” Two for the price of a Kindle, “it is said, has since reduced its new entry-Amazon Kindle at 49 euros. At half the price of a Kindle Paperwhite 2 there is the same firmware for the larger models and an unlighted very decent text display. An alternative? The comparison.
look and feel
The most striking difference between the Kindle 6 (7th generation) and almost three-year-old former model, Kindle 4 is the elimination of the 4-way directional pad below the display. Even the basic Kindle now has a touch screen and has consequently no more buttons on the front.
Kindle (2014) on the left, Kindle Paperwhite 2 right
According to the optical Distinguish between Kindle (2014) and Kindle Paperwhite 2 are very manageable. Since it is quite remarkable that the lower unit of the lettering “kindle” under the display glossy black instead of white. Verso have both devices, the Amazon logo as a black relief. Amazon’s Kindle but not donated (2014) the slightly rubberized and thus safe grip back, have the more expensive Kindle 2 and Kindle Paperwhite Voyage. He feels correspondingly less “velvety” on.
Kindle (2014) on the left, Kindle Paperwhite 2 right
The back of the Kindle (2014) is not rounded (Kindle Paperwhite 2) but tapered at the corners, as we know the same of the Amazon Fire tablet. The Kindle (2014) is more than a millimeter thicker than the Kindle Paperwhite 2, in conjunction with the significantly lower inset display and the more angular design, it looks bulkier and bulkier total. In fact, the Kindle (2014), however, is 15 grams lighter than the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (191 grams to 206 grams)
Operation & amp. Read
The Kindle is “with Special Offers” 20 euros cheaper, but then the user gets Advertising on the lock screen and the bottom of the page displayed. Whether it bothers you is a matter of taste – after all, it is naturally discreet black and white advertisement for affine products (eBooks), unlike subsidized Amazon Fire tablet, where users can be received once already with gaudy razor Advertising
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Unlit: Kindle (2014) on the left, Kindle Paperwhite 2 right
Apart from that. both devices have the same firmware. The Kindle platform offers many reading options, a very good addition to networking apps for all mobile and desktop systems, and a rich store filled to the absence of one epub DRM support in commercial eBook area but is also largely limited.
The Kindle (2014) has an e-ink panel of the Pearl-generation 800x600px dissolves. The Kindle Paperwhite 2, however, has a recent e-ink Carta display that with 1024x758px is also much sharper.
Despite on paper much better Panel comes with lighting switched off no “wow” effect, as is the case for example when comparing the Kindle Voyage with a lower resolution eBook reader (see also Paperwhite Kindle 2 and Kindle Voyage in comparison). The wallpaper of the Kindle (2014) even appears a bit brighter, but the writing is faded and blurred.
Kindle Paperwhite 2 with 100% more light, right
Compared to even unlit very contrasting Kindle Paperwhite 2 must be the Kindle (2014) clearly do not hide here, Amazon has done a great job despite deteriorating components. If you switch the Kindle Paperwhite 2 added the integrated light, the picture changes, however. The display of the Kindle Paperwhite 2 is then even under good weather conditions clearly improved visibility in dim light, of course, all the more.
Conclusion
Since Amazon integrated lighting presentable made his 2012 introduced the first Kindle Paperwhite, the integrated light has become a standard feature of dedicated readers, digital readers will not want to miss. This experience has Sony have to do and this happened for a reason – the improvement in the contrast is really dramatic, with bad ambient light, an integrated light even make the difference “read” between and “not read”
Anyone ever reaching out even to a dedicated reader instead of one of the many increasingly intense and persistent Tablets today (or a large-size smartphone to its own calls), should make the core discipline “text message” no compromises. This requires a lighted eBook Reader. And if you can get used to the Amazon Ökossystem, the Kindle Paperwhite 2, the reference here is present (see also Tolino Vision 2 and Kindle Paperwhite 2 in comparison).
- Kindle Paperwhite 2 at Amazon de
- Kindle (2014) at Amazon.de
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The “Kindle 2 and Kindle Paperwhite (2014) compared [+ video]” was on December 13, 2014 (Saturday ) at 15:52 clock written by John Main. John Main ( Xing / Twitter ) is editor and publisher of lesen.net
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