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Kindle Oasis E-reader (Previous Generation - 9th) – Graphite, 7" High-Resolution Display (300 ppi), Waterproof, Built-In Audible, 32 GB, Wi-Fi (Closeout)

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  • Now available in Graphite or Champagne Gold.
  • Our largest, highest resolution display— 7” and 300 ppi, reads like real paper without glare, even in bright sunlight.
  • The first waterproof (IPX8) Kindle so you are free to read in even more places.
  • Now with Audible, listen to the world’s largest library of audiobooks. Pair with Bluetooth to take the story with you anytime, anywhere.
  • Thin and light ergonomic design with dedicated page turn buttons and adaptive front light so you can read even more comfortably for hours.
  • Keep reading—a single charge lasts weeks, not hours.
  • Enjoy twice the storage with 8 GB. Or choose 32 GB to hold more magazines, comics, newspapers, and audiobooks.
  • Instant access to new releases and bestsellers, or over a million titles at $2.99 or less. Prime members read free with unlimited access to over a thousand titles.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
651 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the readability, quality and screen size of the Kindle Oasis. For example, they mention it's easy to read, has sharp text and that it functions very well through reading. Some appreciate the portability. That said, opinions are mixed on battery life, cost, and lighting.

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122 customers mention115 positive7 negative

Customers find the book reader easy to read. They mention the text is sharp and clear enough to read anywhere. They also say the screen is readable in all lighting conditions and that it is easy to use in a dark room. Readers also appreciate the ability to slightly bold the text. Overall, they say it is a great product that is easy on the eyes.

"...It is terrific, uniformly illuminated and with a glare-free display that works well indoors or outdoors...." Read more

"...3. The ability to slightly bold the text is fantastic. It adds just enough readability that the slightly lower contrast is mainly mitigated.4...." Read more

"...What I want - for one thing, an eReader that you can easily read in a dark room...." Read more

"...The lighting is about as perfect as it gets. The text is super crisp. The increased screen size also means less page turning...." Read more

115 customers mention81 positive34 negative

Customers like the quality of the book reader. They say it's an amazing device, works well through reading, buying, and downloading books. They also say it holds a charge for about 4 days and is much more usable than paper whites.

"...beautiful metal (aluminum) construction, looks and feels great-- covers now provide ‘origami’ folding capability for reading--..." Read more

"...All in all, this is an amazing device and a luxury book reader...." Read more

"...It’s slippery. It’s cold. It’s not at all pleasant to the touch...." Read more

"...First off, the build quality is great; there is no question that this is a premium device. Navigating through the menus and screens is super snappy...." Read more

100 customers mention82 positive18 negative

Customers like the screen size of the book reader. They say that the larger size is nice, helps with reading, and is immediately noticeable. The high-resolution display 300 ppi lowers eyestrain and fatigue to near zero. The device is small and light, making it ideal for travel. The display is really outstanding, and images look richer and three dimensional.

"...If you generally want to read in peace, on a decent size screen, be able to look up words without leaving the page, build your vocabulary, toggle..." Read more

"...The larger size is immediately noticeable and for some people I am guessing that the 6” Kindle models may be more comfortable in the hand...." Read more

"...Images look much richer and three dimensional. Even very small text in images is crisp and clear.6...." Read more

"...1. I LOVE the larger screen. when coupled with the small font size, it is extremely close to what a real page in a book would be...." Read more

84 customers mention60 positive24 negative

Customers find the Kindle Oasis comfortable to hold. They also appreciate the offset design, which makes it perfect for gripping. Customers also say it feels very upscale and is the easiest most authentic feeling Kindle. They say it's portable yet large enough to hold with one hand.

"...The experience is not terrible, but the I hate the glare and there's just not enough real-estate on a phone for a good, long read...." Read more

"...10. It's lighter than the Paperwhite; feels better in the hand; and is reasonable waterproof.11. The screen is not blue!..." Read more

"...that when inserting the usb cable to charge this Oasis, it requires a more forceful push to fully engage the cable, which suggests to me that there..." Read more

"...This thing just feels amazing. Matter of fact it feels so good that I most often keep it out of the case when I read it (yes it feels that good)...." Read more

74 customers mention64 positive10 negative

Customers like the portability of the Kindle. They say it is very light, and the perfect size for at home or traveling. Some appreciate the weighted edge and the fact that it fits nicely in their purse. Overall, customers find the e-reader to be great for travel.

