Upgrade from Paperwhite 4 to Voyage
As the title states this is what I did. Sold my 2019 Paperwhite for a second hand Kindle Voyage. After selling the paperwhite and purchasing a 2nd hand Voyage with Origami case I even had £10 change left to buy some ebooks.
Overall, I'm really impressed by the Voyage and enjoy reading on it way more. Couple of key points:
1. Ergonomics. The Voyage is a pleasure to hold. Super slim and comfortable and actually pocketable. It just feels way more premium than the Paperwhite.
2. The Screen. I'm not sure why but the contrast and clarity of text is seem significantly better on the Voyage. It reminds me of the old Kindle Keyboard clarity before Amazon make the jump to capacitive screens - which seemed to introduced a diffusive blurry quality to the screen, but the Voyage seems to avoid this somehow.
3. The haptic page turns. Love these more than I expected. Once again I miss the old Kindle Keyboard buttons and for me the flush haptic implementation is the best of both worlds. Gives me solid page turns without introducing mechanical buttons that collect dust and enlarge the unit's size (re Oasis).
4. The Oragami case. This is the most surprising positive. I never realised how convenient standing the kindle up can be. I now read way more over breakfast and in the bathroom. It's just super convenient and I don't think I could go back to a normal case anymore.
I hope you find my impressions useful. Here's hoping one day Amazon release a new Voyage. So far I'm not sold on the larger physical size of the Oasis, although I appreciate they're also great e-readers.
Last edited by max99; 09-27-2021 at 09:34 AM.
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