Kindle Oasis Photos Suggest USB-C Port

FacetiousKnave · Today, 03:13 PM

Correct me if I am wrong, but the Kindle Oasis still uses a micro-USB, right?

Today, I was looking at Kindle Oasis prices on Amazon and was surprised to find that one of the main photographs of the device seemed to suggest a USB-C port.

I had to check the technical details to confirm that it was still using a micro-USB.

It may not seem like a big deal, but this is not an accident; it is a deliberate attempt to mislead potential buyers, since someone had to edit the image to make the port look like this.

jhowell · Today, 03:16 PM

That is the power button.

FacetiousKnave · Today, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhowell

That is the power button.

That's interesting. On Amazon.com, they show the micro-USB port, but on Amazon.co.uk (and presumably in other European countries), they show the button, which also looks like a USB-C port.

jhowell · Today, 03:56 PM

Interesting. It appears that the US version of that photo is faked. The USB port is on the other side of the device.

This review has photos of the top and bottom of the device taken from angles that clearly show the difference between the USB port and the power button: Kindle Oasis with LTE (This is the second generation device but I believe that the port position is the same in the third generation device.)

(Added: Photo from review attached. It is face down, but shows the same end as the stock photos.)

FacetiousKnave · Today, 04:15 PM

Yeah, now I see what you mean. The European version of the photo, as you pointed out, is the accurate one. Now, one can only wonder about the logic behind the decision to doctor the photo on the American site.

jhowell · Today, 04:31 PM

My guess is that was done to make it clear that the device has a micro USB port. A lie in the interest of telling the truth.

Today, 03:13 PM	#1
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 81 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	Kindle Oasis Photos Suggest USB-C Port Correct me if I am wrong, but the Kindle Oasis still uses a micro-USB, right? Today, I was looking at Kindle Oasis prices on Amazon and was surprised to find that one of the main photographs of the device seemed to suggest a USB-C port. I had to check the technical details to confirm that it was still using a micro-USB. It may not seem like a big deal, but this is not an accident; it is a deliberate attempt to mislead potential buyers, since someone had to edit the image to make the port look like this.

Today, 03:56 PM	#4
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,620 Karma: 84812983 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	Interesting. It appears that the US version of that photo is faked. The USB port is on the other side of the device. This review has photos of the top and bottom of the device taken from angles that clearly show the difference between the USB port and the power button: Kindle Oasis with LTE (This is the second generation device but I believe that the port position is the same in the third generation device.) (Added: Photo from review attached. It is face down, but shows the same end as the stock photos.) Attached Thumbnails Last edited by jhowell; Today at 04:04 PM.

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Today, 03:16 PM	#2
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,620 Karma: 84812983 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	That is the power button.

Today, 04:15 PM	#5
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 81 Karma: 25000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Helsinki Device: Kindle	Yeah, now I see what you mean. The European version of the photo, as you pointed out, is the accurate one. Now, one can only wonder about the logic behind the decision to doctor the photo on the American site.

Today, 04:31 PM	#6
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,620 Karma: 84812983 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	My guess is that was done to make it clear that the device has a micro USB port. A lie in the interest of telling the truth.

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