74 PCWorld NOVEMBER 2019REVIEWS KINDLE OASIS
$350. Three months of Kindle Unlimited are
included for free with all of these; you’ll be
charged $10 a month if you choose to keep it
thereafter.SPECS, FEATURES, PRICE
The All-new Kindle Oasis is a luxury e-reader,
which shows in the generous feature list:
Storage: 8GB/32GB
Display: 7-inch (diagonal width) with E Ink
Carta and 25 LED front lights, 300 ppi,
16-level grayscale
Dimensions: 6.3 x 5.6 x 0.13-0.33 inches
Weight: 6.6 ouncesConnectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 4G
LTE where available in the US
Battery life: Up to six weeks on a single
chargeDESIGN
The 2017 Kindle Oasis nailed the luxury feel of
a premium product, so it’s no surprise that the
All-new Kindle leaves most of its design
elements intact. The dimensions are identical,
and the weight nearly so. Amazon removed
the rear-housing magnets that attached the
previous model’s cases, dropping the weight
from 6.8 to 6.6 ounces. The aluminum
backplate (available in Graphite or
Champagne Gold), glossy black
bezel, and glare-free glass are all still
here.
Like the previous Oasis, this new
version has an IPX8 rating, meaning it
can withstand submersion in up to
two meters of water (go.pcworld.
com/2mwt) for an hour at a time. It’s
hard to imagine a reading scenario
that would require that kind of
aquatic abuse, but it should put at
ease users who like to read in the
bathtub or on the beach.
The new lighting feature adds a
“warmth” slider under the
brightness slider in the settings
menu. By dragging a finger left to
right you can adjust the color tone
incrementally from cool to warm toThe All-new Kindle Oasis keeps much of the look and
functionality of its predecessor.