Just yesterday Amazon officially presented the new Kindle Oasis, which can already be reserved for a somewhat high price, especially if we take into account the price of other devices of this type, although we already anticipate that it is almost nothing like other eReaders available on the market and not the Kindle Travel. Precisely with the latter, we are going to face him face to face to find out their differences, their similarities and a lot more interesting information.
We remember that the Kindle Voyage was until yesterday the last Kindle launched on the market by Amazon and that it stood out for its powerful features and a Premium design that everyone who has had it in their hands has fallen in love with. Its price was also quite high, but it did not prevent it from becoming one of the best-selling Kindle devices with ease.
If you want to know why you should buy one device or another based on their differences and their similarities, continue reading, because almost certainly a lot of information that you are going to read here will interest you, and you will understand, for example, the rise in the price of the Kindle Oasis compared to the Kindle Voyage.
First of all, we are going to review the main features and specifications of both Kindle;
Kindle Oasis Features and Specifications
- Display: incorporates a 6-inch touchscreen with Paperwhite technology with E Ink Carta ™ and integrated reading light, 300 dpi, optimized font technology, and 16 gray scales
- Dimensions: 143 x 122 x 3.4-8.5 mm
- Manufactured on a plastic housing, with a polymer frame that has been subjected to a galvanization process
- Weight: WiFi version 131/128 grams and 1133/240 grams the WiFi + 3G version (The weight is shown first without the cover and second with it attached)
- Internal memory: 4 GB that allows you to store more than 2.000 eBooks, although it will depend on the size of each of the books
- Connectivity: WiFi and 3G connection or only WiFi
- Supported formats: Format 8 Kindle (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP by conversion
- Integrated light
Kindle Voyage Features and Specifications
- Screen: incorporates a 6-inch screen with letter e-papper technology, touch, with a resolution of 1440 x 1080 and 300 pixels per inch
- Dimensions: 162 x 115 x 76 mm
- Made of black magnesium
- Weight: WiFi version 180 grams and 188 grams the WiFi + 3G version
- Internal memory: 4 GB that allows you to store more than 2.000 eBooks, although it will depend on the size of each of the books
- Connectivity: WiFi and 3G connection or only WiFi
- Supported formats: Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI and PRC in their original format; HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP by conversion
- Integrated light
- Higher screen contrast that will allow us to read in a more comfortable and pleasant way
Design, an aspect difficult to improve
The design of the Kindle Voyage was without a doubt very difficult to beat by any other device And as we have already said, as soon as you had on your hands you could realize that the materials used were of great quality and the touch to the hand was sensational. Amazon in its new Kindle Oasis has wanted to give a twist to the design and although it has managed to create a lighter and more compact device, and also with the novelty of the case with built-in battery, it has not managed to give it that touch of glamor that the Voyage.
One of the aspects at the design level that can be highlighted about this Kindle Oasis, are the dimensions is that the company directed by Jeff Bezos has managed to manufacture an extremely light device. And it is that with just one weight of 131 grams, it falls far short of the 188 grams of weight that the Kindle Voyage has. In addition, we also find a device with a thickness infinitely less than that of any Kindle device that could be purchased so far on the market.
Perhaps in terms of design, the Kindle Voyage is ahead of this Kindle Oasis, but without a doubt the novelties at the design level, complemented with the functionalities that the new Kindle will offer us, make the Oasis not have that A touch of glamor in terms of design itself, but in terms of design, more features.
Screen, a point of similarity between these two Kindle
If we had the Kindle Voyage and the new Kindle Oasis on the table, we would quickly notice the changes in the dimensions of both devices, we would notice the new case with built-in battery that the latest Amazon eReader offers us, but we could hardly notice any difference on the screen of both e-books. And it is that we could say that in both Kindle we will find the same screen, enclosed in a different body.
Both screens are 6 inches with a diagonal of 15.2 centimeters, with a resolution of 300 pixels per inch, optimized font technology, and 16 different gray scales. In both devices we also find the possibility of enjoying integrated light, which will be really useful in low light situations. The only difference that we can find is in the technology used and is that while in the Kindle Voyage the Carta e-paper technology is present, in the Kindle Oasis we find Paperwhite with E Ink Carta. Both technologies are very similar but there is some slight difference between them.
The Kindle Oasis case, a differentiating and unique look
One of the aspects that make this Kindle Oasis almost without a doubt the best that we can find in the market, is its autonomy. Thanks to its huge battery and also to the external battery that we will find in the case, we can enjoy a range of up to two months with more or less normal use.
In addition, the incorporation in this device of fast charging means that we can forget about having to recharge our Kindle and that also the time we have to, we can have it ready in just a few minutes.
The case, which includes, as we already said, an external battery, is one of the most attractive points of this Kindle Oasis and that also differentiates it from other devices on the market. This case, which by the way has a lot of style unlike other cases made by Amazon, not only offers us to protect our eReader from possible bumps or falls, but it also offers us interesting functionalities, among which the external battery stands out.
Perhaps in a market like electronic books, in which everything or almost everything has already been invented, a cover may be the one that makes the difference and also becomes a clearly differentiating aspect.
The price. Both devices are expensive
Traditionally, the world of digital reading has been associated with quite inexpensive devices that anyone could buy. Both the Kindle Voyage, which is currently sold for 189,99 euros in its cheapest version, and the Kindle Oasis that has debuted in the market with a price of 289,99 also in its cheapest version, are two expensive devices, for not to say very expensive. Reading you can read a digital book on any device, but without a doubt no other eReader will offer us the features that these two Kindle manufactured by Amazon offer us.
No one or almost no one changes eReaders every year or two, and Although we are facing two really expensive devices, making an investment in a device of this type pays off very much. The features, specifications and functionalities that these two Kindle offer us will not be found in practically any other electronic book on the market and if we try a device with a lower price and then test the Kindle Vogaye for example, you will notice the differences quickly and then you You will realize that neither the Kindle Voyage nor the Kindle Oasis are two expensive devices for all that they can offer you in almost every way.
Conclusion, a duel in the heights with a clear winner
At the moment we have only been able to enjoy the Kindle Oasis for a few minutes in the presentation to which Amazon Spain invited us, but they were enough to realize the potential of this eReader, which resides mainly in the base that the Kindle Voyage had put and that the company directed by Jeff Bezos has managed to improve and power in this new Kindle.
Its design, its lightness, its cover, its autonomy and, as always, how comfortable it is to read on one of these devices are just some of its more than interesting features. Surely when we test it in depth we will find some more, although we cannot forget its price, which is undoubtedly a point of contention for everyone, but we sincerely believe that it deserves a lot to pay what this Kindle Oasis is worth, which is for we the winner of this duel on the heights of digital reading.
Who do you think is the winner of this duel between the Kindle Oasis and the Kindle Voyage?. You can give us your opinion in the space reserved for comments on this post or through any of the social networks in which we are present.
the Kindle Voyage is present the Carta e-paper technology, in the Kindle Oasis we find Paperwhite with E Ink Carta. Both technologies are very similar but there is some slight difference between them. And which is better