Rumor: Amazon working on Kindle Paperwhite with higher pixel density - tweakers.net

Amazon operates according to TechCrunch on a new version of the Kindle Paperwhite, which has a higher pixel density and hence the competitive disadvantage should catch up. The new Kindle should come. At the beginning of the second quarter

The new Kindle Paperwhite, which has not yet been officially announced, would have a screen with a pixel density of 300ppi, 212ppi is still true that the current Kindle Paperwhite. That’s less than an e-reader competitor Kobo, which has launched an e-reader. Pixel density of 265ppi TechCrunch claims to have seen.

a prototype of the new model

The new model would also include a new font, especially for the e-reader has been developed and therefore complaints about the fonts on the Kindle should remove. Furthermore, the device would be made of glass, rather than plastic, but at the same time are lighter than the previous Kindle White Paper. The back of the device would ‘angular’ and resemble those of the Kindle Fire HDX.

the device would also feature a light sensor that adjusts the screen brightness according to the ambient light. Finally, the sides of the device would serve as buttons for flipping pages. This is not the classic buttons that can be found on earlier Kindle models but parts of the body that can be pressed and provide haptic feedback.