"...to pick it up, but when holding it in my hand it is comfortable and light weight...." Read more

"...10. It's lighter than the Paperwhite; feels better in the hand; and is reasonable waterproof.11. The screen is not blue!..." Read more

"...than the Voyage (6.8 vs 6.3 ounces), I seriously found that the Oasis feels lighter...." Read more

"...screen, more words on a page, virtually limitless book storage, light weight, and buttons are important considerations, if you use an e-reader a lot..." Read more

136 customers mention42 positive94 negative

Customers are mixed about the battery life of the Kindle Oasis. Some mention that it has a long battery life if you allow relatively dim lighting, while others say that it's not very good and they constantly get low battery warnings.

"...Why did I give 5 stars if I was disappointed in the battery life? Because, for me, it deserves it...." Read more

"...But from my first few days with it, the battery life does seem to be less." Read more

"...life that Amazon claims we should be getting, but, it lasts much longer than my iPad Pro and charges faster too, so there is that...." Read more

"...ago, and I have really struggled with how jaw-droppingly terrible the battery life is on this machine...." Read more

86 customers mention50 positive36 negative

Customers are mixed about the cost of the book reader. Some mention that it's worth the money, it'll last a long time, and it'd be a great gift. Others say that it is pricey and not worth the price.

"...It is terrific, uniformly illuminated and with a glare-free display that works well indoors or outdoors...." Read more

"...is not terrible, but the I hate the glare and there's just not enough real-estate on a phone for a good, long read...." Read more

"...At first, the offers were pretty good, but they ended up being for things I never need or care about...." Read more

"...the build quality is great; there is no question that this is a premium device. Navigating through the menus and screens is super snappy...." Read more

76 customers mention49 positive27 negative

Customers are mixed about the lighting of the book reader. Some say that the lighting is about as perfect as it gets, with a backlight and even screen light. However, others say that it looks like a screen with reversal of lighting, and that the device falls short with the screen lighting.

"...all while looking at an extremely crisp screen of words with very little glare at all (almost looks better with the sun), listen to audible..." Read more

"...lighting is adaptive with 2 ambient sensors (the Voyage has this capability too, but not the original Oasis)--..." Read more

"...one star because the blacks on the 2nd generation Oasis are not quite as dark as on the Paperwhite (at least my example from 2015)...." Read more

"...The Oasis, however, is one perfectly lit screen with no visible lights and no dark spots, anywhere!..." Read more

