Kindle Colorsoft vs Kindle Oasis
January 22, 2025
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Amazon's first color Kindle with 7" high-contrast display with paper-like color that brings covers and content to life. Allows to highlight your favorite scenes in yellow, orange, blue and pink. A single charge via USB-C lasts up to 8 weeks/ Enables power up with the wireless charging dock (sold separately).
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The thinnest and lightest Kindle ever. All-new ergonomic design with dedicated buttons to effortlessly turn the page. Longest Kindle battery life. Choose from a black, merlot, or walnut removable cover. High-resolution 300 ppi display with crisp, laser quality text. Reads like real paper without glare, even in direct sunlight. Enhanced built-in adjustable light evenly illuminates the screen for perfect reading anywhere, anytime
Kindle Colorsoft vs Kindle Oasis in our news:
2025. Amazon Kindle Colorsoft screen issues have been fixed

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft debuted with the kind of fanfare that quickly turned into an awkward cough, thanks to unsightly yellow bars skulking at the bottom of its screen—especially glaring when the front light was on, as if the device wanted to spotlight its own flaws. This prompted Amazon to hit the pause button on sales while they hurriedly tinkered with their newfangled E Ink Kaleido 3 tech, which involved a custom display stack of oxide backplanes, nitride LEDs and coatings that sounded more like ingredients for a futuristic smoothie. After firmware updates and an SOS to Foxconn, the refreshed Colorsoft emerged, now faster, brighter and mercifully yellow-free. Amazon assures buyers of the latest batch via their site, but those venturing to other retailers like Best Buy might still be gambling on which version they'll get.
2019. Kindle update makes page turn speed faster

In the infinite improbability drive that is Amazon's firmware rollout, a new update (Version 5.10.3, if you’re keeping score) has been beamed to an impressive assortment of Kindle e-Ink e-readers—models like the Oasis 2, Paperwhite 4, and Voyage, which already sound like they could double as names of intergalactic starships. Ostensibly, this update "improves performance issues," a phrase about as descriptively useful as saying a towel is "quite handy." However, those brave enough to poke around will notice that page-turning via swipe or tap now zips along with the grace of a well-tuned starliner, and ebooks themselves leap open as if they’ve just spotted Zaphod Beeblebrox at the helm. Expect this magical improvement to hitch a ride on your Wi-Fi any day now—because the universe, it seems, has a soft spot for readers.
2017. Amazon's Kindle Oasis gets big and waterproof

Amazon is revamping its flagship e-reader Kindle Oasis in a dramatic fashion. It is Amazon’s largest Kindle e-reader to date, featuring a 7-inch display. It’s also the company's first waterproof model. It’s remarkably, almost paper-thin on one side (0.13 inches) and then expands significantly to a third of an inch on the other side to house the battery. Amazon has also boosted the number of over-the-screen LED lights to 12 (up from 10) for more even illumination. Another major update is the integration of the Audible audiobook service. Although Amazon owns Audible, it had never been included in the Kindle before. Now, you can browse and purchase Audible books directly on the device. Additionally, the starting price of the Kindle Oasis is now $249 with 8 GB of storage.
2016. Amazon unveils new Kindle Oasis

The new Amazon Kindle Oasis is the smallest and lightest Kindle to date and features a handle for gripping. It gets closer to the feel of a real book with a thickness of just 3.4 mm at its thinnest point and the new one-sided handle is designed to mimic holding the spine of a book while reading. The device includes two buttons for navigating pages forward and backward. It’s unusual to see buttons reintroduced after moving away from keyboards and buttons in previous generations. However, according to Amazon, users simply prefer buttons, so they are making a return. The WiFi version of the Oasis will be priced at $289 and the 3G version will be available for $359.