This is the first Kindle to start offering WiFi, with the WiFi version costing $139 and the WiFi and 3G version costing $189. These are both offered in white and graphite, and are $10 less than their Nook rivals. Amazon also doubled the battery from 2 weeks to 4 weeks ( Wireless Off ) and they doubled memory from 2 to 4GB.
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| Kindle 3 |
The screen is still e-ink but is 50% better than its predecessor. The Kindle 3 also uses a newer Web Browser which is an "experimental" WebKit-Based browser. Unlike the Apple iPad, the Kindle does not work as well in the sunlight. It is very apparent that Amazon's main goal with the Kindle 3 was to make it smaller and more friendly to carry around. From what we can tell they have definitely succeeded and we don't think they can even make it smaller without decreasing the screen size.
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| Kindle 3 vs Kindle 2 - Size |
The only other noticeable change between the Kindle 2 and Kindle 3 is the navigation control. On the Kindle 2 there was a small joy-stick-like navigation control area. But, with the Kindle 3 that has been upgraded to a 4-way D-Pad navigation control. For the majority that will be a nice upgrade though there will still be some which will miss the old joystick control.
The Good - Very slim and compact compared to previous versions, better contrast screen, faster navigation and page turning. And, it also offers both WiFi and Free-3G as options.
The Bad - No removable battery, sharing features are not as good as the Nooks', and you can not upgrade the memory.
Overall - The Kindle 3 has easily kept the title of best e-reader with Amazon, with the wide-array of upgrades it is a great buy.
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