In search of a brand new Kindle e-reader? Then be certain to check out the Kindle (2022), which now presents 16 GB of storage reminiscence as normal.
My paper bookcase has thinned out significantly in recent times. Carrying books round actually seems like a factor of the previous. You most likely will not get the sensation of a paper e-book again with an e-reader, however the weight reduction from the backpack makes {that a} minimal drawback in my view. Previously, nevertheless, e-readers typically left one thing to be desired. Not solely have been they fairly heavy, backlighting was additionally not at all times normal. This was very true for Kindle e-readers from Amazon, of which solely the Paperwhite fashions got here with backlight as normal.
The retail big modified that in 2019: the essential mannequin now additionally presents backlighting. This time, Amazon solely appears to have extra storage to have added, from 8 to 16 GB of storage reminiscence. It’s exactly with that e-reader that we set to work this time. Is the Kindle 2022 value its instructed retail value of 109 euros?
Specs – Kindle 2022
Do you need to evaluate the e-reader with one other mannequin? Beneath we now have listed the primary specs of the Kindle (2022).
- Display screen: 6-inch, 300 DPI, backlit
- Bulletin: 16 GB
- Battery life: As much as 6 weeks, charging through USB-C
- Bookshop: Amazon Kindle Retailer
- Add exterior information: Ha, oa EPUB, PDF, Doc in Docx in TXT
- Water Resistant: Nee
Construct high quality
What are you able to anticipate from an e-reader that prices 109 euros? In any case, a design that we anticipate from e-readers in 2023, with a big chin on the backside to simply maintain the digital bookcase. Buttons are hardly to be discovered on the Kindle 2022. The ability button will be discovered on the backside, proper subsequent to the USB-C port. No different buttons are wanted both: audio system usually are not current on the Kindle.
So far as the housing itself is worried, we see the well-known matte black plastics. This materials tends to choose up fingerprints and can be not very scratch resistant. Even with a case on the Kindle throughout your entire testing interval, a number of scratches appeared on the chin. Not essentially disturbing, so far as we’re involved, however one thing to contemplate when making a purchase order choice. We will say that the construct high quality as an entire is enough. With enough power, it can after all break in half, however that really applies to any e-reader. Additionally it is not the case that we see components transfer or hear creaking after we apply somewhat extra strain.
Vibrant display screen
We will be fairly transient in regards to the display screen of the Kindle 2022: the 6-inch display screen continues to be fairly sharp (300 DPI), even on the smallest font. Textual content at all times reads nicely with that. Above all, the lighting can’t be ignored; this isn’t solely new, by the way in which. The LED lighting comes from the tenth technology Kindle. It additionally does not appear like that lighting was upgraded. However, the lighting is even and ensures that you should use the Kindle each in the course of the day – even below full daylight – and at night time. We nonetheless miss the choice for adjusting the display screen tint. On the Paperwhite (fifth technology) you may modify the colour temperature of the LEDs in order that extra blue gentle is filtered and the display screen feels much less brilliant.
The chosen brightness does have an effect on the battery life. With the brightness set to ‘degree 10’, the battery was at 27 p.c after 4 books of 200 pages. It’s troublesome to provide a precise timeframe, however we do anticipate that the e-reader ought to simply survive a vacation of 1 to at least one and a half weeks. Happily, charging through USB-C goes easily: after lower than 1.5 hours, the battery was full once more (from 27 p.c).
Buy books
A delicate draw back for the Kindle is the acquisition of books. For this you must go to the English Kindle Retailer. Sadly it’s Kindle Limitless-abonnement of the tech big is presently not out there in Belgium and the Netherlands. Those that had hoped for a subscription to learn cheaper books will due to this fact skip the Kindle 2022.
At this level, they’re merely higher served by Kobo, which does supply such an Limitless plan. Amazon will nonetheless allow you to switch your individual .epub information to inside storage. That storage (16 GB) can accommodate a whole lot of books.
Remaining verdict
Amazon truly presents precisely what we anticipate from an e-reader that prices 109 euros. The design appears fashionable and feels sturdy sufficient. The battery additionally lasts fairly a very long time, there may be enough storage and the display screen of the Kindle is sharp and with 24 brightness ranges straightforward to regulate to your liking. The one factor that’s actually lacking in our opinion is an Limitless subscription to learn limitless books with out having to buy them.