What’s the – he brings excitement, fun and can glow in the dark ?! In summer, its popular e-reader updated. We have taken a look at the new Kindle Paperwhite .
Is summer yet not yet over? Towards the end of the week it should again be really warm and sunny. Lying on the grass and reading a book – what a change when you are sitting most of the time in front of a computer screen
If there no. should be a printed book: The e-reader are easy on the eyes and easy to read in sunlight. The haptic sense, the overview, they can not keep up with a printing unit – especially in comparison of newspaper editions. Yet there are advantages that you do not want to miss in many situations: a lot of content in a small space with little weight – especially when traveling convenient. In addition: Integrated reference books, notes function. And in the Kindle Paperwhite: the integrated lighting. Especially handy etc when camping, in the night bus, in a mass dormitory of the school land home
Kindle Paperwhite by the evening sun lit Kindle Paperwhite 2015: pleasant improvements
The first generation of the Kindle Paperwhite we had tested. . Second and current third generation brought each some improvements
The display will now trigger on with 300 dpi – which gives an even sharper image and allows a thin font . Amazon has Bookerly Specially designed for the screens, “a warm, contemporary and coordinated by handwriting for best readability in any size,” said the manufacturer. My impression: slim, clear, very well read. A smart punctuation with improved character spacing, justification etc. leads Amazon in parallel also a. Bookerly including new rendering engine is a step forward, they are used like a standard on the device.
The adjustable lighting is brighter and more more uniform than in our comparison model (Paperwhite 1st generation). The minimal shadow at the bottom does not interfere.
The Kindle Paperwhite of 2015 (left) compared with the first generation. The case is still largely identical to the first generation, the lettering on the hardware executed discreet. The back has a pleasant feel, is loaded rare, and micro-USB.
Specifications
- Display: Lit 6 inch touchscreen ePaper technology with 16 grayscale
- Dimensions: 16.9 x 11.7 x 0.91 cm
- Weight: 205 grams (3G model: 217 grams)
- Disk space: 4GB (officially: “space for thousands of books”)
- Battery life: with light (Stage 10) 21 hours at a stretch without WLAN
- Supported formats: Kindle , Kindle Format 8 , PDF, TXT, unprotected MOBI , PRC. After conversion: HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP
- Price:
The ecosystem of Amazon is thought through – you can send documents as e-mail to the Kindle. The device is done via the Portal of the mail order company. Amazon relies on its own book standards – protected files from other booksellers can unfortunately not use . (Unprotected) ePub formats have to be converted only at the computer. Clearly: Amazon wants to attract and retain customers to their own store. About the Kindle apps purchases on iPad, iPhone and Android devices can be read.
versions of the Kindle Paperwhite 2015
Four variations of the new Kindle Paperwhite offers Amazon. In addition to the Wireless Model there is a version with Wi-Fi + mobile (3G)
. To the SIM card, tariff etc. you have to but do not worry: Everything is prepared, additional costs are not incurred, books can be downloaded for free from the Amazon store, abroad. The reception quality is moderate compared to the iPhone. But in between times to load a book, it is enough.
Both models are available with or without “ Special “, ie: Screen Saver with advertising. Anyone who does not want pay for its Kindle 20 euros more.
Kindle Paperwhite 2015 test: Conclusion
Who already a Kindle Paperwhite has, for a new purchase is not worth more pleasant despite typeface more. An inveterate e-book fan is its previous model but, if you pass on and a new set. New customers, the binding to Amazon need to be aware, however, get to the Kindle Paperwhite a user-friendly top device.
What the Kindle Paperwhite is still missing: the dust and splash protection for the reading enjoyment on the beach. The competition is there already advanced.
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On my Kindle 1st generation I will now test times as change of the font to Palatino Caecilia. Incidentally, there is a software update for older devices. Bookerly but not included here.
The typeface is really much nicer with Bookerly, especially with German texts much ugly white space between words disappear. For the font style, however, is slimmer than the previous default font Caecilia, the letters appear less defined with the same size. I read now back with Caecilia …
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