Amazon has announced a new model generation of the Kindle Paperwhite. The revised version of the illuminated e-readers can be pre-ordered now. The Wi-Fi model will be released on 9 October, the 3G version will follow on 6th November 2013 – there is still time before Christmas
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According to Amazon, the new devices offer including a sharper and higher contrast and faster page turning presentation. The lighting – a frequent criticism of the first-generation Paperwhite – said to have been improved
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software side, waiting for the new White Paper with a “page-in-page-presentation”. This “PageFlip” said function allows a quick reading of a text to another location jump, while the original page is still displayed in the background. Thus, the lookup another text passage is represented intuitively and one should “verblättern” by less can quickly return to the original location.
ManyKindle Paperwhite buyers of the first version of the model (see test in literaturcafe.de) were dissatisfied with the lighting. She was at the bottom of the device is not always uniform, which irritated some reading. Whether the new model with better lighting announced the solution to this is to show our detailed test, which you can read on the release date in literaturcafe.de.
Kindle PageFlip: While you jump to another page, the original is still displayed in the background (Photo: Amazon)
Amazon also promises better contrast in the presentation, white is white and black is black. Similarly, it was also at that time promised the new version of the small Kindle, but this hardly noticed in practice. Purely by the pixel dimensions of the display with 768 × 1,024 pixels remains the same as its predecessor. Latest touch technology promises an enhanced response to finger tips.
The case dimensions also remain the same, the new model is 7 grams lighter, according to Amazon’s technical specifications.
The wireless model is from 9 Delivered in October, the cellular model is based on 6 November 2013. If demand is as big as last year, it is not excluded that subsequent purchaser does not receive the unit the same day of publication.
The price everything remains the same: The device costs 129 euros as a wireless version and 189 euro with mobile connectivity. With the additional cost of 60 euros worldwide mobile access is paid once.
Who incidentally necessarily before 9 October 2013 would like to buy a White Paper, which can currently only rely on the more recent mobile model. The Wi-Fi version is currently sold out and again until the beginning of October available in the new version.
SmallKindle model currently costs only 49 euros
Perhaps a currently non-deliverable Paperwhite the reason why Amazon has lowered the price of the small Kindle model from 69 to 49 euros. This is a temporary price action according to Amazon. How to get low on a digital reader. Nachwievor the small Kindle with its scroll buttons is a good reader – albeit without backlit display
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Conclusion: Facelift at Best
The new generation of Kindle Paperwhite is probably what one calls “facelift”. The changes and improvements (a little faster, a little more contrast, new software features) are attributed to the general technical development and not revolutionary. Also in case everything looks the same. Such interesting things as additional scrolling keys (such as the small Kindle) does not get the new White Paper, unfortunately.
The Kindle Paperwhite was test winner at Stiftung Warentest, the electronic readers. With the new model version, the device remains top class.
course, we will test the new model immediately after the release in detail and you can read in literaturcafe.de how to make the improvements noticeable in practice.
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