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The experience of reading on the device also plays a huge role in these reviews. In addition to evaluating e-readers' size, weight, claimed battery life and design choices, we test their brightness using our light meter. At home, on the bus, in the park and anywhere else where the lighting changes. We don't just do that to see how much battery life is drained in a set of time (and to then compare against the estimations these manufacturers provide), but to discover what we like and don't like about a given Kindle. To start, we read a lot on these Kindles.

Its display automatically adjusts to ambient lighting situations, maybe its best unique feature overall - as its metallic, not-symmetrical design is a bit divisive in our office. It offers the same water resistance as the Oasis, and is similar in many regards.īut if you're tired of futzing with menus, and changing brightness, you will probably want the Kindle Oasis. If you prefer your devices to be built with a harder plastic, that still feels reliable, then you've probably got the Paperwhite in mind. If money is no option, then you're going to be choosing between the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Oasis, and this is sort of tough. Its lighting is good enough for a handful of situations and its battery life is nothing to sneeze at. If you're running tight right now, the $90 Kindle is a solid recommendation. Let's start with your budget, as that's the easiest way to make this call. We're looking into testing more competitors to find them a better option. But for the reader who doesn't want to use an Amazon-made device? The Glowlight 4 may be the best Kindle alternative for them. Oh, and loading up library books, proved to be a frustrating process. That said, for a $140 e-reader, it's lacking waterproofing, which the Paperwhite offers. One of its best features is it's no-fuss reading interface, which gets out of your way when it's time to read (Amazon could do this, and we wish it would). And while the Nook Glowlight 4 isn't better than any Kindle, it's got minor tweaks and updates that give us reason to give it some attention here. Īmazon doesn't run the whole e-reader world, so we occasionally test competitors' e-readers.

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Read our full Amazon Kindle Kids Edition review.

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Oh and it's even got helpful vocabulary building tools and a free year (a $60 value) of Amazon's Amazon Kids+ (fka FreeTime Unlimited), which has thousands of titles. The Kindle Kids Edition was so popular that Amazon's making a Kindle Paperwhite Kids Edition, which we will review soon. You get the same 6-inch, 167 ppi display and front lighting, and the display is still inset, not flush with the frame. Otherwise, the Kindle Kids Edition is the same tablet as the 2019 Kindle. In fact, the Kids Edition is so close to our ideal Kindle interface, we wish Amazon would offer it as a mode for adults who just want to read the book, and not dabble in the Goodreads community. Even better, there are no lock screen ads. Kids will like it for the colored cases, while parents will love Amazon's 2-year no-questions-asked warranty.

Īmazon's latest Kindle improves on the $90 Kindle by adding what's missing and chipping away at the cruft that fills up a regular Kindle. Read our full Amazon Kindle (2022) review. Unless you really need a waterproof Kindle, it’s tough to advocate spending more than the $100 you'll pay for a new Amazon Kindle (2022). It’s lightweight and comfortable to hold, the display is bright and crisp - a massive improvement over earlier models - and the battery lasts for ages. Ultimately though, the Kindle 2022 is probably the best Kindle for most people. Admittedly, if Amazon fixed those things there would be no reason to get the Paperwhite, so while we're disappointed we aren't shocked. Also, our reviewer missed having the option adjust the warmth of the display light, another minor but meaningful Paperwhite feature - though if you’re fine with using dark mode it’s easy to move past that shortcoming. The fact that the Kindle 2022 isn’t waterproof is probably the biggest differentiator between it and the more expensive Paperwhite. That’s not to say there aren’t improvements that could be made. Being locked into Amazon’s ecosystem is a drag, but you can’t really knock the Kindle for that. The Amazon Kindle (2022) is nearly a perfect device for what it is, and some of its flaws are more down to Amazon than the device itself.