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Finally, Kindle 3 was officially launched on 28 July 2010 for people to order. With Kindle 3 being the latest Kindle, it set out to beat it's competitors including iPad, eReader and The Nook in terms of prices and features. Kindle 3 review will be shared here to compare it's fantastic improvements over the 2nd generation Kindle 2.
Size and Weight
Kindle 3 really is 21% smaller and 17% lighter than its former Kindle 2 model. The 6" display size still remains. This has greatly enhanced Kindle's portability and outshines all of its other competitors in the similar category. With only 8.7 ounces in weight, Kindle 3 can be read comfortably with only one hand as it is even lighter than a typical paperback and slimmer than a magazine.
Battery Life
Kindle 2 battery life is about 14 days without wireless connection. The new Kindle 3 has certainly pushed its battery life even further to a longer period of four weeks without wireless connection. In reality, its battery life may be even longer than its official stated specifications.
Screen Display And Size
This third generation of the six inch Kindle reader has exactly the same improvement of over 50% contrast than any other e-reader for optimum reading experience. Kindle 3 can be read with the latest, high contrast E-ink for the very sharpest texts and images. With this latest display feature the reading experience will be almost the same as reading a printed book. It's screen display is also much sharper and more natural with no glare or backlight. Therefore it is even more comfortable to read now on Kindle than reading on a computer screen. Those who use Kindle 3 for the first time will love it at the first sight.
Fonts
Apart from having a better display quality, it's font technology has also improved to make pages turn faster with even sharper fonts. This improved feature has led to making the words and letters more crisp, clear and natural looking. Kindle 3 also comes with two additional font options of condensed Caecilia and Sans Serif. It also allows a broader range of characters like Cyrillic used in Russian, Tajik, Bulgarian and dozens of other languages like Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Greek and etc.
Storage, Wireless Connectivity And Price
Kindle 3 now has a bigger 4GB of internal flash memory for storing around 3,500 books. This is more than double the Kindle 2's storage capacity. Similarly to Kindle 2 it has eliminated external memory card storage. For Kindle 3 both 3G and Wi-Fi option pricing at US$189, it's faster 3G connectivity has removed the need for a large internal buffer storage. It can now also take advantage of its neighboring 3G Wi-Fi hotspots for quicker download speed and also to download items without telco coverage. For Kindle 3 with only Wi-Fi option it costs only US $139 and is 0.2 ounces lighter which matches the expectations of budget conscious book readers.
Other Kindle 3 Features
Kindle 3 has similar social features for supporting Facebook and Twitter integration. It also has voice accessible menus along with a text-to-speech feature which makes Kindle a fully accessible device that can quite easily be used in a classroom.
Megan Sara Jones is the author of four Ebooks published on Amazon. For more information on this article, or all things connected with Kindle readers or Ebooks please visit Everything Kindle.
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