Kindle Oasis vs Kindle Voyage
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Kindle Oasis vs Kindle Voyage
(This review was originally posted on Among The Reads - amongTheReads.net)I do confess to loving technology, and I have owned the Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Touch, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Voyage. But I did have good reasons for each upgrade. 🙂After having my Kindle Voyage since 2014, I woke up one Saturday morning in October to discover it wouldn’t turn on. After a minor panic, I spent time searching the internet for cures and even called Amazon (only to lose the connection due to our terrible cell signal!) So my husband and I talked about it and decided that it was time to use the points we had been accumulating from our Amazon card and get me a new Kindle.I knew that I needed a Kindle with a built in light at a minimum. As I looked at the specs of each of the Kindles, I kept coming back to the slightly bigger screen of the Kindle Oasis and the fact it is waterproof (I have been known to read in the bathtub on occasion. After much deliberation and prayer for wisdom, I decided to order the Oasis and prepared to be Kindle-less until the end of the month.Fortunately, after a day of using my phone to read (yuck!), I did some more searching and found someone who recommended charging the Kindle directly to a wall outlet using a Kindle charger. I rolled my eyes and decided it was worth trying. And as strange as it sounds, that actually solved my problem! My husband graciously agreed to let me still get the new Kindle, on the condition that my old one would go to him.Kindle Oasis vs Kindle VoyageI have now had my Kindle Oasis for almost a week and wanted to share a comparison between the two models and give you my impressions.First off, the Oasis is not cheap. Starting at $249 for the version with wireless and “Special Offers” compared to the Voyage which is $199 for the same. Both are side-lit, both have the option to get the “free” cellular coverage (for an additional cost, of course).WiFi Only vs Free Cellular CoverageAfter getting the cellular coverage and not paying to remove the Special Offers on my first Kindle, I decided that WiFi works perfectly fine as I am mostly in places that I can get it, and when I’m not, I can use my phone as a hot-spot if I really have to download a new book when I’m at the airport or grocery store.Special Offers or not?And for me, it is worth it to pay to not have the Special Offers on the screen saver of my Kindle. At first, the offers were pretty good, but they ended up being for things I never need or care about. The worst part of the special offers, in my opinion, is that offers show up on the screensaver, and you have no control over the content. So I might have my Kindle on my desk at work with a picture of the cover of a horror book or a really steamy romance book. Or diapers. Sorry. Just not interested in having to see that!Kindle Oasis vs Kindle Voyage - ReviewThe picture attached has the Kindle Oasis on the left, the Voyage on the right. As you can see, the screen of the Oasis is considerably larger than the Voyage. Though I couldn’t discern a difference in the clarity of the text, there are more font options and more ways to control the appearance of the screen on the Oasis.You might also notice that the screen of the Voyage has a glare, while the Oasis does not. The overall color of the screen and the quality of the reading surface of the Oasis was significantly nicer than the Voyage. The description that keeps coming to mind is that is that the Oasis is “softer”, but not as in fuzzy text. It is just gentler on the eyes.Weight/FeelThough the weight of the Oasis is a half ounce more than the Voyage (6.8 vs 6.3 ounces), I seriously found that the Oasis feels lighter. As I started to write this review, I had it in my head that the half ounce difference was in favor of the Oasis and was an influencing factor. When I looked up the actual weights, I was surprised. My thought is that the larger size of the device has the weight distributed differently causing it be better balanced and thus feel lighter. Or something like that.The Oasis is much thinner than the Voyage, and is designed to be turned over so you can switch hands as you read for comfort. When I read in my recliner at home, I have my Kindle on a tablet arm, but I do spend quite a bit of time reading in other locations and have found that I really like the ability to flip it over and switch hands when I need to. Lately I’ve found that I like setting the display so I can have the wide part of the device at the bottom to hold it from there.The buttons for turning the pages are placed in a good spot. I have the option with the Oasis to either use the buttons or simply touch the screen to navigate. I find I use both options, probably because I’m not used to using the buttons on the Voyage.Power ButtonThe one thing I don’t like is the placement of the power button. It is at the bottom of the Kindle (if you are holding it with the buttons on the left) and close to the edge. Normally it isn’t a bad thing, but I keep thinking that when I have it in the tablet arm that the mechanism that holds the Kindle will press on the button and turn it off. So far, I’ve been able to place it so that doesn’t happen. However, I have to confess that I have been known to read while I brush my teeth, placing my Kindle between the sink and the mirror. In the week I’ve had the Kindle, it has turned off in the middle of my brushing. As soon as I see it happening, I realize that I once again placed it with the power button against the counter, and the weight of the device causes it to sink into the button and thus turn it off. How embarrassing!CapacityWhile I don’t tend to read multiple books at the same time, I do get lazy about removing them from my Kindle. And when I get a new book from Amazon, it is sent to the Kindle by default. As the device fills up, it slows down, which is annoying. The storage on the Voyage is 4 GB, which sounds like a lot, but I have managed to get to the slow-down point on it quite easily. The Oasis starts at 8 GB and if you want, you can get it with up to 32 GB of storage. I don’t plan on using it for Audible, so I should have lots of room for my e-books on it.Overall ImpressionOverall, I have to say I’m delighted with the Oasis. It is hard to say if I would have paid this much for the upgrade if I didn’t have the points available because it wasn’t an option for us at this time, but I really, really like my new Oasis. And the way I see it, what I paid for it is less than a few nice-looking bookshelves and much harder to make look messy or cluttered.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Expensive – But Terrific – Larger Display, Audio Book capability, Waterproof
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2017
Just short of ten years from the date Amazon introduced the very first Amazon this 9th generation Kindle has been released. Amazon called their new device a Kindle, meaning ‘to light a fire’. (original release date was November 19, 2007; this new model October 31, 2017).

Like the original Oasis this is Amazon’s most expensive model, but in my opinion the new features of this Oasis do justify the higher price. Customers asked Amazon for a larger display, for a waterproof Kindle, for audiobook capability – and this new model has all of those features, and more.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW OASIS?

The larger display may be the most immediately noticeable difference, and the waterproof capability may be the most significant for many users, and many users will cheer that they can finally play their audiobooks with this Kindle, but for me the biggest difference is that unlike the original Oasis (https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Oasis-reader-Leather-Charging/dp/B015YKFBC2/) with the battery contained in both the Oasis and the cover, the battery for this new model is fully enclosed in the Oasis itself.

This means that you can use any cover you want, and finally I have an Oasis that has a cover that folds ‘origami’ style so I can read when eating or at my desk, just like my trusty old Voyage (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IOY8XWQ/).

