Amazon Kindle Voyage to the test: A Reader, to rule them all – WinFuture

With the latest e-reader, the Kindle Voyage, Amazon is leaving his current low price strategy: The e-book reader will cost 189 euros almost twice as much as the Kindle Paperwhite the second generation. That’s a steep price. If the device is actually worth?

price erosion

About three years ago we headlines at this point “quality at a competitive price,” then we had the unlit Kindle fourth generation in the test. This cost 99 euros and that was the time actually an announcement in accordance with enthusiasm was also the conclusion.

This is from today’s perspective, but almost laughable, since you now for the same money from Amazon a Paperwhite 2 get and this is now “only even “middle-class readers already an excellent device. Thin, light and compact: Amazon’s luxury Reader Voyage E-Reader are now widespread and very cheap, the online retailer has no room down. So it can only take a luxury version of the offer, the Kindle Voyage. This has been referred to by many blogs as “Rolls-Royce” of e-readers in advance, which is quite a message.

26 grams

In contrast to a Rolls-Royce is the Voyage but a lightweight and weighs 180 grams. By comparison, the Paperwhite (Another consequence is always meant the second generation) comes to 206 grams. And that can be felt immediately. Although 26 grams seem practically make out no relevant difference, but you should remember that you especially holds an e-reader nearly always in one hand and a long time, because the difference makes perfect and quickly noticeable.

In the Display Diagonal Nothing has changed, all the Kindle reader, six inches, which is now standard Amazon. The Voyage is slightly smaller dimensions-wise, but that is hardly noticeable. With 7.6 instead of 9.1 millimeters contrast, it is significantly thinner and is thus generally good in the hand

pixel density of 300ppi

The resolution has, however, done properly what. The Voyage comes on a pixel density of 300ppi proud, when Paperwhite there are “only” 212ppi. These values, which are also called in smartphones over again, initially sound for a quantum leap. And yes, the font looks crisper and sharper, but the difference is not nearly as big as you might think, perhaps. This is usually best seen when downgrading, the (negative) wow factor when changing from Voyage to Paperwhite remains largely. In the representation of images, such as covers, which is not a power of e-ink anyway, you can see the most noticeable for the ordinary reading pleasure but plays a minor role. Knack Sharp writing and on the side of the new Page Press-flip The lighting, which was still in the first Paperwhite generation by irregularities at the edge of a small flaw was again improved. But even here the difference between the current Paperwhite and the Voyage is not very big

Intelligent Lighting

There is a new smart sensor-controlled lighting. This takes into account the current lighting conditions, yielding the evening, in the gray light of autumn or in bright sun always gets a different light levels. This works much better than the always wild “jumping” solution, as we know from Tablets ago.
Also new is the night mode, taking into account that the eye to light conditions always gradually adapts and moves back slowly with time the intensity. This works surprisingly well, even if it occasionally goes deep down and the image appears a bit too dark. . But that is certainly a subjective perception, which depends on the preference or the reader’s eyes

A visible difference is the display: It is now planned to frame and according to Amazon from “chemically strengthened glass.” Although tended the other Kindle versions not just to scratches, but the screen feels smooth and well, even fingerprints are hardly or not visible. Reflections are also hardly subject that is the “microetched” glass thanks to

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2014-12-09T16: 06: 00 + 01: 00 Witold Pryjda