Amazon Kindle Oasis Gen 8 2016

In the spring of 2016, the Oasis model pushed another flagship representative of the American company, Amazon Kindle Voyage, from the top of the e-book hierarchy. A more recent version outperforms its counterpart in design, backlight brightness and the presence of an accelerometer on board the device.

Extraordinary appearance

The appearance of the reader turned out to be very extraordinary: the thickness of its body varies from 3.4 mm at its thinnest point to 8.5 mm in the area of the protrusion under the arm, located on the back of the case on the right side. Anyway, the orientation of the gadget is very conditional, since the sensor for determining the position of the device in space allows you to quickly rotate the picture on the display, adapting the book both to the left hand and to landscape orientation.

Maximum clarity

The high-quality screen with a high pixel density (300 ppi) ensures that even the smallest fonts are displayed clearly. The display backlight uses 10 LEDs with a wide range of brightness adjustment. However unlike the Amazon Kindle Voyage, you will have to set the backlight settings manually, because. the model does not have an auto-brightness sensor.

Recognition

The touch control that has become traditional is supplemented by two physical page turning buttons to the right of the screen. They fit comfortably under the thumb. When downloading books to a 4 GB device, remember that it can only recognize a few common formats: proprietary MOBI, as well as PDF and TXT. Popular FB2 and EPUB resolutions are not supported by the book, but they can be converted to the required format using various converters.

Battery cover

The reduced thickness of the device affected the battery capacity — with active reading, its charge is enough for about 2 weeks of battery life. An assistant in a significant pumping of the level of battery life is a complete leather case with a built-in battery, which allows you to extend the service life on a single charge up to one and a half months.

Unlimited Access

A separate modification of the reader offers its owners free access to the Amazon bookstore via 3G Internet (provided in about 100 countries around the world). This feature gives you access to your library while traveling, at the beach, and other places with mobile network coverage. The reader's main problem is that the price is too high, comparable to the price tag on the Apple iPad mini 4. Nevertheless, in the world of e-books, you can't find a better option.