It’s official, Amazon has just presented its range of new 6-inch Kindle e-readers with a base model now available in two editions: a simple plastic version and a more premium aluminum version.
This new Kindle is announced by Amazon as better than the previous version on several points:
- A redesigned and thinner design,
- A lighter and faster Kindle e-reader,
- New color finishes: purple, black, green and blue
- Compatibility with the Kindle Click remote
- A glass that covers the screen and the entire front (flush type)
However, the touchscreen still offers “simple” lighting without a blue light filter. And at the proposed entry price of $169.99 for the 16 GB model with ads on the lock screen, it’s a bit expensive in my opinion.
The big novelty is the arrival of a “basic” but premium model with an aluminum casing that seems to be of better quality. If you pay $189.99 you get this new aluminum e-reader, without ads and with 32 GB of storage instead of the 16 GB of the cheaper version.
The screen seems identical for both versions, with a resolution of 300 PPI (high definition according to electronic ink standards) and a 6-inch diagonal.
According to the information I found, it seems to be a Carta 1300 HD screen, so the latest version available, which offers the best contrast and the best refresh rate.
These two next-generation 6-inch Kindle models are already available on Amazon’s website.
Here are the links to check them out:
Don’t forget that there are interesting discounts on older Kindle models at very affordable prices, knowing that they offer similar performance on paper.
Personally, I think these are interesting models, but the new price increase for the simplest plastic model, without a blue light filter, seems a bit excessive to me. I imagine they decided to raise prices in order to stabilize them for a few years, which we will see in the coming months…
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