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As I said above, the raw specifications don’t really matter in ebook readers, and in any case they’re the same: both devices have a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and 4GB storage. The latter has been discontinued, but is available refurbished on Amazon for £144.
So it’s between the £129 Kindle Paperwhite and the £179 Kindle Voyage. Briefly (though you can read more detail here) the basic Kindle has a lower resolution screen and inferior build quality, while the luxurious Kindle Oasis doesn’t do enough to justify its £230 price tag, even if it is utterly lovely. So is the Paperwhite the one for you?įor our money, it’s between the Kindle Paperwhite and the discontinued (but still available) Kindle Voyage. So we’ve established that the Kindle Paperwhite is an excellent ebook reader, but so are all of Amazon’s other Kindle devices. There’s a reason that Kindle became as associated with its medium as the iPod or the Hoover, and it comes down to usability. The selection of ebooks on the Kindle store is simply second to none, but it’s more than that. To be clear, if you make that choice, you’ll be severely limiting yourself. If you care about being able to tweak the appearance of text to the nth degree, you’ll still have to look beyond the world of Kindle but at least it isn’t as limited as it once was. One feature introduced at the same time as the Oasis, for instance, is the ability to toggle justification on and off. In general, options for personalisation are as limited as they always have been, but Amazon has been improving things slowly.
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But now that all the Kindles run the same software (including older models) that’s no longer a significant factor. When the Paperwhite was first introduced, it came with an updated typesetting engine, which offered improved support for hyphenation, justification, kerning and ligatures, as well as drop caps.
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In fact, that’s the key upgrade for the Paperwhite over the regular Kindle, which has no reading light built in. Plus, there’s a front light for reading in dark conditions, so there’s no need to keep your partner awake if you’re a bed reader. The rubberised back sits very comfortably in whichever hand you choose, and there aren’t any sharp edges or corners to prevent extended use. It feels extremely well made, and you can twist and bend it without it sounding like it’ll break at any given moment. What is important is how it feels, and on that score it’s all positive. That’s fine: the magic comes from the words on the screen, not they way they get there. In fact, it looks identical to the 2013 version, which means you’re looking at a plain black or white rectangle. Looks are equally unimportant to most people and that’s just as well because the Kindle Paperwhite is as utilitarian as ever. Its battery will last weeks on a single charge, just like every other ebook reader. Though, just for completeness, it has the same storage as the regular Kindle and the half as much as the pricier Oasis. It has 4GB of storage space which is likely more than anyone will ever need, so not much point in comparing it to rivals. Otherwise, specifications are much of a muchness, really.
That’s nearly double the sharpness of the cheaper, standard Kindle. Both share a 1,072 x 1,448 E Ink Carta display, providing a sharp pixel density of 300ppi. And the good news is that on this stat, the Kindle Paperwhite is a perfect match for the more expensive but recently discontinued Voyage. When it comes to raw ebook reader specifications, only one thing matters, and that’s the screen resolution. Kindle Paperwhite (2015): Design and specification You can get non-Amazon devices like the Kobo Aura One (or Kobo Aura H2O if you worry about dropping it in the bath), but you’re locking yourself out of Amazon’s ebook ecosystem, which is a big ask for many. The competition is chiefly other Kindles and you can read more about the differences here, although I’ll touch on them briefly in the review later. The 3G-enabled version goes for £170 with ads, or £180 without.
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If you want a 3G-enabled version, the data is included as part of the package, and this allows you to download books in most of the places you’re likely to find yourself on holiday with your Kindle at no extra cost well, except for the initial upfront fee which is a pretty steep increase. To switch these off, you’ll need to add an extra tenner to the price, but they’re pretty harmless in my experience. This super cheap version comes without 3G, meaning you need to buy your books over WiFi, and it will also include “special offers” on the lockscreen. The Kindle Paperwhite (2015) is the second cheapest of Amazon’s Kindles, starting at £110.