Doing so doesn’t affect the functionality: In extended use, I still found I had enough room around the edges for my fingers to rest comfortably while hand-holding the device. To achieve this smaller design, Amazon has primarily trimmed the superfluous, wasted space around the edges, so the device is now dominated by its 6-inch screen. But when you look at the two devices side-by-side, it’s clear that its dimensions have shrunk. By the numbers alone, it doesn’t seem that much is shaved off: The new model measures a stout 7.5 by 4.8 by 0.34 inches, versus the 8 by 5.3 by 0.36 inches of the Kindle 2. The newest Kindle’s streamlined design enabled Kindle to shrink by 21 percent, per Amazon. Another benefit of the Pearl display: Faster screen refresh rates, which provides a significantly improved user experience (more on that later). In use, the difference in the screen contrast is striking: As on the Kindle DX (Graphite), blacks look more solid, and text looked smoother. However, the display itself has been enhanced, too: Like the Kindle DX (Graphite), the Kindle now has a 6-inch E-Ink Pearl display, one of whose benefits is 50 percent better contrast.
That was indeed still my impression with the Kindle. In my experience with e-readers, a darker border enhances readability, giving the perception of better screen contrast. That said, it’s worth noting that this is the first smaller-sized Kindle in two colors: eye-pleasing graphite (the same as the Kindle DX launched earlier this summer) and standard Kindle white.
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