It’s still not as even as the new Paperwhite or Oasis, but since I mostly read during the day, often outside, I don’t use the frontlight much anyway, and it never goes above 7 when I do use it.īut the clarity of the Voyage’s screen, the darkness of the blacks, is still unmatched by any ereader today. I eventually got rid of it but then I wanted to compare some of the newer devices to it so I ended up buying a used one on eBay, and the frontlight is much better on it. I was pretty critical of the Kindle Voyage when it first got released because mine had a blotchy frontlight. But it is very difficult for Amazon Kindle to take the risk again with these models, not even in a limited edition. To answer the initial question, yes, I would buy a 6″ Kindle Premium, if it had a quality in line with my preferences. ![]() It also had competition from the Kobo Aura H2O, which is arguably the best e-reader Kobo has made to date (this, of course, is a very personal opinion). My Kindle Voyage, unfortunately, was one of those flawed devices and my memory of it is not as fond as it is now. The forums are full of negative comments about its exaggerated vertical gradient (entire shipments were recalled in some countries) and it was also a high-priced e-reader. So I doubt very much that we will return to such risky and innovative designs.Īs for the Kindle Voyage, it tends to be idealised now, but at the time it had a lot of (justified) criticism. If it had been widely accepted, I am convinced that this model would have evolved (better screen, colour temperature adjustment), but instead we have moved on to bigger e-readers, with a supposedly ergonomic design incompatible with its high weight and a very poor battery. The misunderstood e-reader + battery cover design, the shortcomings of its screen illumination and its high price made it a cursed e-reader. To have a 6″ e-reader, with ergonomic design, page turning keys and only 130 grams (with an excellent construction material) is a real luxury. What do you think? Would you consider buying a premium 6-inch Kindle? Or do you prefer a Kindle with a larger screen? I like larger screens too, but the Kindle Oasis is just too wide to fit in my back pocket like the Kindle Voyage, so it always just sits at home. The smaller size of 6-inch ereaders is an advantage when it comes to portability, but it seems most people favor larger screens these days. But that almost certainly isn’t going to happen. ![]() ![]() It would be great to see a nice premium 6-inch Kindle with a 300 ppi screen available again, kind of like a Kindle Voyage 2. ![]() The only 6-inch Kindle that Amazon sells currently is the entry-level Kindle model, and it has a lower resolution screen than almost every ereader ever released (except the Kindle DX). It seems like most companies are turning 6-inch ereaders into low-cost budget models these days. The Kindle Oasis 1 wasn’t as popular, but it wasn’t on the market for very long so that didn’t help its cause any, that and being dependent on a special charging cover. The Kindle Voyage had a good run, and some still consider it the best Kindle ever released (myself included, because the screen is still better than any Kindle released since). It would seem the days of the premium 6-inch Kindle are gone. So where does that leave the next premium Kindle? Amazon can’t charge more for a smaller Kindle, right? So whatever is going to replace the current Kindle Oasis is likely to have a screen larger than 6-inches. Last year Amazon released the fifth version of the Kindle Paperwhite, and it has a 6.8-inch screen it was the first Paperwhite to have something other than a 6-inch screen.
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