International Version – Kindle Oasis – Now with adjustable warm light - 8 GB, Graphite

Ive had several paperwhites so Im experienced with ereaders. The Oasis has terrible battery life. When I returned it the customer service person neglected to inform me my new $250 Oasis would be replaced with a used/refurbished one. The refurbished one has the same terrible battery life. This is a common problem with this ereader. I wish I had never spent the money on this as Im now stuck with a defective device. The battery life loses power quickly and doesnt last more than a day. My 5 year old iPad Air lasts longer than this does. In addition its impossible to hold in one hand and uncomfortable to read at night while going to sleep.

Not impressed. When paying US$260 for an e-reader, I did have some expectations. I wish the wider screen and orientation sensor would justify the higher price. I hope it would be a big step up from the cheaper kindles out there. However, as an avid fan of comic books, my reading experience with the Oasis has been a huge disappointment. The kindle version of comic books does not take advantage of the generous screen size, and the so called orientation sensor simply isnt available in kindle comic books. You can only read the strips with the default portrait mode. That means you still end up with small pictures and texts, because the files are basically pdfs, so you do need to pinch and zoom for larger pictures, which results in headache inducing lagging. How about reading of normal books? Well, the screen does look significantly better than my Samsung smartphone. Yay, no more eye strain. The aluminium body is light and thin, though a little slippery to hold in my opinion. My main problem with the device is that the user experience isnt particularly impressive. I expected buttery smoothness in operation and simplicity of steps to get what you want). If you want to change orientation, the so called auto sensor only stick to ONE orientation. It will only turn 180°, meaning it stays portrait if you turn it around upside down. Wanna change to landscape mode? Pls press multiple buttons to get there. I still wonder why Amazon still wont let users access their screenshots with the Kindle itself. Who would connect the device with a computer just to get to the root file folder! Come on! Amazon! Make your Kindle smarter!

Much more practical than physical books. Though it has these annoying flaws that I expect to be gone with the next generation of Kindle readers: 1. Not exactly like white paper of a new physical book. The background has an earthy grey tint. You need more light for acceptable contrast. 2. No purely red light night time mode. The warmest color setting still emits plenty of blue and green light that lowers your sleep quality. 3. Its cold and slippery. Doesnt feel that good in your hands. No good grip.

I had an old kindle basic before I decided to get this one, and I love the shape, the brightness and temperature features, however, the battery life doesnt even compare. While the basic lasted for weeks, I have to charge this one every 2-3 days even when the brightness is completely down to 0. It is overall a great product if you enjoy reading anywhere, just be aware you probably need to carry a charger.

I agree with many of the negative reviews you read here. The 2 major flaws are the slippery aluminum back and just the fact that this isn’t 2.5 times better than a PaperWhite. The bigger screen and the adjustable temperature are great. Also love that you can flip it and the screen adjusts. But 270 dollars?? Come on Amazon. I thought that your pricing was supposed to be pro-consumer but this is a rip-off. I’d be surprised if this cost more than 60 dollars to manufacture. Give us a break!!!

I moved up to Oasis from a Paperwhite Mk7. There are improvements in lighting, weight and total quality. Battery life is somewhat shorter.

I like it, I’m just not sure if it’s much better than cheaper versions for the price difference

the KINDLE OASIS worked well 1 month and the screen was damaged, I made the international return by dhl, in the tracking number it appears that it was received by amazon and so far they do not return my money, do not buy this product from amazon, it has no guarantee and there is no way to communicate with them.

The oasis browser is not very good. I guess that is why it says experimental browser. If you are used to downloading books from your local library, do not buy this model. It is not compatible with cloud library. I check with both chat on kindle and my local library and got the same answer.

My Kindle pedigree is one Kindle, then 2 Paperwhites and now an Oasis. I am disappointed with the Oasis. All of the others worked fine everywhere. The Oasis is almost impossible for me to read in bed. Since this is one of my favorite times of day - needless to say I am not enjoying the Oasis and have gone back to reading regular books at night. I am hopeful this one will go bad soon. Then I can go back to one of the others JackH