When you thought that the Kindle Voyage was the best reader of ebooks that Amazon could deliver, the company He introduced the Kindle Oasis, a device more sophisticated (and more expensive). By 1399 real, it has tablet price, but focuses on only one function:. Reading
Amazon delivers the best features of previous models, such as the built-in illumination of the Paperwhite, the glass coating Voyage and refined software of Kindles, but brings new treats. The leather cover, included in the box, has built-in battery. The ergonomic fit to the hand makes reading more comfortable. And the physical buttons are a nice return to the past.
It is worth? After a week reading ebooks on Kindle Oasis, tell my impressions in this brief analysis.
The design is more than functional
by the Kindle Voyage, Amazon was focused on the aesthetic aspect of the Kindle. The ebook readers were increasingly thinner, more lightweight and increasingly well finished, an obvious movement in the electronics industry. This time, the concern for ergonomics became clear. – And makes perfect sense for a device that will be used for several continuous hours, depending on the player
With the fitting to the hand, Amazon improves colon . First, the Kindle Oasis has more secure grip when it is without the cover: the curve tapers back fits right in hand. Second, the lightness is even more remarkable: it greatly diminished the plug technical specifications (has only 131 grams against 180 grams of Voyage and 206 grams of the Paperwhite), but is more comfortable to hold because almost all the weight is concentrated in the palm hand, avoiding the effect lever.
I could read for hours wire, even lying in bed, without feeling discomfort. Even he feels, sufficient exchange of hand and turn the e-reader; the screen orientation automatically adjusts. In addition, the physical buttons to skip forward and back page (which should never have been removed from the Kindle) mean that you do not need to move the hand almost never, unless they need to mark a section, consult the dictionary or access other software function .
in addition to being comfortable for the arm, the Kindle Oasis still good for the eyes. The screen, which has always been the biggest asset of Amazon’s e-reader, remains impeccable setting for reading, 300 pixels per inch, and is more powerful and even recessed lighting, a result of the additional LEDs (are ten against only four the Paperwhite). The glass coating is matte and the contrast of the display e-ink 6-inch is almost perfect even for outdoor reading, with the sun shining directly on the display – no light reflections usually displayed by a conventional screen smartphone or tablet.
the battery lasts well, depending on your point of view
“weeks” of autonomy of Kindles evolved into “months” at the Oasis. With the leather cover, which has built-in battery and connects magnetically to the body of the e-reader, it goes to last little more than two months, considering a daily reading of 30 minutes, according to Amazon’s numbers. And without the cover?
During the last week, I read Worst in Paris and London , George Orwell, who work in the physical edition has 256 pages. With the brightness at level 12, 24 (a comfortable fit for ambient lighting in reading), Wi-Fi always on, standard formatting and multiple queries to the translator in French, could consume two-thirds of the battery.
The almost endless battery of previous Kindles left the scene, so. The question is whether it is worth sacrificing autonomy in favor of design. In my opinion, yes. Improved footprint is especially important in ebooks player, the battery is still enough to read most of the books from start to finish and, as I normally would carry the Kindle Oasis with leather cover, the duration still very good.
If the software is not good, do not do any good
the software of Kindles was recently upgraded to current devices. Won revamped interface, with a list on the home screen of the next books you want to read; Quick controls to trigger the airplane mode and synchronization of reading; and more accurate suggestions for books. Stable, fast and without notice to distract readers, it remains one of the best parts of the Amazon ecosystem.
The reading is better on the Kindle than on paper. The dictionary, which can be activated by a long press on the word, is very useful for reading works with more difficult vocabulary – and there are also English dictionaries, Spanish, French, Japanese and other languages ready to be downloaded, if you usually read in other languages. Markings snippets that many would not do to preserve the physical book, are concentrated in a very easy to use screen and are synchronized between all devices, including smartphones and tablets with the Amazon app. The different formatting settings still allow deliver a tailored experience.
Some functions seem trivial at first, but I miss them when I need to read a paper book. The greatest example is the indication of the remaining time to finish the current chapter. When I need to stop reading, I know when I read “just a little” or should I stop immediately because the next chapter I consume 20 or 30 minutes.
But the same issues continue
the ergonomics may have improved, the screen can be even brighter and the software can be more refined but the Oasis is still a Kindle. This means that, in addition to most of the qualities of previous generations, it brings the same negative points of other models.
The main thing is that the Kindle Oasis is not a good device for reading PDF, this format should be used to print only, but is omnipresent. The software automatically cuts document edges, but the sources remain very small at the 6-inch screen, almost making it impossible to read:. Just remember that most PDFs have A4 paper layout
you can solve this problem with software modifications, if Saraiva Lev, which extracts the document text and displays configurable source, but this approach does not always work as well as the scanned PDFs or filled images and graphics. Not to be zooming all the time, the Kindle allows you to read documents in landscape orientation, but this is not the perfect solution, because the page is not displayed in full.
The ideal would be to have an option for Kindle with larger screen, perhaps 8 inches or even 9.7 inches, as discontinued Kindle DX. The fact is that Amazon does not yet offer a device with good experience for any type of document, and existing tablets on the market do not have the nice screen e-ink e-readers, which allows longer readings.
Another point which probably will always be, it is that the ecosystem of the Amazon is a user tax. There is no support ebooks in ePub, the format used by any other store in the world than the Amazon – is necessary to break the DRM and convert these books manually. And if you bring converted documents, you will lose the resources of the Amazon, such as the synchronization of read, appointments and notes.
Buy a Kindle, so it is more than buying a reading device. Enter the Amazon game. And it can not be good in the long run
Worth
the verdict Kindle Oasis could not be different. He is undoubtedly the best e-reader that Amazon has produced. While not perfect, the company of Jeff Bezos came almost to perfection, with ergonomic and well finished design, impeccable quality screen and refined software. The question is whether it is worth spending real that Amazon is asking 1,399.
The answer is a resounding “no.” Not because the Kindle Oasis is bad, but because the benefits do not justify the much higher price. If I were to buy an e-reader today, my choice would be the Kindle Paperwhite. For a value of the third (479 reais, or even less in promotions), it delivers virtually everything you need to have great reading experience: the software is the same, the lasting battery is present and the high-definition screen is still there . It is no coincidence that he is still the Kindle best-selling in the world.
It is the hope that, in future generations, Amazon lead to optimal ergonomics and the physical buttons of the Kindle Oasis for e-readers cheaper. A model similar to Kindle Oasis, but with Kindle Paperwhite price, even without the leather case with integrated battery or the more refined finish glass, would be an excellent reader.
If you are extremely buff books and have much money left, go ahead: Kindle Oasis is a good option. You certainly will exchange smartphone at least three times before you want to buy another Kindle. For everything else, the Kindle Paperwhite still have the best cost-benefit ratio.
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