Kindle Oasis – With 7” display and page turn buttons

I have been a fan of the Kindle line of products since they first came out in 2007, and in my opinion, the Oasis is THE best device out of all of them, hands down. The battery life is great, I charge mine about once a month and it has never run out. The design is easy to hold, and I greatly appreciate the physical buttons on the side to turn pages; these are a must-have. The screen quality is perfect, there is no glare, and you can read in a dark room or in the glaring sunlight and your reading experience won't be compromised. The feature I love the most is that it is waterproof, so I don't worry about dropping it at the pool or at the beach, where I do a good bit of reading. I don't have to worry about keeping it in my purse with a water container and worry if it leaks onto the kindle. It's just great. The new Kindles coming out with the color, sure, they look nice, but the design and feel of the Oasis is simply premium on all accounts. I will be crushed if anything happens to my Oasis, to the point where I may purchase a backup one at some point as insurance. It's that good.

I read many of the Reviews after I ordered my Oasis. It's just something I do. I read Reviews before I order, and while I am awaiting a product's arrival, I read more Reviews. Silly? Perhaps it is, but it's Harmless. Quite a few of the Reviews complained about the Battery Life, and so I was watchful of that. I have had my Oasis for over a week now, and still have 30% of the power left. I read for at least 4 hours a day. I know that it is touted to hold 6 weeks to a charge, and that it will have to be charged before that time. But I STILL just compare it to the battery life on my laptop and my cell phone, and find myself pleased with the battery life of my Oasis! It's just Not that difficult to plug it in for a few hours every week and a half or so! It is comfortable to hold...I have an Ayotu Skin Touch Feeling Case, which I bought here on Amazon when I bought my Kindle. With my Case, the Oasis is lightweight, and of good proportions; it fits my hands well. The lighting is excellent, and the e-ink is clear and easy to read. I already have a Kindle Paperwhite, but wanted the Oasis for the warmly lit option, which my older Paperwhite does not have. I find that the amber is very restful. I think that people are too often quick to complain about things, and too slow to praise them. My new Kindle Oasis is praiseworthy, and I LOVE it! I ordered it during the last 15 minutes of Prime Day, and so got an amazing bargain! But, even at its full price, it would be worth Every Single Cent it costs!!! UPDATE I finally charged my Oasis, though I still had 14% left on my battery. Then I Finally did some math. Ok. The Oasis is touted to last for 6 weeks of use...being used for 15 minutes of reading for a day. Since I read for at least four Hours a day, that makes my days worth 16 days each! 4 hours is 16 x 15 minutes! I think that people are thinking that they can read all they want for the 6 Weeks...perhaps they should read the description of the Oasis more carefully! I ended up getting an even Longer Battery Life than the Oasis Promised! I do wish people would quit denigrating a fine product, because their expectations don't match their Perceptions...instead of the Facts!

5/5 for the item: This is my first ever Kindle. Bought in September 2024 as Used-Very Good and landed on the Oasis because it was waterproof and had the buttons. Buying used made it only only a few dollars more than the plain Kindle. Never having had an eReader before, I didn't want to invest too much not knowing if I'd get into it or not. Boy oh boy... I did not realize how lucky I was at the time! This device is an absolute gem and apparently they don't make them anymore?? I am now terrified to lose or break this as I can not imagine not having the page turn buttons. I even turn the touch screen off for long periods of reading because accidentally touching the screen is quite annoying. To say I've taken well to it would be a gross understatement. I haven't read this much in YEARS. Battery life is a bit unimpressive considering I keep Airplane mode ON and Bluetooth OFF, but knowing this is a used item produced in 2019 it's doing quite well. When I do need Wi-Fi it connects quickly and seamlessly. You can do Landscape orientation unlike what another reviewer said, but you need to go into the settings -- it wont happen automatically. However it will do 180 degree rotation automatically if you want to switch the button orientation based on which hand is holding the device. I even got a little page turner thing so I can more easily read on the treadmill and that works great too. The Libby app works great sending loaned books to Kindle, no issues. Mine is only 8G but I can't imagine ever running out of room especially since I only do library books. 0/5 on Amazon: I am so pleased with this item and so disappointed that Amazon seems to have no interest in making straightforward, robust, no frills eReaders anymore. I don't need color, I don't need a stylus, I don't need a 10" display. I'm contemplating getting a backup on Ebay but I'm assuming somehow this will become obsolete before I lose or break this one. In that case moving to the Kobo seems more likely in the future unless Amazon can correct course.

