a possible place and the physical buttons for turning, which some prefer. And both the Paperwhite and Oasis come in two versions when it comes to connectivity: wi-fi only or wi-fi plus free 3G or 4G. The additional link is for download purchases, but it lasts for the lifetime of the product, and means you can buy a new book as long as the phone has signal.
The front lighting is more complex than the other models, with five LEDs on the PepaWhite and twelve on the Oasis. Oasis lighting automatically adjusts in response to ambient light,