Amazon is expected to reveal a new Kindle in the coming days, but photos of the device have already begun to surface.
According to photos posted on Reddit, the new Kindle will be called the Kindle Oasis. The images, which were published on Amazon in China before being taken down, suggest a radical redesign of Amazon’s signature e-reader. The images suggest a product that comes with a removable case that has a battery pack built in, thus extending the life of the device. The Verge has more:
A rough translation of the page, corroborated by Redditors, reveals some more specifications. The Kindle Oasis weighs 131 grams (0.29lbs), which Amazon claims is 20 percent lighter than past models. As for dimensions, it’s 3.4 millimeters at its thinnest point and 8.5 millimeters at its thickest.