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Given the purported release of two new 6.8” Paperwhites, my expectations for a Kindle with a color display in the next year have dropped to near zero (they were low already). However, we might still hope these include the improved-contrast B&W panel that eInk announced earlier this year.
Likewise, I think we may never see a new Oasis. It is the latest high-priced Kindle to die of insufficiently robust sales, following the venerable Voyage and DXG before that.
Also it looks like there is no cellular or storage option for these new Paperwhites, so there will be fewer configurations produced than the PW4 had.
I’m guessing there may still be color options (it involves only last stage of assembly, so it should be relatively easy to provide these).
Hopefully there is also some sort of performance improvement along with this. I often find myself waiting several seconds for the UI to respond to a very common action, like selecting an item in library.
Next year, we should at least see a new basic Kindle, with at least an improved display and performance bump.
In any case, I will probably get the Signature.
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