Amazon's New Kindle Has 1 MAJOR Upgrade

Updated on April 22, 2016 at 10:45 AM

One week after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos dropped the hint of a new Kindle coming, it's finally here. The company announced the Kindle Oasis, the lightest, thinnest, and most impressive ereader yet.

Here are all the details on the Kindle Oasis:

It weighs just 4.6 ounces, making it 20 percent lighter than any other Kindle.
The Kindle's newest design is meant to rest in the center of your palm, instead of gripping it.
The screen is the brightest ever — with 60 percent more LEDs.
A leather cover in three colors, Black, Merlot, and Walnut, will now come with the Kindle.
The leather cover recharges the Kindle as soon as it's connected. If both the Kindle and cover are unplugged, the cover will lose battery before the Kindle does.
You can charge the cover and device at the same time, as long as each is plugged into its charging console.
With just one charge, the Kindle Oasis's battery will last for more than two weeks. With the charging cover, it will last for more than nine weeks.
A new hibernation mode will use the least amount of battery when the Kindle is not in use.
It is not waterproof.
It will be available in a WiFi model and WiFi with included 3G.
The Kindle Oasis will cost $290 for the WiFi model and $360 for the WiFi model and free 3G. Preorders begin today, and shipping starts on April 27.

The Kindle Oasis is a bold move for Amazon, a company that's become pretty synonymous with ereading, thanks to its Kindle products and app. This might be the product that finally converts old-school paperback readers to the Kindle Oasis. Look ahead for photos of the Kindle Oasis. If it doesn't suit your needs, Amazon does have other tablets available that you can use the Kindle app on.

Amazon's New Kindle Has 1 MAJOR Upgrade

Meet the Kindle Oasis.

Here's a back view of the Kindle Oasis.

As you can see, the Kindle Oasis looks different than the other Kindles.

Here is the Kindle Oasis with the black leather charging cover.

The complete collection of Kindle Oasis charging covers.