I decided to finally upgrade my Kindle from the first Paperwhite when I found out I could get a 25% discount and a $5 Amazon gift card for trading in my very old and unused Kindle Keyboard 1st gen, as well as other bonuses of 6 months free Kindle Unlimited (approx $60) plus a 30 day Audible trial. I’m very happy with it and it has some great features. I do like the adjustable amber tint, but I also really like the ability to invert the colors to white print on a black background. This is even easier on the eyes, but it does have a noticeable (and irritating) white flash every few page turns when using the buttons, and almost with every page turn when advancing with the touch screen. I believe this is the e-ink refreshing. I will probably use the black inverted color only when I’m reading outside in bright sunlight. I also am really happy to have buttons to turn the page again. It’s the ultimate laziness to be able to just keep your thumb in the button and depress it to turn the page instead of having to actually move your thumb a half inch to touch the screen, but hey, why move a half inch when your can push down 1/16th of an inch? All that extra movement add up over the years. The real reason I like the buttons is this: I live in Alaska and we have very long, cold nights. But even in the winter, we turn down the heat at night. I read in bed every single night, tucked all cozy and warm under my down comforter... except for having to have my hand out in order to touch the screen on my Paperwhite to turn the page. My hand starts to get very cold. It’s uncomfortable. My half frozen hand takes away from my happy bedtime reading experience. With the Oasis, I can keep my hand under the blankets and just push the button. You don’t know what a big deal this is until you spend night after night with a frozen hand. I also like that you can select which button to the the page advance button and which is the page back button. The Oasis comes set up with the top button as the page advance and the bottom as the page back, but I switched them: the bottom is the advance, the top is the back. I hold my ereaders at the bottom sides, and had to stretch my thumb to advance the page when it was set for the top button. It’s just easier and more comfortable to use the bottom button. And this is cool: the bottom button stays as my page advance button even when I rotate the Oasis 180 to use left handed!! Smart!! Others have covered the size and weight so I won’t go it I all that except to say it’s comfortable to hold. I do use the official Amazon Premium leather cover and it fits perfectly, and the magnetic closure/sleep/wake functions work perfectly also. Dislike: Nothing with the ereader itself, but with however Amazon picks the “special offers”. From what I read, these offers are supposed to be tailored off of a person’s reading history/preferences. I may be wrong. The books they are featuring for me are “romance” genre. I am sooo not a romance genre girl. I don’t believe I’ve ever purchased this genre in my life. I’m a hardcore sci-fi/dystopian. I have an adverse reaction when I see romance special offer. Other than that, some of the complaints by others leaves me wondering. I just don’t think it’s THAT big of deal that it has a micro usb. Really, it’s just not that hard to figure out the big end of the cable from the small end. As for charging speed, charge mine while I’m sleeping at night so it doesn’t matter if it takes 1 hour or 4. I suppose having to carry a micro usb cord and charger when other devices use a usb-c cord/charger may be annoying but I think I can find 2 square inches in my purse/pocket/bag/backpack for it. Also remember that this is an e-reader. It’s not a tablet, computer or smartphone, nor does it make any claims to be. Expecting an ereader to function basically like a computer/tablet/smartphone is expecting too much. It does an outstanding job at doing it’s job as an ereader. I have sent many different type of files to my Paperwhite using my kindle email address and it’s worked excellent with that old ereader, so I expect this new Oasis will do excellent with those as well. My suggestion is to read the description fully and know what you are getting and what you aren’t. If your reading experience will be destroyed because this doesn’t have (nor claim to have) a usb-c, then this isn’t the ereader for you. If you want it to be like a tablet or smartphone or computer, this isn’t the ereader for you. But if you love reading and buy this for what it’s made for, I can recommend it. Definitely look into getting a discount by trading in any unused kindles, and take advantage of the free Kindle Unlimited and Audible while they are available to offset the cost even more.