The key differences are the following:

-- larger display, 7” vs 6” for all other current Kindle models (the early Kindle DX, discontinued in 2014, had a 9.7” display).
-- the display has more elements (12 vs 10 LEDs in original Oasis) for better lighting uniformity
-- display brightness range is about 10% greater (brightest level is higher)
-- lighting is adaptive with 2 ambient sensors (the Voyage has this capability too, but not the original Oasis)
-- waterproof (first time for any Kindle)
-- audiobook capability (see more detailed discussion later in this review)
-- greater storage capability for both Kindle books and audiobooks – 8 or 32 GB (vs 4 GB for other Kindles)
-- beautiful metal (aluminum) construction, looks and feels great
-- covers now provide ‘origami’ folding capability for reading
-- software updates provide greater variation in font sizes (14 sizes vs 8 previously) and boldness can now be varied for all fonts (5 levels of boldness; previously Amber Bold was the sole font available with Bold)
-- now uses 4G LTE connectivity if that version is purchased (previously 3G)
-- Amazon says this new Oasis has faster page turns (they claim up to 20% faster) due to software and display improvements (and maybe a better processor?)
-- the battery is entirely within the Oasis

USING THE NEW OASIS

The larger size is immediately noticeable and for some people I am guessing that the 6” Kindle models may be more comfortable in the hand. I can barely reach across the face of the Oasis to pick it up, but when holding it in my hand it is comfortable and light weight.

This new Oasis uses the same shape as the earlier Oasis, with a ‘bump’ in the rear of the device that shifts the weight to one side. The page turn buttons are located on that side as well, so the display will automatically ‘flip’ if the Oasis is turned to hold in one hand or another.

HOW GOOD IS THE NEW DISPLAY?

All of the earlier lighted Kindle models have had various issues with uneven lighting and customer complaints that the source of the lighting at the side or bottom of the display was distracting. I have one of the first generation Paperwhite models, a Voyage, and the original Oasis, and I’ve never been bothered by the lighting or had some of the issues that some customers have experienced, but I could detect the lighting sources for those earlier models.

With this new Oasis, I’ve tried very hard to see if the LEDs can be detected and I do not see anything whatsoever. It is terrific, uniformly illuminated and with a glare-free display that works well indoors or outdoors.

WATERPROOF?

This Oasis has a waterproof rating of IPX8 which translates to protection against immersion of 1 meter or more (Amazon states up to 2 meters for 60 minutes in fresh water). I have noticed that when inserting the usb cable to charge this Oasis, it requires a more forceful push to fully engage the cable, which suggests to me that there is an internal protection within the charging port to keep water out.

Amazon provides instructions with the Oasis for drying it out if it is submerged or becomes wet.

No, I have not tried soaking my Oasis in the bathtub to see if it still works afterwards! I prefer to take Amazon’s word for it!

AUDIOBOOK CAPABILITY!

Amazon has had Bluetooth built into a couple of recent models, for example the current basic Kindle model has Bluetooth and can be paired with a speaker to use text-to-speech. However this is the only current model to include the ability to download Audible audiobooks onto the Oasis and then play them with paired speakers or headphones / earbuds.

Once the Oasis is paired with a Bluetooth audio device, then the Oasis can be used to store audiobooks and play them whenever desired.

This audiobook capability is the reason Amazon made this Oasis available with significantly more storage space than other Kindles – 8 or 32 GB vs 4 GB for all other Kindles.

EXPENSIVE BUT THE OPTIONS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

I paid $309.99 for my previous Oasis, which included the leather case, without special offers and wi-fi only.

This new Oasis has a ‘base price’ of $249.99 but depending upon how you configure it, the price can be much higher:

-- $20 to remove special offers
-- $30 to upgrade to 32 GB storage
-- $44.99 for fabric cover
-- $59.99 for leather cover
-- $50.00 for wi-fi + cellular connectivity but if the Oasis is purchased this way then it automatically bundles with the 32 GB storage and removes special offers (separately those total $50)

Some examples of Oasis prices would therefore be:
-- least expensive Oasis = $294.98 (base Oasis, 8 GB, wi-fi only, special offers, fabric cover)
-- least expensive Oasis with leather cover = $309.98 (base Oasis, 8 GB, wi-fi only, special offers, leather cover)
-- most expensive Oasis = $409.98 (base Oasis, 32 GB, wi-fi + cellular, without special offers, leather cover)

A charger / power adaptor is not included. Amazon’s own 5W model is $19.99 and is a bit expensive. An equally capable charger can be purchased here on Amazon for much less.
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