Kindle Touch 3G Review

If you’re considering purchasing a new Amazon Kindle 3G, but aren’t 100% sure if it’s the right decision, then you are in the right place. I am going to provide an in depth and detailed Kindle Touch 3G Review, having spent the last fews days testing out all the new features.

Before we go on, I want to clarify the fact that I am going to be revealing all the details about the new addition to the kindle family, in my unrestricted and unbiased Amazon Kindle Touch 3G Review. The following few paragraphs will contain the ESSENTIAL details you need to know before you go and order the Kindle Touch 3G!

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The lastest addition to the Kindle family (the Kindle Touch 3G of course) was announced to the public a little while back, and the hype it caused was massive.

Technology experts and even gadget enthusiasts from around the world was eagerly anticipating the presentation by Amazons founder Jeff Bezos. When the Kindle Touch 3G was announced the tech world went wild, and most of that roar was positive.

The Kindle Touch 3G is quite a leap forward from pervious generations of the Kindle. Most notable is Amazon’s decision to use touch as the main way to interact with the device. In this Kindle Touch 3G Review we’re going to look into whether or not this innovation is worth the investment to get one.

Having had the opportunity to thoroughly test out the device for the past few days, I find the following features most useful and downright fun to use:

Features:

1. Simple to Use Touch Screen

Having been a regular user of the previous model of the Kindle (what is now known as the Kindle Keyboard) and having used gadgets in the past with poor touch screen functionality I can tell you that I wasn’t too hopeful that the Kindle Touch 3G would be any good.

But getting the Kindle Touch 3G out of the box for the first time, I was up and running in seconds, literally! I was amazed at the how smooth the touch screen interface worked going from one menu to the next…..it was just intuitive, as you would expect.

Having 3G right out the box meant I didn’t have to set up any wireless connection and was able to download all my favorite books right away.

The touch screen interface in the new kindle touch 3g is powered by new technology that was created by Amazon. They are calling it EasyReach. Conventional touch screen devices like the Apple iPhone use the swiping gesture as a main way to navigate between folders and menus. This can be tiring after while, and so Amazon wanted to create a touch screen where the User would rarely if ever have to swipe but move to more tapping of options and menus.

To describe this feature would not do it justice, but let me tell you that Amazon have created something amazing. The touch screen navigates from one menu to the next in a blink of an eye, and all you have to do is tap the screen, gently.

The main thing I observed with navigation from one page to the next using the tap feature, was that once I was immersed into the book I was reading, I never once realized I was holding an electronic device to read a book… I did experience this with the other Kindle’s but the touch just made it that much less noticeable.

2. Two Months Battery Life

Having only had the Kindle Touch 3G for a short while I can’t really comment, whether or not this claim made by Amazon for a two months battery will hold true to tests. However if we can go by the previous versions of the Kindle (all claimed to have one months worth of charge, and tests proved it) then we can safely assume that two months will be amazing. I for one will finally be able to go on holiday without lugging around cables!

Just imagine being able to charge up the Kindle Touch 3G fully before you leave for your month long holiday, and no longer do you have to pack any chargers for it. No hassle, just plain joy…. for me this alone is worth the price of the Kindle Touch.

3. Real Pages Numbers

I just couldn’t believe the fact that Kindle is finally coming with real page numbers, ones that actually match the numbers on the print version of the book!

Now I wanted to make sure that with the unit I had been given… that the page references worked for all books… so I compared three different kindle edition books with their print version counterparts and found that all three matched perfectly.

This is one feature that should’ve been in the Kindle from day 1, but Well Done Amazon for finally getting it done!

4. Price

I was watching the presentation that Jeff Bezos made live, and was impressed to say the least about the features of the upcoming Kindle Touch 3G…. but with it I was expecting high prices at least starting at $200….

But I was shocked that the Kindle Touch 3G came in starting at ONLY $149 (special offers supported) and the Ad free version came in at a whopping $189.

Honestly I was shocked to say the least. All this functionality and such low prices… I am seriously considering whether or not Amazon are making any money on these Kindles!

The cheaper version of the Kindle Touch 3G comes with Ads, so whenever you are not using the device a screensaver will display some kind of advertisement. I don’t see the point here, as who is going to be looking at their screen when they are not using it?

Personally I would go for the cheaper version, as I honestly didn’t feel any disturbance with the advertisements on my preview unit. However some of you may just like to keep your Kindle clean and simple so paying a few bucks more is not really a big deal.

5. 3G Wireless Connection

This is probably the biggest, and one of the more useful aspects of the Kindle Touch 3G. It really is amazing being able to connect the second you take the Kindle out from the box.

The great thing about the 3G that comes with the Kindle is that its free for the rest of your life….. it just never expires and it will never cost you a penny!

Another thing to note is that its great when you’re travelling as you can literally download books from wherever you are…. not like the WiFi only model where you are stuck to only being able to download books when you’re connected to a WiFi network.

You can use this 3G feature all over the world, and I just can’t wait to give it a run when I am on holiday!

These were the four areas that I really felt the Amazon Kindle Touch excelled in, but other areas that of course have been made popular with previous versions of the Kindle include:

Along with the above features that I have gone through in detail I have found that the Amazon Kindle Touch 3G hasn’t forgotten about the great features that made the previous generations of the Kindle so popular, including:

• Being able to read in sunlight
• The access to millions of books, magazines, and newspapers on the Kindle Store
• and even faster page turns

Customer Reviews:

I really wanted to make sure that this review wasn’t biased at all so I took the time and researched the opinions of other users of the Amazon Kindle Touch 3G… and here is what I found:

“Pretty badass for $149. Blows Nook out of the water.”

“Nice job amazon. Making affordable and good tech. They know what the world needs!”

“$149 is a steal. im getting two of them!”

“I really hope this turns out amazing! I want one NOW! ”

Here is a Video Demonstration of the Kindle Touch 3G in Action:

Negatives:

Now as with any other thing in life, nothing is perfect and the same goes for this version of the Kindle. Here are a couple of things that I feel may be of annoyance to some.

The first thing is that the new Kindle Touch doesn’t have a physical keyboard, which means the virtual one that comes with it may be fiddly for those of you that have big fingers.

The second thing is that this version of the Kindle is completely touch based aside from one ‘home’ button. Those of you used to the buttons on the previous generations of the Kindle may not like this, so I would suggest that you check out the Kindle Keyboard.

Conclusion:

To sum up this short Kindle 3G Review, I would say that this is the perfect time to get this device as for only $149 you are getting the benefit of getting the smallest Kindle available to date, along with super responsive touch screen that makes reading all those books, magazines, and newspapers that much more enjoyable to read.