The more I use the new Oasis 2 the more convinced I am that it may be the most comfortable e-reader I have ever used. The weight is at least nominally shifted to the side that you hold it on. There is that nice wide bezel to grip. And this might sound strange but as soon as my hands have even the smallest amount of moisture to them from holding it (gross I know) the aluminum back kind of... "sticks"... to my finger tips making it even easier to grip. Wow... that is way too much information. Also the little groove area in the back makes for a perfect area to wrap my fingers around the back and grip it. I can easily hold the Oasis 2 completely vertically with just a couple fingers behind the bulge area and it won't slip out of my hand.
And the 7-inch screen is very nice. Not life changing compared to your typical 6-inch screen on an e-ink e-reader... but you learn to appreciate the larger screen the more that you use it I find.
Oh and also, it is actually .2 oz lighter than my Nook Glowlight 3 despite having the larger screen so it doesn't generally feel too heavy to me. Now, if you put a case on it I can see how that might make it feel fairly heavy or burdensome. But without it the weight seems acceptable and doesn't hurt my wrists yet (yet... we will see).
Last edited by Anthem; 12-19-2017 at 12:33 PM.
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