Unveiled only a few weeks in the past, the Kindle Colorsoft guarantees as much as eight weeks of battery life (fairly spectacular), help for books and novels in coloration, and in addition the choice to spotlight in numerous colours:
To this point, so good.
This, nevertheless, is Amazon’s first try at a color-supporting e-reader and like with different first-generation devices, issues are removed from excellent. Including a coloration Kindle to Amazon’s lineup appeared like a certain win. Longtime Kindle followers might keep on with the monochrome fashions, whereas the brand new coloration possibility would assist Amazon retain customers who would possibly in any other case be tempted by rivals which have provided coloration shows for years.
It appears that evidently pleasure over the Kindle Colorsoft has been dampened by sudden points, as customers are reporting points with the brand new gadget.
The primary concern, as detailed in a Reddit publish by consumer TheVloginator, includes a yellowish tint that seems alongside the underside of the Kindle Colorsoft’s display screen. Not enjoyable. Though coloration shows are naturally completely different from monochrome ones (the consumer additionally famous a visual “crosshatching” impact), the colour is displaying up in unintended areas, which is… nicely, plain flawed and annoying, to say the least.
Whereas display screen points like this usually counsel {hardware} defects, Amazon appears to suppose that software program stands out as the perpetrator. The corporate has introduced an upcoming software program replace to handle the yellowing. Forward of the replace, although, Amazon is delaying Colorsoft shipments, prone to coordinate the gadget’s launch with the patch’s availability.
In an announcement shared by TechCrunch, Amazon acknowledged the difficulty and stated they’re conscious of “a small variety of experiences from clients” who see “a yellow band alongside the underside of the show”. The Kindle crew assures customers that they’re taking the standard of their merchandise “severely” and that they’re “trying into it”. Naturally, if clients discover this defect on their Kindle Colorsoft, they need to contact the customer support crew.