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Originally Posted by rem736
i thought that at the very least, the new kindle paperwhite would be smaller in size than the existing paperwhite. the new kobo aura has a 6" screen and yet managed to be smaller than the paperwhite.
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By not making a marginal change in the size of the device, it means that all those existing accessories will still work with the new device which is good for consumers, the oems making that stuff and amazon itself as it is one less barrier to an upgrade for people that were unsure.
The other thing to bear in mind is that the device is already a comfortable size for people to hold for extended durations and that is not going to definitely improve if they shrank it further.