I have been a Kindle Voyage reader for several years now, and though I did try some newer kindle iterations, I ended up returning them simply because the most important aspect of the device, the richness of the e-ink seemed to have been lacking. After the Voyage, all the newer devices including the previous generation Oasis leaned towards a more faded out, greyer looking e-ink (which was partially resolved by allowing for boldness). So, not even the previous Oasis 2 and much less the cover charging Oasis 1 could dislodge me from the Voyage (which I have kept for reasons of portability and practicality with its origami stand up cover).

So what convinced me to get this Oasis, if I was already satisfied with the Voyage? Well, nothing really; it just so happened that my birthday coincided with the new Oasis release and my wife ordered it for me, after trading in a kindle keyboard (and I am glad she did). The contrast and richness of the fonts were just as good as the Voyage I kept. Furthermore, the screen was evenly lit even in its highest settings for brightness and amber. So the Oasis 3 surpassed my expectations (although I've kept my Voyage as my back up).

If I had already been an Oasis user, there would be no way I would have considered upgrading, as the changes from the previous model have been minimal. As a Voyage user, however, this was a significant upgrade and change in many ways:

1. First of all, storage. I have the 32 G model, but even the 8 G would have been quite an upgrade from my 4 G Voyage. Now I can add my annotated editions of literature, audiobooks and illustrated works without any qualm.
2. Larger 7" display: my eyes are not getting any younger, and the ability to have more text on the page does make more of a difference than I thought it would"”although it does so by losing the portability factor. The Voyage could slip into my back or front pocket quite easily, but in the end, I do prefer the larger screen. In any case, carrying the ergonomic Oasis still beats lugging an armful of books.
3. Waterproof: It is nice to know that this device is waterproof (just in case), and it does add some ease of mind, but I'll confess I've taken the Voyage with me pretty much everywhere in all kinds of weather"”even to the beach, pools, on cruises, the desert, (you name it) and it is still working pretty much the day I received it. I expect no less from the Oasis, but I won't have second thoughts of sitting with it in the tub.
4. Audible: I do read and like to be read to, so it is nice to have this option; I do use Audible a lot, and though I prefer the way Audible works in its phone app, it is nice to have all your books, audible or otherwise on one device. However, I do think Amazon has a ways to go towards perfecting the Audible experience on the e-readers.
5. Lighting: Voyage lighting was adequate (not perfect), as I found any light setting to be a bit much for these eyes; most of the time I read with lighting pretty much off. The Oasis has solved that by adding the amber warmth, so this was a needed upgrade for me.
6. There is also an inverted mode where the background becomes black and the fonts become lit. This actually looks gorgeous when setting the amber to the max.
7. The page turn buttons are infinitely more satisfying than the Voyage, although I think the old keyboard had the best buttons on any kindle that I've had.
8. The screen rotation, while nice for righties vs. lefties, does disappoint a wee bit in that it does not rotate to landscape automatically.
9. Battery life: I know there are complaints about battery here, but I suspect his may because the device was loaded up rather quickly and the indexing of the titles does drain the battery. So far have loaded less than a dozen titles and am easing into my Oasis set up, allowing for indexing to be done in little spurts. Of course, I cannot make any definite assessments on the battery until I go through a couple more charging cycles, but it looks to be about two weeks on a single charge with about half hour to an hour reading everyday with airplane mode (which really does prolong battery) unless I need to sync or use the store. Oh, and I set the mid-range 12 for both light settings.

Those were the main upgrades for me, but there are few things that I need to get used to:
1. The form factor (I've been using the Voyage for years, so this will take some time; the Voyage still takes the cake in this aspect).
2. I wish Amazon made an origami case for this one; I did use the stand up many times during a lunch break. It's really no biggie. I now use an Amazon Basics stand that works even better than the origami to keep the Oasis propped up at multiple angles for my reading pleasure.
3. I really do not see the benefit of a graphite versus whatever as this is covered with my waterproof charcoal case; however, I would have loved the front of the Oasis offered in solid white or cream, to mimic the extension of a page but this is easily resolvable with a third party skin.
4. Price: Let's not cushion this. For this price we should seriously be getting no ads thrown in, and a full charger (not just the cable). I would say that the cloth case should be thrown in as well, but that would be pushing it.

Suggestions to kindle software developers (Sorry to throw this into the review, but it worked last time when the developers actually contacted me to let me know that they had taken my suggestions and implemented it in one of the updates, so here it goes again):

Can we get the option to have pages (not actual pages but screenshots) remaining when reading in a chapter? I know not everyone cares for these options, but I find the time remaining to always be inaccurate as I vary in reading poetry versus prose on my kindle all the time, so it would be nice to have this option.
Also, the ability to scroll would be nice.
And while, we're at it, why not let us use our own screensavers? From our own books or a selection of literary images.

