Amazon kindle reader tablet12/3/2023 This won’t be a problem if you plan on sticking with just text-based ebooks and you don’t want to store more than a few hundred titles. Perhaps more of an issue is that there’s half the amount of storage inside the regular Kindle (4GB) than there is in the cheapest Paperwhite (8GB). Again, though, these aren’t serious shortcomings and I, for one, could certainly live without them. The basic Kindle is also not IPX8 waterproof or available with cellular connectivity like the Paperwhite. This is less of a deal breaker: the light on the Kindle is just as consistent as the Paperwhite’s, with no discernible bright or dark patches. My eyes are certainly more comfortable with the Kindle Paperwhite’s cleaner sharper text and if you do a lot of reading, it’s the main reason to pay the extra to upgrade to the pricier e-reader.Īnother difference is that the front light consists of four rather than the five LEDs of the Paperwhite. This difference in sharpness isn’t major but if you pay attention, the text on the cheaper Kindle is clearly a little less crisp and well defined than on its more expensive sibling. First up – and probably the biggest – is the display, which is lower in resolution on the basic Kindle, at a pixel density of 256ppi (pixels per inch). There aren’t many differences between this basic Kindle and the slightly pricier Paperwhite, but those that do exist are significant. With no physical buttons on the Kindle, there’s one (or two) fewer points of potential failure. In my experience, turning pages by tapping either side of the screen, or swiping across, isn’t a big deal and has the side benefit of improving reliability. Lastly, you don’t get physical buttons for turning the page, either, another thing that might irk some potential buyers. That’s easy enough to do, fortunately, but if your preferred headphones are wired you’re not going to be able to use them with the new Kindle. It isn’t a huge problem but I find that, when resting the e-reader on a hand or a hard surface, I’ve turned off the device by accident, which wouldn’t happen if the button was position on the top edge or the the side.Īnother small negative is that there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack on the 2019 Kindle, which means that if you want to listen to audiobooks on this Kindle, you have to connect a pair of headphones or a speaker to it via Bluetooth. The only other significant physical features remain the micro-USB port and power button located on the bottom edge, which to be honest I’d love for Amazon to reposition. The 6in E Ink screen dominates the front of the device, slightly inset to accommodate the infrared touch sensors that run around the edges, and broad bezels surround the screen giving you a good swathe of plastic to grip while you’re holding it one-handed. The edges and front bezels are a little more rounded than the old model, but otherwise it’s a familiar design. The 2019 Kindle is solidly made, is light and feels comfortable to hold. The basic Kindle still lacks some of the more advanced features of the Kindles further up the range (of course it does, otherwise Amazon wouldn’t be able to sell the more expensive ones) but nothing that would seriously get in the way of the enjoyment of a good book. It’s still available in only black or white and it still hooks seamlessly into Amazon’s vast catalogue of ebooks, allowing you to search for and buy titles on the reader itself. The new Kindle still has a 6in 167ppi E Ink touch-sensitive display, which is easier on the eye than smartphone and tablet screens. The core features haven’t been upgraded, though, despite a mild redesign. Amazon has also added Bluetooth and, along with it, the ability to listen to download and listen to Audible audiobooks. The front light isn’t the only new feature, either. READ NEXT: What’s the best Kindle to buy? Our guide to each and every Amazon e-reader Amazon Kindle (2019) review: What you need to know With the arrival of the 2019 model, however, those issues have finally been sorted out you can happily splash £70 on Amazon’s cheapest ebook reader safe in the knowledge that it does pretty much everything its pricier stablemates can. More specifically, that it wasn’t as well made as the Paperwhite and that it had no built-in reading light. For a long time, the main argument against buying the basic Amazon Kindle was that, despite the low price, it was too simple.
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