Kindle Oasis Photos Suggest USB-C Port

FacetiousKnave · 07-21-2024, 04:13 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 · 07-21-2024, 04:16 PM

That is the power button.

FacetiousKnave · 07-21-2024, 04:30 PM

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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 · 07-21-2024, 04:56 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 · 07-21-2024, 05:15 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 · 07-21-2024, 05:31 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.

johnnyb · 07-22-2024, 02:35 AM

I just hope they have a new one soon. I don’t want to jump ship but I will since I really don’t like the Paperwhite.

Vroo · 07-22-2024, 08:56 AM

This photo has been circulating since about 2020 (according to a TinEye search), so I think it's just a mistake and doesn't suggest they would release an updated model.

Frogm4n · 07-22-2024, 10:55 PM

I doubt they'll release a new one at 7" since they quietly dropped it from the US store and finally got it scrubbed from the marketing images for the Kindles after months and the Paperwhite is so close at 6.8". If there's going to be one, I'd assume 8" to sit between the PW and the Scribe.

Dr. Drib · 07-23-2024, 08:06 AM

It's possible they may revive it with an updated version, since that would bring back the only ebook reader with buttons that Amazon makes.

I'm one of those strange buffoons who likes buttons.

John F · 07-23-2024, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

...

I'm one of those strange buffoons who likes buttons.

Inconceivable!

troubledMan · 07-24-2024, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

...

I'm one of those strange buffoons who likes buttons.

Well, that makes two of us!

DNSB · 07-25-2024, 03:19 AM

We are the Silent Majority!

Quoth · 07-25-2024, 06:54 AM

Click … Click

Almost silent.

Dr. Drib · 07-28-2024, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

Inconceivable!

07-21-2024, 04:13 PM	#1
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 87 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.

07-21-2024, 04:56 PM	#4
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,750 Karma: 86234863 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA 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; 07-21-2024 at 05:04 PM.

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07-21-2024, 04:16 PM	#2
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,750 Karma: 86234863 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	That is the power button.

07-21-2024, 05:15 PM	#5
FacetiousKnave Unconscionable Posts: 87 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.

07-21-2024, 05:31 PM	#6
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,750 Karma: 86234863 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA 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.

07-22-2024, 02:35 AM	#7
johnnyb Cloud Reader Posts: 1,118 Karma: 4000066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Scribe, iPad Pro 11	I just hope they have a new one soon. I don’t want to jump ship but I will since I really don’t like the Paperwhite.

07-22-2024, 08:56 AM	#8
Vroo Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 1005242 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Warsaw, Poland Device: a lot of Kindles, PocketBook HD3/InkpadX, inkBOOK, Kobo	This photo has been circulating since about 2020 (according to a TinEye search), so I think it's just a mistake and doesn't suggest they would release an updated model.

07-22-2024, 10:55 PM	#9
Frogm4n Addict Posts: 236 Karma: 1600689 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: Kindle Scribe	I doubt they'll release a new one at 7" since they quietly dropped it from the US store and finally got it scrubbed from the marketing images for the Kindles after months and the Paperwhite is so close at 6.8". If there's going to be one, I'd assume 8" to sit between the PW and the Scribe.

07-23-2024, 08:06 AM	#10
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,038 Karma: 56751447 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	It's possible they may revive it with an updated version, since that would bring back the only ebook reader with buttons that Amazon makes. I'm one of those strange buffoons who likes buttons.

07-25-2024, 03:19 AM	#13
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