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Old 09-11-2010, 11:07 AM   #8
Logiedan
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Originally Posted by jswinden View Post
Here are two side by side comparisons of the new Pearl eInk screen in my Kindle WiFi and the retina display from the touch 4th gen. The Pearl is on top and the touch on bottom. I didn't have the same book installed on the Kindle, so this is a different book and probably a different font, but they are close to the same size. Once again this is a composite from full size 12 MP photos. In all fairness the K3 does not have backlighting, nevertheless the retina display is much clearer than the Pearl eInk.

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I'm very doubtful of the quality of the Kindle Wifi photo. If you look at these up close photos of the K3, you'll see that the text is much crisper than your photos make it seem.
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