Amazon's latest flagship model, the Kindle Oasis, was officially launched yesterday. The price of the Kindle Oasis is 290 dollars (about 1900 yuan), while the price of the Bank of China version is 2399 yuan, including Oasis itself+battery shell.
The Kindle Oasis has a body size of 143 × 122 × 3.4-8.5 mm, 3.4 mm at the thinnest part and 8.5 mm at the thickest part. It is asymmetrical in design and weighs about 131g (without leather case). It adopts 6-inch Carta 1.2 ultra clear touch ink screen, 16 levels of grayscale, 300ppi, 4GB built-in storage.
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, said: "We hope the Kindle will disappear, and the Kindle Oasis has made a big step forward in this regard. This is the most advanced Kindle product ever launched by us. It is thin and ultra light. Like disappearing, it immerses you in the world of words."
In addition, the Kindle Oasis is equipped with a sleep mode to minimize standby power consumption when the device is not active. The battery capacity of the fuselage is reduced because the fuselage is very thin, but Amazon did not specify the capacity of the built-in battery.
The Kindle Oasis uses the same 6-inch 300ppi screen as the Kindle Voyage. In addition, 10 LED front reading lights are used, while 6 for Voyage and 4 for Paperwhite.
The Kindle Oasis uses an asymmetric design. Amazon said its design concept is to balance the feeling of holding the Oasis with one hand, just like holding the spine of a book.
In addition, Amazon has also launched a protective case with built-in battery for the Kindle Oasis, which is similar in appearance to the retro leather notebook, and is quite textured.
Because the body adopts an asymmetrical ultra-thin design, the capacity of the built-in battery has been reduced. Amazon specially designed a charging protective case for Oasis, which is said to have a "several months long" endurance when used together, and can provide at least 7 weeks of endurance.
The inner side is made of soft flannelette, which can well protect the fragile ink screen.
The case is available in three colors, all in leather design.
The Kindle Oasis is also the most expensive e-reader product launched by Amazon, and its price can also be regarded as a breakthrough. The standard version of the Kindle Voyage still on sale is 1499 yuan, the Kindle Paperwhite is 958 yuan, and the entry-level Kindle is 499 yuan. How many people are willing to pay for the 2399 yuan e-reader?