Essentially discarding the previous design in favor of a paper - thin display attached to a somewhat
thicker side grip, the Oasis is as different from its e-book reader predecessor as the second generation Kindle was from Amazon's first e-reader, which was introduced in 2007.
Not exact matches
It is extra
thick offering the ultimate comfort for your workout and also features a double -
sided non-slip
grip for safety.
The
thick side is designed for
gripping the device, while the thinner and lighter
side enables the device to feel comfortable and well balanced in the hand.
The screen size should be the same as the paperwhite's but with no bezel (you hold it by its
sides like an iPhone), and
thick (approximately 3/8»
thick, like a paperback book), and with an ergonomic
grip on the
sides along with physical page turn buttons also on the
sides.
Otherwise, the design of the Kindle Oasis remains the same, with all the brains in one
side of the device forming a
grip, while the body stretches to support the display is only a 3.4 mm
thick.
A
thicker bezel on the right
side offers more to
grip and two page - turning buttons, but lefties aren't left out: An accelerometer will flip the screen if you hold it with the other hand.