Amazon is preparing to release the Kindle Paperwhite soon. Find out when …

(MENAFN-Youm7) It appears a new generation of Kindle devices have leaked through a system that has since been removed via Amazon Canada’s website, according to the Arab Tech News Portal.

According to the chart, the company is apparently gearing up to launch a new Kindle Paperwhite in the coming days.

Two new devices appear in the table, the $ 117 Kindle Paperwhite and the $ 164 Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition.

Both have a larger 6.8-inch e-ink screen compared to the current 6-inch Paperwhite, but the more expensive model has the new wireless charging, as well as more storage and lights that come with it. ‘adjust according to the brightness of the environment.

The Kindle Paperwhite 5 e-reader has 8 GB of storage and the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition has 32 GB.

The density of 300 pixels per inch has not changed either, however the number of LEDs for the front lighting of the device has increased from 5 with the current Paperwhite to 17, and the color temperature should also be adjustable. like the current Kindle Oasis.

The screens of both devices have an IPX8 waterproof rating, like the current Paperwhite.

Wireless network connectivity is included, but no mention is made of cellular models.

And while the new Kindle Paperwhites has inherited some features from Oasis, there are exclusives to Amazon’s premium e-reader.

This includes its ergonomic design, auto-rotating page orientation, and physical page-flip buttons, according to the comparison table.

And there is no mention of the type of USB connector used by the new Kindles, so it’s not clear whether Amazon is finally planning to switch to USB-C after using Micro USB for so long that even the premium Kindle Oasis continues to use the old USB connector.

The news for both models follows the arrival of the new Kindle interface, which was released as a base update for every Kindle device produced since 2015.

The new design adds a navigation bar that makes it easier to navigate between the device’s home screen, library, and current book, and this new interface is said to be preloaded on new Kindle devices as soon as they are released.

It’s unclear when Amazon could officially announce the new e-readers, typically the hardware event at the end of September.

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