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There is no doubt that Amazon is one of the digital player market references with its Kindle line . The company is not willing to lose this status, and the proof is the latest eReader model brand: Kindle Voyage – he was released in September 2014 in the US, but have not yet arrived in Brazil.
With improvements in screen, advances in lighting and reading system and improvements in its format, the device promises to provide the best possible experience when it comes to digital reading. But will the changes implemented are relevant and it really worth the investment? This is what you can see below.
Specifications
Lighter, but stylish as always
When it comes to looks, the Voyage did not run much of its lines predecessor, the Paperwhite. The new reader from Amazon kept the features rounded edges and matte rubberized coating material, earning only a few slots and a small strip of plastic piano black stuff on the back. Thus, the line continues with a discreet and elegant appearance.
A noticeable change is the location of the button that turns on and off the screen, which now stands behind the eReader. His new position once again seems to have been well thought out by the manufacturer, as it does not disturb the time to read and prevents the display is turned off inadvertently -something that could easily happen if this feature to stay on the device side.
It is worth emphasizing that the Voyage is a little smaller, thinner and lighter than the Paperwhite. At just 0.76 inches thick, the device weighs 180 grams only in the version with WiFi and 188 grams in the edition that can connect via WiFi or 3G. These features promote a footprint less “tense”, since you do not need to stretch and force both hands to hold it. This way, you can have long readings with one hand without fail.
Pixels condensed
Another highlight of the Kindle Voyage is your canvas. Although she has the same six inches than its predecessor, the display no longer has a major difference from the housing (also contributing to greater harmony of their appearance) and received a considerable increase in pixels per inch. Now he has 300 pixels per inch, compared to 212 the previous model of the line.
In practice, this higher pixel density results in the display of more refined and sharp lyrics. As a result, the reading tends to be even more natural and similar to that of a physical book. In addition, as reported by Amazon, the device employs a front glass texture trying to pass the sense of touch on paper – which, frankly, we can not feel
Adaptive Lighting
As if that were not enough, this player has a sensor to identify the ambient light, allowing the device to regulate the level of screen backlight automatically. For example, if you are reading in the room and solve out the light, the new Kindle realize this change and will gradually reducing indoor lighting, so your eyes adjust without affecting the reading.
No move a finger
This great experience already promoted the screen and your lighting system is also complemented by the new PagePress function, consisting of a pressure sensor made of carbon and silver which is on the side of the eReader. Based on a tactile response system, the unit realizes that you pressed one of the edges with greater intensity and run the page transition command, held the very subtle way.
In other words, you can change the page without moving your fingers from the Voyage. Another improvement in this direction is the provision of actions to move forward or backward a page from both the phone’s edges. With this, you can pass or return your reading holding the Voyage with one hand without any complications.
Reading weeks nonstop
Regarding the battery of this model, we do not have much to highlight or criticize. The power supply basically follows the same power and quality standards of the Paperwhite and other versions of the line, is sufficient for a week or more of reading on a single charge.
The Amazon promotes your eReader as able to stay away from the outlet for up to six weeks. Obviously, these parameters are ideal for situations such as half an hour of reading per day, disconnected from WiFi or 3G networks and lighting at level 10. While not adopting such settings, the Voyage battery should allow you to read one or more books of its collection on a single charge.
unlimited Library
Building on the hook, the library of the Brazilian Amazon Store is worth mentioning for its large and steady growth, which is quite natural after a period of adjustment to our market and negotiations with publishers that have evolved after more than two years the company’s presence in Brazil.
But the highlight is the same with the arrival of the Kindle Unlimited service in brazilian lands . For only $ 20, you have at your disposal hundreds of thousands of titles of various genres and languages. Are options for anyone to have an excuse that does not have to read, and what is better:. For a price that may be cheaper than a single new issue, whether physical or digital
Enhanced support
Amazon also held a small expansion of file formats supported by your latest product. Thus, the Kindle Voyage can open content in AZW3 (Kindle Format 8), AZW (Kindle), TXT, PDF, MOBI and PRC natively. In addition, the HTML extensions, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP are accepted through conversion.
Here we shall mention only that the digital player the company continues not dealing very well with PDF files . The letters are very small and when enlarged, easily extrapolate the device screen limits. Documents that have many images can weigh on the unit’s storage space and dramatically reduce the amount of saved digital books.
really experimental Browser
It is not new that the Kindle eReaders line offer a built-in browser for your operating system. The problem is that this browser, indicated as “experimental” by the manufacturer, continues to experience poor performance, being quite slow and inefficient in time to open a little more elaborate sites.
While we know that the small delays in the display of pages are related to technical limitations of the type E Ink screens, as each content is “printed” on the screen, not simply reproduced (click here to know how this works) expect to see some progress in this Voyage of the resource. Thus, the browser can be used to open Google and do a brief search, but can forget the possibility to navigate the TecMundo to follow our news and articles.
It is worth?
Quite objectively, if you are looking for a digital player and experience as closely as possible to read in the good old paper, Kindle Voyage is one of the best options on the market. The ergonomics of its footprint, the adaptive lighting system and the screen with higher pixel density promote extremely pleasant reading.
However, this device is not one of the cheapest in its class. Their prices range from $ 199 to $ 289, depending on the model only offers WiFi connectivity or also has support for 3G and it will offer advertising or not.
These values represent an average of $ 80 to more than the versions of the Paperwhite. It’s worth noting that to buy this model today, you would have to import it or ask someone you know who travel abroad bring it, that is, there is the possibility to accrue taxes and charges on the original price of it.
In addition, changes made by the Voyage promote reading noticeable improvements, but no breakthrough. So if you already have your predecessor or longer read your ebooks in apps for tablets and see satisfied with that, maybe you should think twice before investing in the Voyage.
This product was acquired by TecMundo for this analysis.
Raw withdrawal sie Techmundo http://www.tecmundo.com.br/kindle-voyage/72695-analise-leitor-digital-ebooks-amazon-kindle-voyage-video.htm
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