It has a flush glass screen similar to the Kindle Voyage, but there are cutouts for physical
page turn buttons instead of sensors.
Not exact matches
Nine tips to create a landing
page for your business that
turns visitors into leads,
instead of sending them toward the back
button.
It is so nice to have the
page turn buttons on both sides
instead of having to physically
turn the device around.
The OS still feels sluggish, especially when you choose to
turn your
pages using the touch - screen
instead of the physical side
buttons.
The ideal e-ink Kindle would have hardware
page -
turn buttons and a touch screen, and the Voyage is the first one to promise that, but
instead of
buttons, they've added «pressure - based
page turn sensors with haptic feedback.»
You can now
turn pages with the swish of the finger,
instead of having to use external
buttons.
The left and right bezels contain rubber - covered
page -
turning buttons if you choose to use them
instead, but they're poorly implemented (although very quiet).
When you download a custom e-reading app you can't use the manual
page turn buttons,
instead you have to rely on the touchscreen.
I can see how audio would be popular, but I think it better could be improved
instead with: —
page turn buttons; — greater processing power / speed for better responsiveness; — better pdf support for manga / comics / textbooks; — and color e-ink and higher ppi for displaying maps and book covers as well reading manga / comics / magazines (which are still sometimes fuzzy or hard to read at 300 ppi, in my opinion).
There are
page turn buttons, but they are on the bottom of the screen
instead of on the side.
They managed to pull this off because they decided to forgo manual
page turn buttons and
instead relies exclusively on the touchscreen display.
This is a bare bones reader, it does not have wireless internet access or a touchscreen,
instead you have to navigate around using the D - Pad and
page turn buttons.
Gone are the
page -
turn buttons that used to edge the sides of the Amazon Kindle;
instead, you now use the touch screen to flip back and forth.
The joystick of Kindles past has been replaced with a directional pad that sits next to the keyboard
instead of under the
page turn buttons on the right side.
Instead of using
buttons to
turn pages, search the text or scroll up and down, you interact with the screen the same way that you would a smartphone or tablet.
One of the ways Sony saved many was abandoning the costly touchscreen technology and
instead went with physical
page turn keys, D - Pad and manual
page turn buttons.
I would recommend never to use the touchscreen,
instead rely on the
page turn buttons.
There are no manual
page turn buttons,
instead everything is done via the software.
I especially miss the microSD slot (especially if only 500 MB is available for sideloaded content), plus the
page turn buttons (I didn't use them as intended, but
instead as shortcuts to apps after I rooted the device).
For starters, the Story HD has no
page -
turning buttons alongside the display;
instead, those chores are left to the four - way navigation bar beneath the screen.
Maybe I sound lazy, wanting to be able to
turn the
page with a simple click on the screen
instead of a
button.
Neither models have a touchscreen;
instead they have physical
buttons for navigating and
turning pages.
Believe it or not, when I switch back to paper, I find
turning pages (
instead of just pressing a
button) slows me down!
My second nitpick is that I hit a few
buttons accidentally: the
page turn buttons (which now depress toward the edge
instead of the middle like on the K2) and the
buttons near the new 5 - way controller.
Having dedicated
buttons allow you to rest your finger on the
button and press down when you need to
turn the
page,
instead of moving a finger to tap on the screen.
It has PagePress sensors with touch response
instead of mechanical
buttons for
page turning, tempered protection glass with High Gloss coating, and screen backlit with adaptive lighting sensor.
The Voyage also has physical
buttons along the left and right edges that you can squeeze to
turn pages (
instead of having to swipe or tap the screen), and the Voyage has a smaller, slimmer body than the Paperwhite.
As far as the next - generation device goes, bloggers presume that Kindle 2 will have a joystick
instead of a scroll wheel with a
button re-design to prevent accidental
page turns.
I liked the
page turn buttons but would have preferred them on both sides
instead of having to rotate the device when I wanted to switch hands — rotating to me was a reading distraction.
In design terms, the new Kindle Oasis follows the same slightly square - ish design path that its predecessor took —
instead of uniform bezels on all four sides, there are relatively slim bezels on three sides and one extremely wide and thick side, with two
buttons on it for
turning pages — by default the key above moves the book a
page ahead and the one below takes you to the previous
page, but these can be reversed.