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

Well, Ive let the cat out of the bag -- the Oasis often flips the page when I dont want it to do so. Just shifting my finger a little on the bezel will often flip the page. This is a nuissance. I have not found a setting to reduce the sensitivity of the screen or turn the touch screen off ... because, well, you dont really need the touch screen because the two forward and back buttons work beautifully. I have increased text size a little and its a joy to read. It feels lighter than my old kindle touch thats not holding a charge very well any more. Actually, the Oasis runs the battery down pretty fast, too, I have just disabled the bluetooth and hopefully that will improve things. I have a wooden stand for my kindle(s) and the design of the Oasis with one fat edge and one thin edge makes it lop-sided when I have it on the stand to read while having breakfast. Questionable design choice. Ive had the Kindle Oasis for some months now, and I must report that the battery life is truly dreadful, even with the backlight turned off and the kindle not in use for a few days the battery low warning comes up if I forgot to turn airplane mode on - in other words the wifi sucks it dry very very quickly. I have struck other problems lately. Sometimes it just gets stuck on a page. Buttons dont work, touch screen doesnt work. Fortunately powering it down and back up resolves this, for the time being, otherwise Id have a very expensive piece of technologic trash on my hands - but it truly isnt a good look. I have revised my rating from 4 stars to 2 stars.

In almost every respect, this is the best Kindle Ive ever owned. The only disappointment Ive had is that its just a tiny bit too heavy, and the metal back is a bit slippery. I can overlook this for two software features: white text on black (for night time reading) and the ability to disable the touchscreen (always, so my thumb can go anywhere to help support the weight and keep comfortable).

Oasis is great in every way except the dictionary takes more than a second to pop up definitions.

Had this product for four months and it won turn off so that I can reset it. Can’t read during these train times and worse yet Amazon isn’t taking any calls so I can’t get any help

Battery life is terrible. Have had this for just about a year and if I let it sit overnight even after charging all day this thing will be dead in the morning. Have a cheaper older Kindle that I keep I my car and only gets charged when the car is on and I dont have any problems with that one keeping a charge even with it sitting in a car in the cold and heat. I would normally get a case for any hand held device, but even if I didnt want to, this one needs one, it is very slippery to hold without one. This is not to say that I dont like this device, just wish the battery life wasnt an issue.

I can never go back to a paperwhite having now used the Oasis. I also noticed that in the month since I have owned this kindle, I have read twice as many books as I averaged in previous months, and to me that is the bottom line with this product: it’s way more responsive, it’s more comfortable to read with, the battery life is better and recharges insanely fast... to quote Ferris Bueler, if you have the means, I highly recommend it.

I use it instead of paper books.

Love my new Kindle, the buttons are the best feature, the resolution is good and has helped get back on reading

Es un producto que no puede faltar si te gusta la lectura

First device Ive used that disappears into the background and puts the words on the page first. Super quality build, super thoughtful features. The device is handed, the ridge makes it very comfortable to hold in your right hand with your fingers naturally falling (well for someone with my sized hand at least, YMMV (Your Mitts May Vary). But dont worry, if you turn it upside down it, now it fits perfectly in your left hand. The slick bit is the screen flips more or less instantly and the buttons switch functions. The screen is crystal clear and you can adjust the light strength and colour to your hearts content, I really like the ability to set a schedule that adjusts the brightness and colour. All in all, this critter is pricey compared to other kindles but its worth every penny.