New Kindle leak may very well be unhealthy information for the Colorsoft

Amazon launched a brand new 16GB Kindle Colorsoft final month, providing readers a extra reasonably priced choice in comparison with the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition it had launched the yr earlier than. Now, a new Reddit leak suggests one more shade Kindle mannequin may very well be arriving quickly.

The leak was shared by a Reddit person named Successful_Bear4855, who posted a number of photos of an alleged new shade Kindle mannequin that Amazon reportedly plans to announce and launch later this yr. The leaker claims it may very well be known as the “Kindle Petit Coloration,” however supposedly that identify has not been finalized but, and it could be known as one thing else. You may take a look at leaked photos of the gadget beneath.

The pictures present a white e-reader that resembles a Kindle and has a Kindle person 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 alter their saturation (through The Verge). The scale of the gadget seems to be much 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 screen Dimension

7-inch glare-free shade show

Connections

USB-C

Battery

As much as 8 weeks

This alleged new Kindle may have removable bezels

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

The Reddit publish 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 publish and their Reddit account. In line with Android Authority, the publish’s writer stated they have been a former Amazon worker, so there may very well be some drama occurring behind the scenes right here that led to this leak. That stated, there are nonetheless a couple of different fascinating particulars the leaker shared concerning the gadget.

Probably the most head-scratching element I discovered about this leak is that the Kindle Petit Coloration may 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 embrace inexperienced leaf, deep purple, chromatic grey, and a particular variant known as “mermaid,” which “adjustments from mushy pink to mushy 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 shade Kindle has that characteristic, it could be a novel addition. Nevertheless, I’ve a tough time believing it is going to, as I really feel like that would 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 can mean you can “arrange your textual content to alter shade in keeping with studying progress.” Supposedly, you may apply as much as 4 totally 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 this can be a solution to showcase the show’s shade capabilities extra, however to me, this characteristic appears considerably pointless, and I really feel that it could make the textual content distracting to learn if not applied correctly.

Needless to say all this information comes from a Reddit publish, 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 doable Amazon is engaged on a smaller and extra colourful different to the Kindle Colorsoft, nevertheless it’s unclear if this Kindle Petit Coloration is the actual deal. This may simply be a prototype that by no means hits the market. We’ll probably discover out this fall if Amazon publicizes any new Kindles then.