Finally he arrives in Italy the Kindle Voyage, what is today the most advanced eBook reader present in the Amazon catalog. Price is important, 249 euro version wi-fi and 3G (189 euro only wi-fi), but who reads two books a month in just over a year will have amortized the cost: the arrival together with the new Kindle Paperwhite (proof here) complicates maybe a little ‘life in this top model: screen 6 “and 1448 × 1072 pixels (300 ppi) is no longer an absolute novelty and then you lose what was perhaps the element that most of all made the Voyage the real product “top”.
Restano however, other good arguments for discussion, from lightweight to the front glass that eliminates the thickness of the frame, to get to the light sensor automatically and the presence of the button to turn the page. Voyage answers to almost everything that Kindle users had asked Amazon , because it is almost always the limit of the screen 6 “that many begin to feel a bit ‘tight. While it is true that to read PDF documents and large is a better tablet, the other a screen 7 “would probably have satisfied everyone.
Construction magnesium, lightweight
The Kindle Voyage is inspired, either as lines or as design, the number of tablet Fire HDX: the power button has been included at the back and the same cabinet, magnesium alloy, has the soft surface coating that ensures a good grip offering But at the same time a contact “hot”.
Size and weight are definitely two of the most important aspects to consider when we talk about a product to hold, and here Amazon has managed to get out of ten grams compared to Paperwhite : Voyage on balance is scoring 180 grams, Paperwhite 205.
In our case we are to 188 grams, since the tested version has integrated connection 3G. Falls even thickness, but without sacrifice of autonomy: 7.6 mm profile with a duration that exceed the real month reading half an hour a day . As this is the top product someone could expect the presence on board of a greater amount of memory, but Amazon here is inflexible and remains on the 4 GB (3 usable) that still enough to store thousands of books in native format. The memory would have been useful if the Kindle Voyage had had a good engine PDF reader, known as the biggest size, Kindle and PDF but still do not go over well .
Lo the screen is beautiful, and the glass is a plus not just
The Voyage was the first eBook Reader Amazon to use the new e-ink panel “Paper” 300 ppi and 1448 × 1072 pixel resolution.
As we have written also in the test of the new Paperwhite we are faced with a yield that is now even higher for a resolution to that of the press, with crisp characters, perfectly contrasted and legible without any effort. Voyage has obviously front lighting, and on this model Amazon has also introduced a light sensor that adjusts the backlight depending on the ambient light: the automatic adjustment is convenient, but prefer the simple manual adjustment to have more control.
The lighting, neutral and uniform, it manages to be excessive if adjusted to give up and could not even stand. Compared to other products Kindle the real news is the presence of a protective glass that covers the screen from edge to edge and-ink: disappears classic step between the screen and frame , a detail not just if there you think about it.
Who usually use an eBook Reader and also took him to the beach will surely tell of how the step is the most critical for the accumulation of dirt and small grains of sand, these problems that the new Voyage did not.
The screen is then much less sensitive to fingerprints, earns something with the anti-reflective coating and is easy to clean with a microfiber cloth. Who is usually read with one hand end up with pleasure on Kindle Voyage also keys to turn the pages : the touch is always present, but the line and the point on the edge of the screen allow you to move forward or backward.
The function can be turned off by menu and manages obviously touches random; keys are repeated on both edges for right and left handed, are capacitive pressure and return to a slight tactile feedback freely adjustable on different levels.
The new font is still missing, but it will come soon
Compared to the Kindle Paperwhite, just out and already equipped with the new software on board, the Voyage still has the previous version of Kindle OS . Missing Bookerly new font, a font very high resolution that allows you to enjoy the best of the new e-ink screen and lacks the new engine layout of the content. Amazon should release the update in the coming weeks , but at the moment in terms of the interface Paperwhite has a little more.
The Voyage are therefore all the functions of entry-level Kindle, although obviously the interface is slightly more responsive and in the setup menus are items to adjust Voltapagina and brightness. Even for the Voyage we appreciate the integrated 3G module : we know it’s not just an expense, but in our opinion, especially on this top model, is money well spent. The advantage of 3G, in addition to the absence of a fee and free available virtually everywhere, is the ability to remotely manage the library. If you decide to give the Kindle to someone who is not very tech savvy you you can send via e-mail or upload it yourself books on his space cloud making them available for download and read: no need to access wi-fi or special configurations, just really a click.
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