The only other truly notable feature is the page-turn buttons on the Kindle Oasis. That said, public Wi-Fi and phone hotspots are now so easily available that this feature isn’t really needed any longer, hence why Amazon seems to have dropped it. The Oasis is now the only Kindle to support a cellular connection, so that may be a bonus for you if you’re away from the house a lot. Neither of these devices comes with speakers or a headphone port however, both have Bluetooth capabilities and can support streaming Audible audiobooks to a separate Bluetooth speaker or headphones. Kindle Paperwhite: special features Brenda Stolyar/Digital Trends We would expect software updates to be on the same schedule for both devices and although the Oasis is now rather old for a Kindle, Amazon is still dedicated to supporting it with updates until 2026. While there’s no room for expansion via MicroSD card, you do get free cloud storage for all your Amazon content. The Oasis has an edge in storage, with an option for 32GB of storage, but unless you’re packing in a whole lot of comics or audiobooks, you’re unlikely to feel that benefit. That means both have features like Whispersync, which lets you keep your place across devices, and both come with optional ads on the lock screen, which lowers the price. The software on the Kindle Oasis and Kindle Paperwhite is largely identical there are just a few extra options with the Oasis. Kindle Paperwhite: software and updates Amazon Winner: Kindle Paperwhite Kindle Oasis vs. The Paperwhite’s USB-C port is a huge bonus, though, and it means most people will no longer need to find an extra cable for their device. The Oasis’s charging speed is a slight edge, but with battery life measured in weeks, leaving your Kindle on charge for an extra hour is hardly a hardship. With weeks of battery life, you’ll not need to worry about longevity with any Kindle. The Kindle Paperwhite, on the other hand, takes around two and a half hours to top up, even with the new USB-C port. It wins back some goodwill, with it taking just two hours to fully charge from a 5W charger and around three hours from a computer USB port. Unfortunately, the Kindle Oasis still relies on an outdated Micro-USB port for charging. However, it stands to reason that the Oasis must have a bigger battery since it has a bigger display to power. There’s no stated battery capacity, as Amazon prefers to describe battery life for both Kindles as up to six weeks from a single charge based on half an hour of reading a day.

The Oasis used to have an edge over the Paperwhite, but that edge has eroded with time, and the new Paperwhite is blistering fast (for an e-reader, that is). Kindle Paperwhite: performance, battery life, and charging Brenda Stolyar/Digital TrendsĪmazon doesn’t specify processors and RAM in its e-book readers, but the Kindle Oasis and the Kindle Paperwhite are both responsive and slick to navigate. It’s a much smaller gap than it used to be, however. The 2021 Paperwhite is much improved, but the Oasis still holds an edge in pure LED count and an automatically adjusting blue light filter. Both devices support automatic brightness, but we found that it worked a lot better with the Oasis, whereas we often had to manually adjust the Paperwhite. The Oasis also boasts more LEDs than the Paperwhite, so it offers more lighting levels and better uniformity around the screen, though the difference isn’t likely to be huge. However, you can set up an automatic switch between modes based on time, which fulfills much of the same tole. Only the Oasis’s display will automatically adjust, though, making it the better choice if you change between light and dark a lot. Both devices allow you to filter out blue light at night using warm-toned LEDs, making nighttime reading a more pleasurable experience. The Oasis has a bigger 7-inch screen, but the Paperwhite’s updated 2021 model has increased its size to a 6.8-inch display. While the Oasis and Paperwhite both have sharp screens rated at 300 pixels per inch, there are some important differences. The Oasis comes in a choice of graphite or champagne gold, but the Paperwhite turns the tables with a selection of black, agave green, or denim.īoth e-book readers have an IPX8 rating, which means splashes and rain are nothing to worry about in fact, they’re protected against immersion in up to 6.5 feet of fresh water for up to an hour. While the Oasis boasts a svelte aluminum body, with a thicker section at one side that houses physical turn page buttons, the Paperwhite is matte plastic, with chunkier bezels around the smaller screen and no physical turn page buttons. There’s a big difference between the Oasis and Paperwhite in the looks department.

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