Ever since Amazon launched the Kindle Colorsoft last year, we’ve been curious about the trade-offs that came with the color display. Well, Amazon has just spilled the beans: their black-and-white Kindles offer a superior reading experience! Here’s the scoop:
Amazon has quietly updated the FAQs on some of their color Kindles, admitting that the monochrome Kindle Paperwhite provides a “slightly crisper” display for your ebooks. This tidbit was spotted by Good e-Reader and later confirmed by Android Police.
Now, don’t go panicking if you’ve already invested in a Colorsoft model. Amazon is quick to assure us that these ereaders still deliver a “high-quality reading experience.” The difference lies in brightness and texture – the color Kindles just have a slightly different feel.
In our review of the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft, we had no complaints about the display, finding it snappy, sharp, and perfect for comics. The color is added via a separate layer, the Kaleido 3 color display from E Ink, supporting a whopping 4,096 hues.
While Amazon was the first to bring color to their Kindles, their rival Kobo actually beat them to the punch and might offer better value for money with their color ereaders, the Libra Colour and the Clara Colour.
We haven’t had a chance to fully review the latest Kindle Scribe Colorsoft yet, but our first impressions are positive, and it does add stylus support. So, while the color ereader displays might be a tad less sharp, it’s nothing to worry about.
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