In short, the device really surpassed my expectations, and for something I really wasn't planning on getting, this one is definitely a keeper.

Still, for Voyage users, I would recommend trading in an older kindle, as the Voyage still has its own little benefits.

For the most part, I like this . I use my Kindle for reading, and that is what this one does. I would prefer a somewhat larger screen, but by using a small font, I can get quite a bit of writing on the screen. I like that I can set the screen to a warm color and reduce eye strain.
The biggest problem for me is that the touch screen has an area around the advance and back buttons where it is easy to hold the device, but on the other three sides of the screen, you can only hold it by a rim only 1/4 inch wide. Invariably after a couple minutes, your fingers get tired and slide onto the screen, which activates the screen advance or page back multiple times and you have to waste time retrieving the page you were reading. I was able to solve that problem by buying a case that gave me more area to grip my Oasis as well as protecting it when I am not reading.
On the whole, I like and use my Oasis a lot.
Further comment: Today I was made more aware of the big advantage Paperwhite and Oasis have over kindle fire tablets. I was reading my Oasis at the bus stop. When I had left the house it had been very cloudy, but as I sat reading, the sun came out, but I continued reading without interruption. If I had been reading a Kindle fire, the screen would have become so dim as to be unreadable, and the reflections from the sky would have made the situation even worse. Kindle Fire tablets are excellent indoors or at night, but outdoors in daylight, they are nearly worthless.

I read many of the Reviews after I ordered my Oasis. It's just something I do. I read Reviews before I order, and while I am awaiting a product's arrival, I read more Reviews.

Silly? Perhaps it is, but it's Harmless. Quite a few of the Reviews complained about the Battery Life, and so I was watchful of that. I have had my Oasis for over a week now, and still have 30% of the power left. I read for at least 4 hours a day. I know that it is touted to hold 6 weeks to a charge, and that it will have to be charged before that time. But I STILL just compare it to the battery life on my laptop and my cell phone, and find myself pleased with the battery life of my Oasis! It's just Not that difficult to plug it in for a few hours every week and a half or so!

It is comfortable to hold...I have an Ayotu Skin Touch Feeling Case, which I bought here on Amazon when I bought my Kindle. With my Case, the Oasis is lightweight, and of good proportions; it fits my hands well. The lighting is excellent, and the e-ink is clear and easy to read. I already have a Kindle Paperwhite, but wanted the Oasis for the warmly lit option, which my older Paperwhite does not have. I find that the amber is very restful.

I think that people are too often quick to complain about things, and too slow to praise them. My new Kindle Oasis is praiseworthy, and I LOVE it! I ordered it during the last 15 minutes of Prime Day, and so got an amazing bargain! But, even at its full price, it would be worth Every Single Cent it costs!!!

UPDATE

I finally charged my Oasis, though I still had 14% left on my battery. Then I Finally did some math. Ok. The Oasis is touted to last for 6 weeks of use...being used for 15 minutes of reading for a day. Since I read for at least four Hours a day, that makes my days worth 16 days each! 4 hours is 16 x 15 minutes! I think that people are thinking that they can read all they want for the 6 Weeks...perhaps they should read the description of the Oasis more carefully! I ended up getting an even Longer Battery Life than the Oasis Promised! I do wish people would quit denigrating a fine product, because their expectations don't match their Perceptions...instead of the Facts!

Before I start this review, I just want to say that I adore this e-reader regardless of any negative feedback. In fact, I took it over to show my mother and she loved it so much she got one for herself. For both of us, trying to read on a tablet for longer periods of time just isn't enjoyable. This is the first e-reader purchase for both of us after many years though I have had occasion to play with the newer generation of paperwhite/kindle in person before making this purchase.

First things first - this device uses E-Ink. It works by having a multitude of microcapsules that when charged display either black or white. Just from that description alone, it's pretty obvious why this has no color, though color is in the works by the E-Ink developer, it's just years away from being workable on these types of devices. Obviously, this works differently than a tablet and its main purpose, as with all e-readers, is to give a good reading experience and mimic a page of a book as best as possible while also being easier on the eyes.

Display: Very, very sharp on the Oasis. It's lovely to look at and I have found zero ghosting while reading. It's clear and crisp. While only an inch, the benefits of the 7 inch are noticeable but hard to explain outside of it just feels better reading-wise. The screen is matte and while not glare-proof it helps a good deal and the pages are lovely to look at.

