![]() ![]() Otherwise, it’s much the same experience as before. Initially, we were scratching our heads a bit as to how we were supposed to buy books with the new software. Amazon has also added the option of having the cover of the book you’re currently reading on the lockscreen, reminding you to get it read.Īll the changes are good ones, although they do relegate the Kindle Store icon to a tiny shopping telly at the top right of the screen. You can now swipe down from the top of the screen, smartphone style, to access quick settings like airplane mode, Bluetooth and dark mode, as well as the adjustable brightness and warmth sliders. There’s also a prominent search bar at the top for finding a particular book quickly without having to swipe through your entire library. A bar at the bottom now lets you quickly hop between the Home screen, your currently open book – displayed by a small cover art icon – and the Library screen. Software: new and improvedĪlong with most other Kindle models released since 2015, the new Paperwhite features a redesigned user interface that makes navigation easier. It’s why e-readers are still by far the best way to read books that aren’t bound by paper when outside. The biggest strength of the Paperwhite display (and any Kindle display for that matter), though, remains the fact it is gloriously glare-free, which no tablet, no matter how ludicrously powerful, can match. That is, until a new model is launched, which could happen early next year if we had to guess. But a warmth setting really closes the gap on the Kindle Oasis, so unless you really want the buttons, we’re not sure it’s still worth the extra cash. The standard Paperwhite doesn’t have automatic brightness either you’ll need a Signature Edition for that. ![]() The monochrome display is 10% brighter at its max setting compared to the last-gen model, although it’s rare we feel the need to crank it up that much anyway.Ī more significant enhancement is the warm light function, which was added to the Kindle Oasis in 2019, and when employed in conjunction with brightness turns the frontlit display various shades of amber rather than blue, which is much easier on your eyes late at night and at the right setting makes the pages look more like those of a real-life paperback.Īs with the Kindle Oasis before it, there’s no automatic display temperature adjustment like you get with most half-decent smartphones these days, so you’ll probably spend more time fiddling about in the settings to get it right than you’d ideally like to. You’re almost always just looking at text so there’s no need to make it any sharper as far as we’re concerned. Not only is this a bit awkward to reach with any finger bar your thumb, but if you’re reading with the Kindle propped up on your lap it’s not impossible to accidentally nudge it into standby.Īs for the display itself, it might be larger than before, but Amazon has kept the pixel density at 300ppi. The best thing about the more expensive Kindle Oasis is its side-mounted page-turning buttons, and we do wish Amazon would add something similar to the mid-range e-reader.įor reasons we can’t explain, the sole button (power) the Paperwhite does have is located at the bottom of the device, next to the charging port. The lack of buttons means all interaction with the device when reading relies on the touchscreen, which like every Kindle before it is totally fine but lacks the responsiveness of modern phones and tablets. Once again the display is completely flush, you’ve still got that grippy plastic back and there remains a slightly unwelcome Kindle logo below the screen. It definitely looks and feels different, but the new Paperwhite does lift several design elements from the previous model. ![]() Small-handed users might find the proportional change to be unwieldy, but it didn’t particularly bother us. A bit of extra space is welcome and overall makes for a more pleasurable reading experience, but it does mean that the 2021 Paperwhite is noticeably larger than its predecessor, both in width and height, even if it is a teeny bit slimmer. But Amazon has seen fit to up the new Paperwhite’s display from the tried and tested 6in to 6.8in, trimming down the surrounding bezels in the process. ![]()
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