I've owned a half a dozen or so e-readers since they've come out. For sake of focus I'll assert as a given that, for a device specifically for reading, eInk displays are infinitely better than tablets like the Fire or iPad. This (generation 10) Oasis is hands-down the best eInk reader I've seen. The display is fantastic, but honestly the display quality alone is not better-enough that I would've dropped the rather large amount of money to upgrade from my previous Voyage. Since I do most of my reading during lunch breaks, I wanted water resistance in case I got caught out in the rain. With what we've learned about blue light affecting sleep (and bedtime being my other main reading time), the combination of water resistance and warm lighting was enough for me to invest in the upgrade. The lighting on this is fantastic--the additional LEDs really make it a smooth lighting experience from edge to edge and I never catch myself noticing unevenness in the lighting anymore, which has been a problem with other ereaders including previous Kindles. There are a couple criticisms I have here though. Firstly, the auto-adjustment is not particularly great. Sometimes it's adjusting when it shouldn't be or not adjusting when it should (which I think might not be a solvable problem since it's something that moves around in your hands a lot), but also it doesn't feel like it does a great job of gauging how intense the lighting *should* be. This was true for the Voyage as well, but I feel like it's a little worse in the Oasis. Secondly while I LOVE the warm lighting, it doesn't seem to remember how warm I like it when it goes into evening mode nor when it auto-adjusts. I have to re-set it every night, which isn't a hassle, but it's room for improvement. I was worried I wouldn't like the physical page turn buttons but it turns out I like them even better than the ones on my Voyage. I hate using the touch screen to turn pages, even though I feel like the touch screen on my Oasis has been great on sensitivity and responsiveness. The battery life on the Oasis is far worse than my previous Kindles. I mean, as an eInk display it still can go easily a week on one charge and probably even two weeks (I haven't tried to run it out yet), but my Voyage I could easily go a month between charging. I'm not sure if it's the additional lights, the additional processing power, the bluetooth radio, or likely a combination of all these things. I should be clear here that honestly the reduced battery life has not been a problem for me in the slightest--I just charge it once a week and I'm good. I point it out because if you're coming from an earlier Paperwhite or Voyage this is a noticeable difference, and if I were for example leaving it in my car every day for when I go to lunch I would have to remember to bring it in to charge on the weekends rather than waiting a month. My only other criticisms are the ongoing and standard criticisms of Amazon's Kindle ecosystem in general. 1. There's inadequate support for PDF and ePub files. Converters like Calibre exist, but there's often annoying little errors. Not even all books purchased through Amazon offer .a3w/.mobi versions. 2. It's more difficult than it should be to add and manage books that weren't purchased through Amazon. I get that they're likely not doing anything to hamper it so much as not doing anything to help it, but for a $250 device I find myself having a lot less patience for that. Even in the "worst-case" scenario most of my books would still wind up being purchased through Amazon. Open up already. 3. Amazon's UIs. I think there's a lot of things that the Kindle device UIs get right. They really do make the reading "experience" the front-and-center feature and it's why I prefer the Kindles to everything else I've seen. But there's a lot of room for improvement. I'd like to be able to add the Ubuntu fonts family. More importantly, I'd like some sort of tagging system. "Collections" as implemented are burdensome to put it kindly. I have hundreds of books on a device that markets on being able to hold thousands, and I don't always want to have to keyword search to try to sift through them. Finally the web UI for managing devices and especially content is terrible. As a software engineer I'm sympathetic to the dilemma, but as a customer I think they need to put a UI/UX team on this. All criticisms aside I want to re-iterate that the 10th gen Oasis is still by far the best way to read books at this point in time. As nice as the sensory experience of paper books can be, I think for frequent readers the advantages of an eInk reader like the Oasis has overcome the tactile and olfactory deficits.

