A lot discussion and buzz on Kindle 3 on the web now. As an avid reader you are still thinking whether you should go for any dedicated ereader like Kindle now. Or you might own a Kindle 2, and thinking about switching to new Kindle; but not quite sure what are the benefits that you’ll receive from new Kindle. Let’s check it from the following table:
Feature |
Kindle 2 |
Kindle 3 |
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| Display size | 8″ x 5.3″ x0.36″ | 7.5″ x 4.8″ x 0.335″
21% smaller |
| Weight | 10.2 ounces | Wifi-only: 8.5 ounces 3G+wifi: 8.7 ounces 15% lighter |
| Storage | 2 GB | 4GB |
| Screen | eInk | eInk Pearl with proprietory screen technology 50% better contrast, and 20% higher refresh rate |
| Battery life (wireless off) | 2 weeks | 1 month |
| Battery life (wireless on) | 4 days | Wifi-only: 3 weeks 3G+wifi: 10 days |
| Font Style | 1 font: Caecilia | 3 fonts: Caecilia, a condensed version of Caecilia, and sans ser |
| Language scripts | Only Latin & Greek scripts | Latin & Greek, Cyrillic (such as Russian), Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean characters (CJK) |
| Text-to-Speech | Only text in the ebook | Text in the ebook & Voice Guide enabling the option of listening to content listings on the home screen, item descriptions, and all menu options |
| PDF support | Pan & zoom, potrait & landscape modes | Pan & zoom, potrait & landscape modes, notes and highlights, dictionary look-up, and password-protected PDFs, adjust contrast in PDFs |
| Password Protection | No | Yes, can choose to lock your Kindle automatically when you’re not using it |
| Browser | Simple | Webkit-based, article mode, download unprotected .mobi, .prc and kindle format (.awz, .awz1) and .txt files directly from the browser |
| Visibility on screen | While reading top bar always stays | Top bar auto-disappear while reading allowing more reading space |
| Keyboard | Bigger with number row on the top | smaller, No number row on the top. Use Alt+top row alphabets to type numbers |
| Microphone | No | There’s a microphone on the Kindle 3 that’s currently not being used |
| Cover | sold separately, simple cover | sold separately, supports lighted cover that doesn’t require any battery |
| Price | $189 | Wifi-only: $139 3G+wifi: $189 |
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