![]() ![]() You can export your scribbles as a pdf by emailing it to yourself from the Scribe but you can’t sync it with any other note-taking app or service such as Evernote.ĭocuments sent to the Scribe for markup are treated like books and so end up cluttering your reading library, not grouped in with your notebooks. Notebooks aren’t available on the web or desktop Kindle apps either. You can only view but not edit or otherwise use the notebooks via the Kindle app on Android, iPhone or iPad. There’s no handwriting recognition to turn it into text. ![]() Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The GuardianĪs a simple replacement for paper, the Scribe is great, but it lacks the advanced features offered by other devices. The premium stylus has a shortcut button and eraser on the end. You can change the ink width and switch to a highlighter or eraser using a drop-down menu. Comics don’t fill the screen properly and a lack of colour means only monochrome books are fully legible but I enjoyed reading some original Judge Dredd comics in black and white. The big screen improves the reading experience for comics and graphic novels available from the recently merged Kindle and Comixology stores but it is not as good as an iPad. It is genuinely a delightful reading experience that allows the book to shine. I can hold the Scribe with one hand but its size and 433g weight – more than twice that of the Paperwhite – make it more of a couch reader where it is rested on various body parts or furniture like a large book. Otherwise, the supersized screen fits a lot of book on the screen at once. It syncs via wifi, downloads text, graphic and audiobooks to its internal storage and keeps itself updated. It has access to a vast ebook and audiobook library, each of which can be bought on the device or from the Amazon site. The reading experience is similar to other recent Kindles. Functionally there is no difference between the two since they run the same software.There are plenty of layout, theme and typeface options available, including large font sizes to make it easier to read. I like how the screen is clearer without the added flush layer, but the new Kindle feels a bit cheaper by comparison with the basic plastic design. If you’re happy with the screen on the Paperwhite 4 there really isn’t much of a reason to get the new Kindle for 2022 unless you like the smaller size and the fact that it’s a bit faster. One key difference with the Paperwhite 4 is Amazon offered a cellular model, but that’s no longer an option with newer models. Battery life is the same by Amazon’s metric. The new Kindle has 16GB of storage space the Paperwhite 4 has either 8GB or 32GB. ![]() It adds support for dual band WiFi and it has a USB-C port instead of the older microUSB port found on the Paperwhite 4. The new Kindle is smaller and lighter (about 25 grams lighter). The Paperwhite has the advantage with being waterproof, and you could make the argument that the design is nicer with the flush screen and soft rubbery coating on the back. It’s not a big difference but it is noticeable. The new Kindle is also a bit faster than the Paperwhite when it comes to turning pages and navigating the interface. Reflections and fingerprints are also less noticeable on the indented screen. The screen is clearer without the added plastic layer over the top so the entry-level Kindle has an edge there. The main difference is the Paperwhite has a flush front screen and the basic Kindle has an indented screen. ![]()
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