New Kindle leak might be dangerous information for the Colorsoft

Amazon launched a brand new 16GB Kindle Colorsoft final month, providing readers a extra inexpensive choice in comparison with the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition it had launched the yr earlier than. Now, a new Reddit leak suggests one more colour 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 colour Kindle mannequin that Amazon reportedly plans to announce and launch later this yr. The leaker claims it might be referred to as the “Kindle Petit Coloration,” however supposedly that title has not been finalized but, and it might be referred to as one thing else. You’ll be able to try leaked pictures of the gadget beneath.

The photographs 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 “significantly better than the Colorsoft,” and that they are often individually adjusted to vary their saturation (through The Verge). The scale 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 Measurement

7-inch glare-free colour 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 colour

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 mentioned they had been a former Amazon worker, so there might be some drama occurring behind the scenes right here that led to this leak. That mentioned, there are nonetheless a couple 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 may need swappable bezels. The gadget is supposedly obtainable 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 delicate pink to delicate teal relying on the angle you take a look at it.”

I’ve by no means seen an e-reader with removable bezels earlier than, so if this new colour Kindle has that function, it could 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 function “progressive colours,” which is able to assist you to “arrange your textual content to vary colour in response to 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 may also 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 colour capabilities extra, however to me, this function appears considerably pointless, and I really feel that it could make the textual content distracting to learn if not applied correctly.

Take into account that all this data 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 attainable 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 true deal. This would possibly simply be a prototype that by no means hits the market. We’ll doubtless discover out this fall if Amazon pronounces any new Kindles then.