Kindle against Kindle, comparing Voyage and Paperwhite – Wired – Wired.it
The economic Paperwhite against most luxurious Voyage, we tried the latest e-reader at home Amazon
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Voyage: all-level
The screen is flush with the edge of the Voyage has a thin glass coating pleasant to the touch and very little reflective .
Voyage: as the tablet Fire
The back of Voyage is coated in rubber and characterized by the same plot of polygonal tablet Amazon.
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On each side are place two pressure sensors: the line to forward a page, point to back. But you can also turn off and prefer the swipe.
Paperwhite: design that wins …
Nothing new to report in terms of the design for the new Paperwhite.
Paperwhite: Never change
Nothing new to report on the front the design for the new Paperwhite.
It is a magical moment for Italian readers: shortly after arriving on the market Kobo Glo HD, in recent days in the Amazon has led our country is its high-end Kindle reader Voyage (actually released in the US late last year), is the new Paperwhite. As the alternative proposal from Kobo, the two devices took from Jeff Bezos have both a display of 6 “with a resolution of 300 ppi, equal to that of the printed paper . But they are far from identical: the specification sheet that describes them is pretty clear about it, as well as the price tag: 129 € Paperwhite, 189 to Voyage . We sharpened the view and experienced with our own eyes the differences that distinguish them use continuous.
The design of the two products in fact have some points in common, such as jack microUSB for charging and data exchange and a only physical button for turning on and standby (on Voyage is on the back of the body, on Paperwhite is on the lower edge of the frame). For the rest, however, the look of the two gadgets differ quite clearly.
The Voyage known immediately that it is a special item , dedicated to an audience of purists . By handling it known immediately lightness, compactness and robustness: its size is extremely small and the thickness is just 7.6 mm for a featherweight 180 grams. On the front, the symmetrical arrangement of elements reminiscent of the setting of a tablet of smaller size, while the rear wheel, takes the same plot polygonal feature of Kindle Fire tablets. Paperwhite is not that much less, but is the direct comparison that in everyday use is penalized by a decidedly conventional.
The main difference you notice when comparing the two products, however, is: the screen flush with the edge of Voyage against what lowered Paperwhite . Prefer one solution over the other may be a matter of personal taste. Hold an ebook reader from the edge raised minimizes the chance to turn the page in error; conversely a solution from the display level, you can browse books by swiping your finger from the edge, in a natural way and with little effort.
Voyage tries to bring together the best of both settings by placing Two sensors under pressure to the two vertical sides of the frame, which can be used to advance or back in the reading without moving a finger. Their sensitivity can be adjusted at will (but you can also turn off), so you do not run the risk of changing the page simply holding the reader with too much force. Similarly, anyone who wants to browse with the swipe from the edge can still do it.
Beyond the feature pages; however, it is the quality of the screen itself that makes it seem Voyage a magic item, an artifact in able to materialize text and images from another dimension. In particular viewing angles are unexceptionable , and the glass surface, smooth and pleasant to the touch than the solution adopted on Paperwhite, reflects only a small fraction of light in more than face his brother less expensive.
Yet the image display quality is different: the contrast, already excellent on Paperwhite, of Voyage is even more pronounced and produces characters that stand out better in the background. We’re splitting hairs, it is clear: both devices, with a resolution so high, have a sharpness of characters that has few rivals. But since the main difference between the two products is just the display, better take it into consideration as it should be.
Also because the functions within the two gadgets are identical, and the operations, the stopwatch hand, held in the same period of time . Downloads, menu navigation, updating pages: everything is fluid and fast. Only two other differences characterize devices. Meanwhile Paperwhite has a new character exclusively, Bookerly . Combines a more relaxed, as advertised, but only up to a point: nothing I can do to prefer buying this Kindle on the other (or a Kindle on a player from another manufacturer). And then there is lighting , which on Voyage is possible to bring up and that is more uniform, powerful and more neutral color; Paperwhite ago instead of the image looks slightly faded and yellowed.
In the light of these observations, the 50 euro extra requested by Amazon for its flagship solution would seem to be well spent. In reality this is not so: with high definition, after all, the new Paperwhite has a breakthrough than the previous generation and now, both in terms of ease of reading that fluidity of ‘experience, can satisfy even the hungriest bookworms. What Voyage adds to the package is a effect premium that it becomes possible to appreciate keeping the two objects side by side, but that hardly will miss those who decide for the cheapest alternative.
If you forward the bill in your wallet and you think is a strong player that a fetishist ebook, made this gift and choose Kindle Voyage. Otherwise, if you simply a faithful companion reading , choose well without hesitation Paperwhite: although arrivals from paper, it will disappoint you.
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