Kindle 2019 review: Amazon's cheapest e-reader gets adjustable frontlight
by Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#4KD47)
Amazon's basic Kindle lights up with a better screen to close the gap with the Paperwhite
Amazon's cheapest, most basic Kindle now has a light and a better screen, which makes it very nearly the new default ebook reader. The new Kindle 9 - which is, confusingly, one of the new 10th generation of Kindles alongside the fourth-generation Paperwhite and third-generation Oasis - looks very similar to the previous version.
The sides of the reader feel as though they have been softened slightly. It has been made 2mm narrower and 0.4mm thinner but 13g heavier than the previous version. The Kindle 9 is easy to hold for extended periods and feels fairly robust.
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