New Kindle leak might be dangerous information for the Colorsoft

Amazon launched a brand new 16GB Kindle Colorsoft final month, providing readers a extra reasonably priced possibility in comparison with the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition it had launched the 12 months earlier than. Now, a new Reddit leak suggests yet one more coloration Kindle mannequin might be arriving quickly.

The leak was shared by a Reddit consumer named Successful_Bear4855, who posted a number of pictures of an alleged new coloration Kindle mannequin that Amazon reportedly plans to announce and launch later this 12 months. The leaker claims it might be referred to as the “Kindle Petit Coloration,” however supposedly that identify has not been finalized but, and it could be referred to as one thing else. You may take a look at leaked pictures of the gadget under.

The pictures present a white e-reader that resembles a Kindle and has a Kindle consumer interface. Within the backside proper nook of the second picture, you may see the Kindle Petit Coloration label, in addition to a blurred-out serial quantity that simply says “prototype.”

The leaker claims that the colours on the show of this new gadget are “a lot better than the Colorsoft,” and that they are often individually adjusted to vary their saturation (by way of The Verge). The dimensions of the gadget seems to be just like that of the base black-and-white Kindle mannequin, which has a 6-inch show. The Kindle Colorsoft has a 7-inch show, which is barely bigger.

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Storage

16GB

Display Dimension

7-inch glare-free coloration show

Connections

USB-C

Battery

As much as 8 weeks

This alleged new Kindle might have removable bezels

It might even have “progressive colours” that allow you to change the textual content’s coloration

The Reddit put up revealing all these particulars was written in Portuguese, and the writer is reportedly testing the gadget. Not lengthy after posting it on Reddit, the writer deleted the put up and their Reddit account. In keeping with Android Authority, the put up’s writer stated they have been a former Amazon worker, so there might be some drama occurring behind the scenes right here that led to this leak. That stated, there are nonetheless a number of different fascinating particulars the leaker shared in regards to the gadget.

Essentially the most head-scratching element I discovered about this leak is that the Kindle Petit Coloration might need swappable bezels. The gadget is supposedly out there in black and white however options removable bezels that may be swapped out for various colours. The colours reportedly embody inexperienced leaf, deep purple, chromatic grey, and a particular variant referred to as “mermaid,” which “modifications from tender pink to tender teal relying on the angle you have a look at it.”

I’ve by no means seen an e-reader with removable bezels earlier than, so if this new coloration Kindle has that characteristic, it might be a singular addition. Nonetheless, I’ve a tough time believing it should, as I really feel like that might make the expertise uneven. However hey, Amazon, shock me if that is even legit.

Moreover, one other tidbit shared by the leaker was that the gadget will characteristic “progressive colours,” which is able to let you “arrange your textual content to vary coloration in accordance with studying progress.” Supposedly, you may apply as much as 4 completely different colours to the textual content, and it’ll change as you get via every quarter of your ebook. The colours can even seem within the standing bar, apparently altering the colour of the Wi-Fi and battery icons. I suppose it is a strategy to showcase the show’s coloration capabilities extra, however to me, this characteristic appears considerably pointless, and I really feel that it might make the textual content distracting to learn if not carried out correctly.

Take into account that all this information comes from a Reddit put up, and not one of the particulars have been confirmed. So, it is best to take these claims with an enormous pinch of salt. It is attainable Amazon is engaged on a smaller and extra colourful different to the Kindle Colorsoft, but it surely’s unclear if this Kindle Petit Coloration is the actual deal. This would possibly simply be a prototype that by no means hits the market. We’ll possible discover out this fall if Amazon broadcasts any new Kindles then.