It’s still light enough to hold for long periods but it’s disappointing nonethless. That’s the opposite of improvement in our book. In fact, it’s odd that this new model is a few millimetres bigger in all dimensions than the old non-touchscreen model. It’s a shame that Amazon hasn’t managed to make the bezels at the sides any thinner, as it would make it easier to hold the Kindle in one hand.

You can tap away as fast as you like, and the Kindle will keep up. The same goes for typing in Wi-Fi passwords and making notes. The touchscreen element is as responsive as you’d expect from a modern tablet, and you can use gestures such as swiping to ‘unlock’ the Kindle (necessary to remove the lock-screen adverts unless you’ve paid the extra £10 to remove them), and scrolling through menus or web pages.Īnyone thinking of upgrading from a non-touchscreen Kindle will appreciate just how easy it is to type in search queries when looking for a new book in the Kindle store – or simply searching the on-device library.

They’re fast enough now that you don’t really notice the page refreshing – it’s certainly a world away from those early E-Ink screens that would take a second or so to refresh the image. What’s changed is an even faster processor which speeds up page turns. Sure, characters are sharper on theĢ12ppi Paperwhite (and even crisper on the brand-new 300ppi Voyage) but it isn’t going to prevent you enjoying a good novel. That’s low by today’s standards but on a 16-level greyscale E-Ink screen, it really doesn’t need to be much higher.

It has the same 6in screen with the same 800×600 resolution, equating to 167 pixels per inch.

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