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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I think Amazon did e-ink no favors when they named their tablets Kindle Fire. They just muddied the waters and many think Kindles are tablets.
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Or sticking with 167 dpi (600 x 800?) for the Kindle Basic.
All 6
"
2007: Kindle 1, 167 dpi (600 x 800) only 4 shades and greyish.
2010: KK3, 167 dpi (600 x 800) but nearly as bright as current screens and 16 levels (The DXG was DX upgraded to have a better screen).
2011: Kindle Touch 167 dpi (600 x 800), basically similar screen to KK3.
2012: PW 1, 212 dpi (758×1024)
2012: Kindle 5, 167 dpi (600 x 800), no touch screen.
2013: PW 2. Same screen as PW1
2014: Kindle 7 167 dpi (600 x 800). Updated Kindle Touch as Basic model.
2014: Voyage 1, 300 dpi (1072 x1448)
2015: PW 3, 300 dpi (1072 x 1448)
2016: Oasis 1. 300 dpi also 6" (it's the 2017 Oasis 2 that's 300 dpi & 7
", like a Kobo Libra)
2018: PW 4, 300 dpi (1072 x 1448), but with a flush bezel.
2019: Basic, 167 dpi, gets front lights.
So after 9 years of a better than 167 dpi Kindle, it's time they stopped selling the awful Basic? A front light is lipstick on a pig.
2010: Sony PRS650, a 6" touch, was only 167 dpi (600 x 800). The PRS350 had same 600 x 800 but on 5".
2011: Kobo Touch, 167 dpi (600 x 800) and 6".
2012: Nook Simple Touch, 167 dpi (600 x 800) and 6".
So basically the current Kindle Basic is not much better than 11 and 10 year old models from the competition, then.
It would only be more exploitive if the Basic was free. With or without adverts, frontlight on or off, it's a poor reading experience.