Did you like the last Paperwhite Amazon , then you’ll appreciate even more the 2015 version of the reading light from Amazon. This third generation takes the electronic ink display (E-ink) Kindle Travel while retaining the design, lighting and the price of attack of previous version of the Kindle Paperwhite: 130 euros for the Wi-Fi version and 190 euros for the WiFi / 3G version. This is virtually the same reading light, but with a better screen.
As Kindle Travel , the new Kindle Paperwhite uses a 6-inch touchscreen E Ink Carta HD with a resolution of 300 dots per inch. Amazon says that there is “two times more pixels than the previous generation.” Like all E-ink screens, the two main advantages are visible in sunlight and low power consumption that can not recharge the device about once a month.
This higher resolution does not make a huge difference display from the previous model. If you already have the version 2013 of the reading light, no need to rush to replace it. The images and texts are displayed little sharper, especially on small fonts. This improvement in the display is therefore a subtle but important evolution in a class of mature products and which faces competition from smartphones and tablets.
Technical specifications
According to Amazon, the battery life has not changed: it is given for 6 weeks at a rate of 30 minutes of daily reading with the brightness set to 10 and the Wi-Fi off. We find the same processor running at 1 GHz, 4 GB storage and 512 MB of memory (RAM) 256 MB against the previous model. There is no slot for external memory card, but this 4GB Kindle Paperwhite already used to store thousands of pounds.
For comparison, the Kindle offers the same trip specifications, but it is lighter: 180g for the Wi-Fi version and 188 grams for the Wi-Fi version / 3G. The versions of the Kindle Paperwhite 2015, respectively weigh 205 g and 217 g. The entry-level Kindle displays 60 euros for its 191 grams on the scale. The weight difference is not huge, but technically, the Paperwhite is the heaviest of all Kindle. This ends up counting for a product that can be required to hold in hand over very long periods of time.
The lighting system is identical to that used on the 2013 model that had itself been revised compared to the 2012 version of Paperwhite . We appreciate the technology in place. It diffuses light more evenly across the screen. Amazon recommends keeping on even when one does not find in low light conditions. Indoor, during the day, pushing the light intensity to 10 provides a certain reading comfort. At night, once in bed, you have to lower the setting to not hurt the eyes and do not disturb the person sharing his bed.
The Voyage of the touch screen shows a tad more reactive than the Paperwhite, but the difference is not obvious. When comparing the screens side by side, however, we note that the contrast is slightly better on the trip. The texts appear a bit darker. Travel on the Kindle, brightness adjustment pushed up significantly more intense (39% according to Amazon) and the screen also appears whiter. Looking closely, we see that the light is distributed so a little more consistent.
With a brightness sensor, the Kindle Travel automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen according of the environment. A function that does not have the Kindle Paperwhite. There is also a mode called “Nightlight” gradually decreasing brightness as and as your eyes adjust to the darkness
With the travel, the screen refresh occurred after about 14 pages. On the Paperwhite, the screen did not move. After fifty pages, we have seen appear typical ghosting effect of E-ink screens. We must then turn off the reading light for a moment and then on again or activate a screen refresh after each page tour by going to the settings. Some competitors of Amazon, as Kobo, worked to reduce the refresh rate. While most users are not indisposed by the intermittent flash, others do not support.
Unlike Kobo Aura with H20, the Kindle is not waterproof . Yet it is a valuable option for dizzy and clumsy.
System
In addition to the new screen, the Kindle Paperwhite 2015 receives the new Police Bookerly character “ designed to read easily and comfortably in all sizes ,” says Amazon. She brings such a better character spacing, adding hyphenation, justification, kerning, ligatures, and support for initials. The assembly must reduce eye strain. Amazon states that the new typography and layout are available on hundreds of thousands of books, including the latest news. This is useful when one wants to enlarge the font size to read more comfortably because Bookerly displays more words per line.
The higher resolution of the new Kindle Paperwhite also demonstrating its interest with the Wise Word definitions system that may appear on the less common words. The text, very small, is more readable. You can set the number of definitions or simply turn it off.
Amazon also provides several features to automatically translate words being highlighted (via Bing Translator) and increase vocabulary by creating automatically lists from the words found in the dictionary.
The bookstore Amazon is strong over 3 , 5 million ebooks, newspapers and magazines, more than 200,000 titles in French. You should know that the E-ink versions of newspapers and magazines are simplified and have nothing to do with what you can have on a tablet or a website. Amazon also offers a Kindle Unlimited package to 9.99 euros / month which can read at will by picking a selection of 800 000 books, including 20 000 in French. The ecosystem Amazon remains by far superior to those of competitors (Apple, Barnes & amp; Noble, Kobo)
When we heard about the new Paperwhite and its screen “HD” we. thought that this could undercut the travel of the foot with its higher rate. The screen of the Kindle Paperwhite 2015 undeniably improves, whatever subtly, the reading light to Amazon. However, the Kindle Travel retains sufficient small advantages (lightness, better contrast, a somewhat brighter and white screen) to distinguish the Paperwhite. Enough to justify the 60 euro difference? Yes, we think so.
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