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Originally Posted by kyôdai
Again, I feel like I have made my point clear. 
The purpose of the Oasis design was (according to Amazon) a "lightweight and ergonomic" reader. They achieved this by making the cover (and originally the battery) detachable, so you had something to grip on one side and to shed some weight while reading.
The original Oasis weighed only 131g (without cover), a whooping 74g less then the Paperwhite at the time and 50g less then the Voyage or other 6" readers.
What is left of this?
The ergonomics are debatable, since there is no detachable cover anymore... (And there are also quite a few people, who don't like the shape of the current Oasis.)
I am not saying the current Oasis is heavy, but again, it is not particulary "lightweight" either. It weighs 188g, almost the same as the Libra H2O (192g) and only 9g less then the Forma (197g), despite the Forma having a much bigger 8" display.
I kind of disagree with that as well.
Amazon has not touched the Oasis design in 4 years.
When they released the almost identical Oasis 3 in 2019, they did not even bother to correct their massive design flaw with the weak magnets, which might have made the Oasis concept more viable again.
I am sure, there will be some sort of successor (probably with a bigger screen), but it won't be another Oasis. |
The ergonomics aren't debatable, as Kobo has copied the shape for their premium readers, the Forma and the Libra. Yes, as with anything, there are people who prefer the traditional shape, but obviously enough people like the design.
What they should change is that metal back. That indeed isn't ergonomic at all. Kobo was wise enough not to copy that.