Touch: Very responsive. Again, due to the tech of this product, it's kind of a wonder we have touchscreens with them. It's very responsive for an e-reader, more than any other that I've looked at. I can't say I was all that impressed with the Paperwhite's touch screen as it seemed to get finicky at times and could turn multiple pages on you, a problem I've not had with any other device. While sometimes it doesn't always register the touch, for the most part, it does, and highlighting, accessing the menu, shopping in the store, etc. have all been easy. Sometimes it doesn't register when scrolling but that's been the biggest issue encountered so far.

Page Turning - I am partial to the buttons and am a believer that these devices should come with them baseline. However, buttons or touch, the pages turn fast, fluid, and cleanly with close to no delay whatsoever.

Screen Brightness - The warm light is great and is the other reason I got this model over a Paperwhite (buttons were the other). I have issues with my eyes where blue light really bothers me. Not only does the Oasis seem to have less blue light in general compared to Paperwhite/Kindle/Older Oasis models, but the warm light works well. It doesn't take a lot to solve the issue and being able to adjust brightness and warmth separately is good. You are able to set the warmth to auto-activate from sunset to sunrise based on time zone, set your own time, or do it anytime easily.

Options: There are many ways to change the layout from font style, boldness, and size. I haven't seen it really mentioned, but you can set it horizontal also. Yes, you do need to go through settings to do this but given how this device works, that's not a surprise. There is a feature to save all your layouts so it's simple enough to hit the saved format for horizontal to switch to that or back again to vertical. The buttons come default as up = forward down = back, but these can be reversed. There is no scrolling option but I'm not someone who likes that when reading books, but keep that in mind, especially for certain media like comics/manga. You are able to have it display page numbers, the clock, percentage left/read, or none of the above.

Personal Library Access - Amazon, for the love of all creation fix this mess. I knew going in that it would be a pita but still. Even after going through each book and adding them separately back into their collections I still can't sort by them. I don't know what I did wrong but it's been a frustrating endeavor, and the inability to really have decent sort options can make it a pain for those who want to keep the library on this device instead of just a book or two at a time. Fortunately, the search works well but I shouldn't have to look one of my Fires to sort through my library and then bring it up on the Oasis. That's terrible and to my understanding has been a longstanding problem.

Wifi - I had no problems with accessing the Kindle store to browse or purchase books. This is probably the biggest area that had a delay, lack of sensitivity to input, and a large amount of screen refreshing, but again, given what it is, it wasn't an issue really. Wifi does drain the battery (even more so if downloading a lot of books, like at the start and it does give a warning for this) but that is a problem on most modern devices. I wish there was a battery saver option for this like there is for the Fire's as I would like to use the Translation feature at times while reading some books and that is only available via wifi. Fortunately, the dictionary is not so dependent.

Battery Life - The Kindle base model has 4 LEDs, the Paperwhite has 6. The Oasis - 25. That's a lot of LEDs (12 for white, 13 for the warm lighting system) and it is understandable that while in use this isn't going to have as long of a life as other models, especially older ones that don't have a backlight at all. When indoors, I tend to have everything set to as close to zero as possible as personal preference and would say that depending on reading habits you're looking at charging every few days to a little over a week. I would also say that one should never believe any company's rhetoric on battery life - it's usually under the most minimal of conditions. That being said, if you're coming from an older model of Kindle, especially the really early ones, you aren't going to get the same battery life due to the LEDs but it isn't as terrible as a tablet, for example. It does hibernate after a period of inactivity and takes a few seconds to wake back up when starting again. This isn't a bad thing to me but has been off-putting to others with the slight delay.

The Micro USB - I know this a point of contention with a lot of people but I didn't find it that big of a deal. I still have several devices include Kindles/Fires that use this. I would assume that when Amazon does make the switch to USB C that they want to ensure all their tablets/Kindles can make the switch over.

Shape - I love it. The only thing I can think of is that it would be nice if the metal was grooved a little in a couple of places on the back to help with a firmer grip and to reduce sliding potential. Otherwise, it's lovely to both me and my mother - easy to hold, easy to operate the buttons, etc.

Waterproofing - I can't speak to how this works and hope to never have to.

The Ads - Amazon, we are buying your top-of-the-line product. We should not have to pay you more to not have you advertise at us, especially since you have a recommended for you on the homepage that does the job somewhat better. When Kindles/Fires were launching way back when it did make some sense as the price difference was $40 and made the lower-end models especially more accessible to a wider range of people. But now, it's just gross. Yes, I have the one with the ads because I cannot justify giving you an extra $20 for something that is top of the line and already highly priced.

