‘Coming Kindle will have touch keys in bezel and pixel density of 300ppi’

Information about a new Kindle e-reader appeared briefly on the German Amazon site. The Kindle Voyage looks set to feature a 300ppi pixel density screen for sharp display of letters. Turning pages would be done via touch keys in the bezel.

The information about the Kindle Voyage was spotted by the German site AllesEbook, which also found a schematic image of the product in a manual. It is a 6″ reader, with an electronic paper screen that shows 300 pixels per inch. According to AllesEBook, the resolution is probably 1440×1080 pixels. Amazon may be using E Ink Carta, which according to the product sheet has such ppi values ​​’and higher’. ‘ within reach.

The dimensions of the Kindle Voyage would be 162x115x8mm, with a weight of 185 grams. This makes the Voyage smaller and lighter than the Kindle Paperwhite. A light sensor automatically adjusts the exposure on the Voyage and the screen edges contain, in Amazon’s words ‘PagePress Sensors’, which allow users to turn pages with a soft touch.

The Kindle Voyage would go on sale November 4. The WiFi version would then cost 189 euros, while the 3g variant seems to cost 249 euros.