I was really skeptical about buying because of the price tag. Clearly I could've bought several kindle units with just one Kindle Oasis, but alas, I succumbed to enabling friends & lots of sugar and ended up buying one. I've always liked the size of the Paperwhite because I have small hands, but surprisingly, the Oasis was comfortable to hold for long hours and didn't keep on slipping because of the uneven backside. The added inch to the display size was really nice for me as I really liked reading with a smaller font to avoid having to turn the pages more while I read (I know, I am lazy okay). Though when I do have to turn the page, the buttons are GREAT. I used to have this itch to have this physical touch when I read, similar to touching a physical book's page, so having buttons to tinker with has solved that. The large storage is also pretty neat, especially since I do store and listen to audio books when I can. This allows me to store more before having to delete books or for when I travel without access to the internet. I find this important because the battery seems to last shorter than that of my Paperwhite. I think I only encounter this issue when I have to continuously keep access to my wifi available because I'm downloading an audiobook while reading. That eats up my battery to the point of having to charge within the day! Also, I have noticed that the downloads for audiobooks take atleast twice longer than when I download the same thing on my phone via the audible app. But it's not really a huge issue unless you're planning on doing last minute downloads before riding the plane. (Don't. You probably won't have it finished in time, just download it to your phone if possible) NOTE: Both the kindle and my iPhone are not on 5GHz, are next to each other and with downloads starting at the same time. THE LIGHTING: BEAUTIFUL! I find that unless you've compared it, you wouldn't think there would be a difference but there is. My eyes agree. The ability to alter the backlight really helps when you read in a really dark room. It just feels like I can read longer than I can when I'm just staring at varying shades of gray. The entire display also lights up evenly. Again, you wouldn't think or feel the difference unless you've used both so this isn't something to go to war about, it's just a really nice feel that matches the heart stopping price tag. Now as for the port, as much as a USB-C port would have been nice, I feel like it won't be as easy to be universally connected if that were the case. I've had to borrow or salvage cords because I may have left mine at home, and it was really easy to look for the Oasis' cord than to borrow a USB-C cable. This may change in the future though, but for now I'm okay with it coming the way it came. Oh and how can I forget? IT'S AMBIDEXTROUS! I tend to read for about 6-10 hours a day which usually includes while waiting in line, waiting in the car or some other place, so no wonder my dominant hand gets tired. Flipping my kindle to read using my left hand is a joy. I retain good use of the buttons and when my kindle is mounted on a tablet stand, it works wonders. I don't have to keep on taking it off, if I decide I want to turn and read in a different angle or if someone wants to see a part of what I'm reading. I can share easily because I can just keep on flipping it without issue. So far, this is my take on the Kindle Oasis (coming from an old Paperwhite user). Pretty sure there are other things to cover, but these are the things that personally matters to me. I hope this is useful for those on the fence about buying one. P.S. My friends goaded me into buying the 32GB model and I thought it was going to be too much. But no. If you're going to store audiobooks, please get the 32GB because that will go a long way. Thank you lovely evil friends.

This device is worth it. It simply is, even with the higher price tag. If you only read casually, don't bother--just keep using your phone, tablet, or laptop to read electronically. However, if you want to make reading a regular meaningful experience in your life, invest more for this device. The main features that set this apart from the Kindle Paperwhite, making the Oasis in a class of its own, are these: 1. The warmth slider. This truly makes the device easy and inviting to your eyes in any lighting environment, especially in the dark. It feels like having a car seat warmer when it's cold outside. The warmth slider nearly justifies the price of the Oasis all on its own. It makes that much of a difference to me. Without it, everything is a bit "cold". 2. The bigger screen. Some people say the paperwhite has a more ideal screen size, because you can fit it in your pocket; however, why would you keep your kindle in your pocket? Why would that be a goal? In my mind, the larger screen on the Oasis is still a very portable form factor, but it's superior to the Paperwhite since its larger screen is closer to the size of a real book page. To me, the Oasis screen size is 'just right' for a device that is intended for dedicated reading (not casual reading when you're out-and-about, which could be done more conveniently with your phone anyway). 3. Having significantly more internal side lights. This device has many more lights to keep the screen very consistently lit. It has an even lighting all across the display. You especially notice this in the dark. The consistent lighting and the warmth slider make this display simply better than the Paperwhite. You can make your room pitch black and read the Oasis in complete comfort. 4. The page turning buttons, and asymetrical shape for shifting the weight towards your main holding hand, are nice design choices. You notice them more over longer reading sessions. These aren't essential, but they are a nice addition. ------------------- Other thoughts: Some people complain that the battery life is lower than the Paperwhite. It is lower; however, the battery life is still really good. You don't need a device to last weeks on a single charge. You just don't. You charge your phone every single night by taking 5 seconds to put it on the charging cable. Treat the Oasis like that every few days, if your use is heavy. It's not that big of a deal. You spend hours unconscious every single night, so if you take a few seconds to plug the Oasis in, then you'll never have issues. It'll last many days in a row, regardless. It's okay to sacrifice some battery life for an objectively superior reading experience over the Paperwhite. I can confirm that. If you're going to invest in a device for electronic reading, and you want that device's experience to justify itself over a real book, why not make it a truly inviting experience? Otherwise, you might as well keep reading physical books. To me, an E-Reader is like a gaming PC. If you're going to buy one, properly invest your money so your experience is great (not just passable). If you love reading, or you want to MAKE reading a regular part of your life, the Kindle Oasis is a worthy purchase.

