![]() ![]() To use an e-reader is to lose the physicality of a new hardcover the ability to, at the very least, turn pages with a physical motion has really made the experience more enjoyable for me. ![]() My main e-reader device these days is Kobo’s Libra, a similar-tier e-reader that does have two physical buttons, and I found myself missing them while reading on the Paperwhite Signature. The original Kindle featured a full QWERTY keyboard and page-turn buttons, but Amazon phased these out gradually with each generation until tapping the touchscreen was the only way to flip pages. My only real gripe with the Paperwhite Signature’s hardware - and it is a personal one, I’ll say that - is the lack of physical buttons. It’s a Kindle, alright! Evan Rodgers / Input (Kobo e-readers don’t come with one either.) Speaking of wired charging, the included cable is USB-A-to-USB-C, and there’s no charger in the box. Wireless charging is a nice option if you’ve got a Qi wireless charger, but it’s also slower than wired (Amazon says it takes 2.5 hours to charge wired using a 9W adapter and “less than 3.5 hours” using a 10W Qi charging pad). Now, we’re talking about a device you should theoretically only need to charge every month or so, but that once-in-a-while charge used to be one of the more frustrating aspects of owning a Kindle. It’s just so much faster to charge than older Kindles. ![]() USB-C is by far the best new feature on the hardware side of things. This makes the experience of highlighting as you read much less cumbersome than in previous Kindle models. Navigating with the touchscreen doesn’t feel too laggy, as older E Ink tends toward. The 17-LED backlight system allows for fine-tuned precision it’s really remarkable how easy it is to read in the pre-dawn light of my table lamp. The screen is as readable as ever - that’s E Ink, for you. The bezels are thinner than ever here, which is appreciated, and the screen sits flush with them, leaving no room for unseemly crumbs or sand to sneak in. It’s the now-classic silhouette Amazon has been refining for years: a paperback-sized touchscreen with black bezels. The Paperwhite Signature’s hardware is clean and balanced. The Kindle’s new flush display is an absolute fingerprint magnet. It is the most refined Kindle experience Amazon has ever created, but that isn’t really saying much. If you’ve used a Paperwhite any time in the last nine years, this one will feel very, very familiar. That list of features is an accurate indicator of what you can expect from the Paperwhite Signature. The E Ink screen is now 0.8 inches larger, thanks to thinner bezels a USB-C port speeds up the charging process the battery is now rated to last 10 weeks, rather than six, if you’re using it about 30 minutes every day. It is the most refined Kindle experience Amazon has ever created.īoth the Paperwhite Signature - which is the first of its kind - and the fifth-gen Paperwhite have received incremental updates over the 2018 Paperwhite. You get a few extra features for this cash: four times the storage (32GB), an auto-adjusting light, and wireless charging. At $190, it’s $50 more than the base Paperwhite ($140), though that gap shrinks to $30 if you choose the ad-free version of the lower-end Paperwhite ($160). The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (henceforth called Paperwhite Signature) is a slightly upgraded version of the Paperwhite, the mid-range e-reader Amazon just updated for the first time in three years. And, of course, there’s the company’s curved arrow logo splayed across the back. Then if you’d like to pay $14.99 every month for an Audible plan. Booting the e-reader up for the first time, you’ll be asked whether or not you want to sign up for a Kindle Unlimited subscription. The new Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition will not let you forget the company that created it.Īmazon keeps itself in the front of your mind from the start. ![]()
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