Around updated every two years Amazon’s e-reader models. There is the favorable base unit, the crowd-pleasing Paperwhite and Topklasse Voyage and Oasis, one or two new generations of equipment coming in on the market, which replace the previous generally.
size comparison: Paperwhite (left), Kindle and Kindle Oasis
In July 2016, the small Kindle model with an update on the series. The basic e-reader, which simply bears the name “Kindle”, was primarily visually pimped because its predecessor was not the fanciest and not only was low, but looked cheap.
Priced the entry-level model moves always somewhere between 60 and 70 euros. Usually Amazon raised the price over the months slightly, to then lower it again and to praise the device with a favorable price. The 50 or even 40 euros, which cost the basic model some time ago are, however, no longer be achieved.
Nevertheless, the device is the cheapest of the Kindle models. In its features and software options, the Small does not differ from the big siblings. Who so the device is appropriate? As always, we have tested the current generation of devices with a we buy equipment from serial production
Photo Gallery:. The Kindle base model of the year 2016/2017 in Test (23 photos)
housing, size, weight and appearance of the Kindle in the small compact cardboard, and as with all devices is
Delivered usual, is the only accessory in a USB cable. If you want to charge the e-reader to the socket, so you need an additional power adapter. About the cable, the device can also be filled with e-books, is simpler and easier this goes via WLAN.
Only one cable is supplied
The device – as is now also the white Paper – with white and black housing available. We have this time opted for a model in white, which means it is already visually stands out from the otherwise rather black readers.
With a diagonal of 6 inches, the reading area is as large as all other devices on the market , If you hold the model 2016, the predecessor of 2014, it is very clear that the new baby is much smaller: nearly a full centimeter shorter and almost half narrow. Even just a little flat, the device has become. Pressing the fractions of a millimeter in percent, it sounds much more impressive with 11%. In the previous reading area sits at around 2 millimeters relatively deep in the housing, so we called it a text proscenium. The new device is also almost 2 millimeters, yet the device visually appealing, including the rounded edges and corners contribute acts. Despite the narrow bezel edges, the device must be kept well in hand. With approximately 160 grams, the device is 30 grams lighter than its predecessor.
finer housing the new equipment in White
reading is the Kindle the model year 2016/2017 well due to reduced size and weight, and because of the rounded edges on each case in hand – at the bottom is much more comfortable than its predecessor box
is the only key to the on / off switch and the. USB port, and a small hole, through which you use a sharp object can perform a reset of the device in an emergency.
As usual with e-readers, the battery holds a charge depending on personal reading stint daily -. or even weeks by
the read display and no lights
the still significant difference of the small Kindle to all other devices is the lack of lighting the reading surface. Who wants to read in the dark, so needed as in the book, a reading light. When Paperwhite and Oasis makes the light even on the day that the reading surface appears white. The unlit area of the small Kindle appears still gray as before the environmental paper. If one possesses. The device with white housing, so the reading surface acts because of the contrast purely visual darker than a Kindle in black In addition, the small Kindle comes still not the latest version of the so-called E-Ink displays are used, which would also be somewhat brighter and sharper. The fact that the letters on the small Kindle so are not quite as sharp as the other models, falls only in direct comparison to.
Brighter display thanks lighting: The Paperwhite (left)
Interestingly, sold Amazon the unlit reading surface as an advantage, there are studies which show apparently that the proportion of blue light spectrum in trays, smartphones and e-readers interfere with sleep should. Cloudy formulated Amazon in advertising copy. “Since the Kindle display emits no light, you can read at any time, without their sleep is impaired” “Unfortunately, not in the dark,” one may supplement because
Since the predecessor of 2014 Amazon is also the small device on the touch operation via touch screen. Whoever only reads and scrolls, so always need to type in the typeface. When luxury Reader Oasis therefore much more ergonomic scroll keys are returned. Four years ago, the small model was operated with buttons, which was definitely better for the leaves. But this generation of equipment is newly expired. Operation with the touch screen is unquestionably advantageous when it comes to marking passages or text entries when searching or notes.
Software and Features
Amazon operates fortunately, product policy that the latest equipment of all classes have the same software features and functions. An artificial restriction so there is not the small Kindle, he can do everything that the big can. Important, however, is to update the device, if necessary, to the latest software version to take advantage of z. B. the new PageFlip version to allow for faster visual jumping and getting along in the e-book by a reduced side view in an overview is offered. This is available from software version 5.8.1 for more and more books. In the production model we tested the version 5.8.0 was partly filled when delivered in July 2016 yet. The update is performed automatically via
