The main difference in reading experience involves the controversial page turn buttons. This is a small convenience, not a major differentiating factor, which is how I would characterize a lot of the differences between the Kindle Voyage and its mainstream Paperwhite cousin. But they’re not quite identical-the Voyage has an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts display brightness, while the Paperwhite does not. Simiarly, both screens are high-resolution 300ppi panels.

More specifically, the Voyage and Paperwhite now run the same version of the Kindle software, meaning both have access to the advanced typesetting features and Bookerly font (for compatible books). As for the Kobo side of things, everything I’ve already written on the subject still holds true. Setting aside the physical differences, the Voyage and third generation Paperwhite are more alike than different when it comes to actual reading. The discrete button markings help lend a sense of elegance, but their efforts are somewhat foiled by the return to a more distracting Kindle logo on the chin. The Voyage adopts the more angular design language of Amazon’s Fire tablets, but the result isn’t so much stylish as garish.įrom the front, all is well the smooth transition from bezel to screen helps the display seem a bit more spacious even though it’s the exact same size as the Paperwhite’s. Let’s start with the build quality: I was expecting it to feel as expensive as it is, but…it doesn’t. In each instance, I had the exact opposite reaction to I was expecting. Two things struck me immediately: the design of the Amazon case, and the build quality of the device itself. You see, a wild Marius appeared ( a different Marius) and offered to lend me his Voyage so that I could finally have a chance to put the device through its paces. I was left left wishing I could properly evaluate the current landscape of e-readers, and today I finally can. I recently reviewed two of the best e-readers on the market, the Kobo Aura H2O and the Kindle Paperwhite.

Amazon kindle voyage vs kobo aura h2o