The bigger format is welcome. It adds some to the physical size and weight, but for these mature eyes, I think the trade off is positive. I often read laying on my side and really like that the view flips so I can tent the device laying on either side. I’m a bit mixed about the bump out. I’m leaning to like the totally flat design of my prior Kindles, but think I’ll get used to it. The touch screen is noticeably better, but it could hardly be worse and is still not as reliable or responsive as one would expect. The format of the pass code entry is noticeably bigger and helps to avoid entry errors. This charging cord is too short to charge while reading. This is a huge disappointment as it looks like to buy a 6’ cord is pretty expensive. A comment the a prior iteration of this post references finding cheap 6’ Cords. Perhaps. But I suspect Amazon chose a cheap manufacturing option and will soon be in a fix with this battery. Other reviewers were annoyed that this does not use a USB-C. I travel a lot so cutting down on device clutter is important. Right now my iPad and laptop have the new USB-c and I’m sure my next phone will, too. But I’ll still need an older usb for other rechargeables like ear pods, flashlight and speaker. THE KILL FACTOR: battery lasts about 4 days with modest use as opposed to ‘several weeks’ as advertised. This is replacing a well used Voyage that had very good battery life. It looses 2-3% while turned off for a few hours. I tried 3 times to return it in the normal way. It seemed like I was able to return for replacement, but I never got a shipping label. Finally talked to a tech who said someone would call to ask me some questions. I gather they are trying to determine if this is an isolated problem (I notice several other battery life complaints) or a bigger problem with the battery design or a batch of batteries. They did promise a replacement in 4 days, which is pretty poor since I’m a prime member. One would also think they’d be very responsive as this may be a really big problem, but apparently they are not very anxious to please. UPDATE: A replacement was received 5 days ago. It came essentially in a "brown bag," so I was a bit suspicious that it is not new. But trying to be optimistic and really wanting this new Kindle to be a keeper, I reasoned that if it was a repaired one, perhaps it works. In first couple of days, the battery life dropped like a rock. Three days ago, I recharged and started a new book. When I quit reading sometime after midnight today, I was 56% through the book and there was 30% power. I checked at 8:30am (after no usage for several hours) and the battery had dropped to 23%. I just checked again at 4:45pm after no usage and the battery shows 21%. What are the odds that I get 2 lemons? Seem pretty low to me. I read some of Amazon's remarks to complaints about the reader taking extra time when new to index and load books, it needing to be restarted, etc. I do not recall this happening previously, so I am suspicious about this explanation. Also, a basic of product design is to warn of dangers and how to avoid them. If usage is not intuitive, the manufacturer should instruct. One way or the other, it seems like Amazon has failed with at least some of this model. But I'm going to recharge and give it a chance. At this point I am very discouraged and really suspect about the battery design and the reviews that say they love this new Kindle. The 2nd Kindle was returned due to almost identical abysmal battery performance. I keep checking back, hoping that there has been a recall or fix on this. As a voracious reader, I’d love to have the warm light feature. Likewise, I found several other features attractive. It appears, for many, battery life remains a significant problem and Amazon remains silent. 3rd UPDATE My original purchases were in 2019. I’d dearly love to buy this reader mainly due to the warm screen capability and the flipable page which I really liked for reading laying on different sides in bed. So here it is Christmas 2021 and I’ve just reviewed many reviews, especially as they pertain to battery life and customer service. Representation of battery life vs user experience vary wildly. It’s hard to believe so many would negatively misrepresent battery life. But most of us have heard stories about ringer reviews.So I’m believing battery life is still poor and over represented. I also noticed some users reported after only a day’s ownership. Really? Others outright say battery life is misrepresented. I noted Numerous reports of returned readers being replaced with refurbished readers with no improvement and that A will not replace a second time. So, if you really only use a reader 30 minutes a day, this all may be ok with you. But if that’s the case, I’d suggest you don’t need a high end reader. BUYER BEWARE. Don’t just count the stars. Read lots of reviews before buying this lemon. I’d suggest throwing out the ones that are silent about battery life or say it’s great.