Amazon Kindle Voyage (2014), starting from £ 169 – Express.co.uk

AARON BROWN

The Voyage is targeted squarely at those readers who are truly passionate about Kindles

Amazon has enjoyed enormous success with dry its range the Kindle e-readers affordable have become virtually synonymous with the entire e-ink category.

Until now the US retail giant has always strived to keep prices low Kindle – safe in the knowledge That readers will be purchasing Their next pageturner from the Amazon eBook store.

But with the hugely successful Kindle Touch on sale for less than £ 50 and third generation Kindle Paperwhites selling for a little over £ 100 – Amazon can afford it shift its focus away from pricing.

The result is the Kindle Voyage – a top-of-the-line e-reader with a brand-new design and cutting edge e-ink screen.

have raced Express Online through Stephen King’s latest thriller to put the Kindle Voyage through its paces over the past week.

Look & amp; Feel

For its latest e-ink device, Amazon Decided we import the unapologetically angular design from its own Fire tablets.

The striking and sharp design language is a refreshing change from the plain black slabs That make up the rest of the Kindle range. Priced almost three times more than the Kindle Touch, it is clear the Voyage is no longer a cheap, functional device – and Amazon has updated its design chops accordingly.

In doing so Amazon has managed it create the first truly stylish e-reader.

The bold new design is only marred by the glossy and disproportionately-sized Amazon logo sprawled across the rear of the Voyage – that can make the reader feel like a billboard commuting.

however, this is a small complaint for an otherwise stylish and distinctive device.

The Kindle Voyage is built from a grippy plastic tactile That makes it comfortable to hold for long reading sessions.

The jet-black material has a premium feel surprisingly – and keeps the e-reader from slipping.

The front of the Voyage is dominated by an impressive six-inch e-ink screen with its flush bezels and framed with two haptic sensors.

Since the Amazon Kindle 4 shelved, its e-readers have relied entirely on touch screen input. But with the Kindle Voyage, the company is offering readers a choice. Swipe and tap on the screen to navigate through the menus, options and pages of a book – or gently squeeze the glass on either side of the display. A small line and dot Indicate the where the screen is pressure sensitive bridge. Pushing down on one of These areas moves forwards and backwards through the pages and rewards readers with a subtle haptic buzz.

Far from a gimmick, this method quickly Became a preferred way of using using the device.

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The ambient light sensor constantly battles that brighten the Voyage’s stunning screen

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The retina-like screen on the Kindle Voyage makes older models look fuzzy and dull

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