Amazon’s surely working on a new entry in its Kindle Oasis line of premium ereaders — here’s what we want to see.
If you want an affordable Amazon ereader you look to the entry-level Amazon Kindle line; if you something a little fancier, the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is there for you, and if you want the cream of the crop the Amazon Kindle Oasis is your bet. We last saw an Amazon Kindle Oasis ereader launched in July 2019, so it’s about time a new version of the premium book replacement came out, as the company typically takes two years between its ereaders. Therefore, a mid-2021 release date for the next Kindle ereader sounds plausible, though by no means definite, as we’ve been waiting even longer for new Kindle and Paperwhite devices. We haven’t heard any news or leaks about a new Amazon Kindle Oasis for 2021 — not yet, at least — but until then, we’ve come up with a wishlist of what we want to see. We’ll also collect all information when we do receive it, and list it below, so you can see all there is to know. As the top-end model of Amazon’s three Kindle ereader lines, the Oasis costs a lot — its feature set needs to match, with enough features to knock your socks off, otherwise it’d seem like a waste of cash. The previous three Amazon Kindle Oasis devices came out in 2016,2017 and 2019, so it would seem they’re released every year or two — that would make it likely a 2021 release date is on the cards for the fourth-generation version. Saying that, we didn’t see any Kindles launched in 2020, despite a new Paperwhite being long-overdue. It could seem, then, that the Covid-19 pandemic has affected production, but that’s just speculation — either way, don’t be surprised if there’s no new Oasis this year. In terms of price, the Amazon Kindle Oasis devices are always pricey — the last one started at $249.99 / £229.99 / AU$399 for 8GB storage and went up to $279.99 / £259.99 / AU$449 if you wanted 32GB worth of books — if you wanted 4G connectivity to download books on the go, you’d fork over a lofty $349.
