This means you can commute without having to plug it in every night or take it on a vacation without worrying about it dying just as you get to the good part. I just hope it gets addressed in a future update.īattery life has improved, and it should now last up to 10 weeks give or take depending on how much you read. I hoped by now that kind of lag wouldn't exist, but it's not a dealbreaker. There's also a delay between pressing a button and it registering. However, there's still an infuriating lag and some screen blinks when you scroll through menus. There's even an animation you can turn on that gives the slight effect of a real page turning. The Paperwhites get faster page-turn rates, which is noticeable and appreciated. At this point, auto-adjust should come standard on all screens without having to pay more for it. Only the Signature Edition has the ability to auto-adjust brightness to the lighting around you, so you can read outside without tinkering with settings every time the sun comes out from behind the clouds. It also now has dark mode, if you prefer that. Side by side, it's not quite as bright as the Oasis, but it was still easy to read, even outside. Thankfully, e-ink screens don't hurt your eyes the way blue light from your phone does. (The Oasis still has a slightly larger, 7-inch screen.)Īll three of the new Paperwhites get adjustable warm lighting-it gets super orange at its brightest-and brighter screens overall (10 percent brighter, according to Amazon). The matte backing helps to prevent slippage, too. Compared to the Oasis, the Paperwhite is taller, and because it doesn't have the page-turn buttons, it's not as wide, so it's easy to palm for one-handed reading. The screen gets more room overall, and the whole thing looks a little more sophisticated. The bezels are also smaller, less than half an inch from the top and sides. The screen on the 2021 Paperwhite is larger, at 6.8 inches over 2018's 6 inches. Prices vary depending on whether or not you have ads, so read the Amazon page closely before checking out. I tested the Signature Edition here, but I included information on how all three compare.
#Kindle charger update#
With its first update since 2018, it has turned into three models of its own: the standard Paperwhite ($140), the Signature Edition ($190), and a kids version ($160).
#Kindle charger upgrade#
The Paperwhite has always been the midlevel upgrade in the Kindle family-better than the basic Kindle, but not as feature-packed as the pricey Oasis.
#Kindle charger for free#
It's nice to be able to spend less on ebooks or check them out for free from the library without leaving my house. They sit, half-read, gathering dust on a bookshelf and getting moved from apartment to apartment. Nothing compares to the feel of flipping through physical pages, but I've spent a lot of money on books. After reading with the new Paperwhite Signature Edition, I can confidently confirm that Amazon's latest update to their beloved ereader is still great. Then I tried the Oasis, and suddenly I was hooked. “How could you give up real books?” I screamed into the void. Alas, the new Paperwhite does not include physical buttons for turning pages - you'll still need to tap the screen for that.Kindles are fantastic little devices, but I was staunchly against them until recently.
#Kindle charger plus#
The auto-adjusting light sensor is a feature found in the Oasis, so with the Signature Edition you're getting a Kindle with comparable features to the Oasis, plus USB-C and wireless charging, features we assume will come to the next Oasis. Like the Oasis and the previous Paperwhite, this new version has a 300-ppi display, so text and images should appear with the same level of sharpness (Amazon calls it "laser-quality" text). In some sense, the next-generation Paperwhite is a less fancy-looking version of the the flagship Kindle Oasis ($250), which has a slightly larger 7-inch display. Available for preorder now, both models are fully waterproof (IPX8) and ship Oct. A step-up model, the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, adds wireless charging and additional storage - 32GB instead of 8GB - as well an auto-adjusting light sensor for $190 (£180, AU$289). It's got a larger 6.8-inch E Ink display, USB-C charging and some other small improvements for $10 more than ($140, £130, AU$239) its predecessor, which was last updated back in 2018. 27.Īt long last, there's a new Kindle Paperwhite. The next-generation Kindle Paperwhite is available for preorder now and ships on Oct.
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