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29 reviews
Jun, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 29 reviews of Amazon Kindle Oasis (1st gen, 2016, 6-inch). The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the performance and battery. The screen and portability also get good feedback, but many are less positive about the price.
design, portability, screen, battery, performance
price
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Amazon Kindle Oasis (1st gen, 2016, 6-inch) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 94/100 = Excellent quality.
Expert review by : Max Parker (trustedreviews.com)
The Kindle Oasis is the most luxurious, high-end e-reader ever made by Amazon. It's ridiculously thin, weighs very little and is a pleasure to use.
Beautiful, fantastically well built and a pleasure to use. But the high-price means it's only for the most diehard of Kindle fans.
Expert review by : Aaron Brown (t3.com)
But there's little reason to – aha ha ha – 'look back in anger' if you own the previous generation
Gorgeous 7-inch touchscreen ; Display with adjustable warmth ; Waterproof design ; Page-turn buttons ; Support for audiobooks
Still no USB-C port ; Very minor update on previous Kindle Oasis
Expert review by : James Peckham (techradar.com)
Can Amazon rekindle your love for ereaders?
Innovative new design ; Great new back-lit screen ; Vast selection of ebooks
Shorter battery life ; Most expensive Kindle ever ; Only leather case options
The Amazon Kindle Oasis is the best experience money can buy when it comes to reading electronic tomes. The main problem lies in how much money you have to part with to let that happen, and its high price is likely to scare some off.
Expert review by : Chris Hall (pocket-lint.com)
Is the 2017 Kindle Oasis still a viable option in 2022? Here's our verdict.
Sublime reading experience ; Larger display ; More even illumination ; Quality covers
It can be a little slippery ; Price ; Kindle Store layout getting a little old
While we struggled to recommend the old version in light of the sturdy performance of the Paperwhite, we'd happily vouch for the new Kindle Oasis. It's bigger, it's better, it's waterproof. It's the best Kindle yet.
Expert review by : Chris Barraclough (recombu.com)
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Slim, smart design ; Rammed with features ; Great display ; Leather cover with extra battery
Expensive ; Adaptive lighting culled
The Kindle Oasis is our favourite Kindle model so far, despite the lack of adaptive brightness. That slim and light build, along with the battery-packing cover, make this the most desirable eReader we’ve ever clutched..
Expert review by : Robert Leedham (stuff.tv)
A jaw-droppingly expensive e-reader that oozes with class
Fabulous lightweight design ; Pristine screen ; Easy-to-use software
Really, really expensive ; No adaptive lighting
If you’ve got the Cash Money, this e-reader is the best you can buy. We can’t knock its hustle.
Expert review by : Xiomara Blanco (cnet.co.uk)
Leaked images show a wedge-like design with a big side bezel and built-in page turn buttons.
Expert review by : Jonathan Bray (alphr.com)
It may be expensive, but the Amazon Kindle Oasis is second to none – it's the best e-reader Amazon has ever made
There’s no arguing that the Kindle Oasis is a fabulous device for reading on. It’s thinner, lighter, faster and more thoughtfully designed than any Kindle before it. The screen light has been improved and it has great battery life. It’s a fantastic...
Expert review by : Jonathan Margolis (howtospendit.ft.com)
A “quite brilliant” upgrade of the Amazon Kindle
Expert review by : Sascha Segan (pcmag.com)
If you don't mind paying a premium, Amazon's Kindle Oasis is the waterproof ebook reader you've been waiting for.
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