The Price - So, this is really expensive. There is an option to do payment plans on it, which is nice, but it's still pricy. If you have an e-reader that at least is functional, it might do for you to wait until Prime Day or Cyber Monday to get a deal and shave off $50-75. Is it worth it? That depends. If you're like me and need the warm light then this is the only Kindle that has it, along with the buttons. I look at it as an investment. The products I have gotten from Amazon have lasted years. On top of that, I am a reader and have been looking for something that would allow me to access my Kindle library easily while having the features I needed/wanted. If you're not reading a whole lot and/or do not need the buttons/warm light then this probably isn't the Kindle for you. Personally, I knew I would not be happy with the Paperwhite, and while there are things I dislike about the Oasis, as a whole I am happy that I own this.

Probably the biggest question to ask yourself before spending this kind of money is how much do you read and/or were you someone who used to read a lot? The biggest question is whether one will use it enough to justify having a device that is only for reading and if the features for them personally justify the purchase. For me, yes, for others, it may be a different answer.

I listened to and read many reviews on the Oasis and other Kindles and one of the comments was that with the Oasis that one might spend more money due to just buying more books to read. I can see that. It's a joy to read on this.

The media could not be loaded. I decided to finally upgrade my Kindle from the first Paperwhite when I found out I could get a 25% discount and a $5 Amazon gift card for trading in my very old and unused Kindle Keyboard 1st gen, as well as other bonuses of 6 months free Kindle Unlimited (approx $60) plus a 30 day Audible trial.

I'm very happy with it and it has some great features.
I do like the adjustable amber tint, but I also really like the ability to invert the colors to white print on a black background. This is even easier on the eyes, but it does have a noticeable (and irritating) white flash every few page turns when using the buttons, and almost with every page turn when advancing with the touch screen. I believe this is the e-ink refreshing. I will probably use the black inverted color only when I'm reading outside in bright sunlight.

I also am really happy to have buttons to turn the page again. It's the ultimate laziness to be able to just keep your thumb in the button and depress it to turn the page instead of having to actually move your thumb a half inch to touch the screen, but hey, why move a half inch when your can push down 1/16th of an inch? All that extra movement add up over the years.
The real reason I like the buttons is this: I live in Alaska and we have very long, cold nights. But even in the winter, we turn down the heat at night. I read in bed every single night, tucked all cozy and warm under my down comforter... except for having to have my hand out in order to touch the screen on my Paperwhite to turn the page. My hand starts to get very cold. It's uncomfortable. My half frozen hand takes away from my happy bedtime reading experience. With the Oasis, I can keep my hand under the blankets and just push the button. You don't know what a big deal this is until you spend night after night with a frozen hand.

I also like that you can select which button to the the page advance button and which is the page back button. The Oasis comes set up with the top button as the page advance and the bottom as the page back, but I switched them: the bottom is the advance, the top is the back. I hold my ereaders at the bottom sides, and had to stretch my thumb to advance the page when it was set for the top button. It's just easier and more comfortable to use the bottom button. And this is cool: the bottom button stays as my page advance button even when I rotate the Oasis 180 to use left handed!! Smart!!

Others have covered the size and weight so I won't go it I all that except to say it's comfortable to hold. I do use the official Amazon Premium leather cover and it fits perfectly, and the magnetic closure/sleep/wake functions work perfectly also.

Dislike: Nothing with the ereader itself, but with however Amazon picks the "special offers". From what I read, these offers are supposed to be tailored off of a person's reading history/preferences. I may be wrong.
The books they are featuring for me are "romance" genre. I am sooo not a romance genre girl. I don't believe I've ever purchased this genre in my life. I'm a hardcore sci-fi/dystopian. I have an adverse reaction when I see romance special offer.

Other than that, some of the complaints by others leaves me wondering.
I just don't think it's THAT big of deal that it has a micro usb. Really, it's just not that hard to figure out the big end of the cable from the small end. As for charging speed, charge mine while I'm sleeping at night so it doesn't matter if it takes 1 hour or 4. I suppose having to carry a micro usb cord and charger when other devices use a usb-c cord/charger may be annoying but I think I can find 2 square inches in my purse/pocket/bag/backpack for it.

Also remember that this is an e-reader. It's not a tablet, computer or smartphone, nor does it make any claims to be. Expecting an ereader to function basically like a computer/tablet/smartphone is expecting too much. It does an outstanding job at doing it's job as an ereader.

I have sent many different type of files to my Paperwhite using my kindle email address and it's worked excellent with that old ereader, so I expect this new Oasis will do excellent with those as well.

My suggestion is to read the description fully and know what you are getting and what you aren't.
If your reading experience will be destroyed because this doesn't have (nor claim to have) a usb-c, then this isn't the ereader for you.
If you want it to be like a tablet or smartphone or computer, this isn't the ereader for you.

But if you love reading and buy this for what it's made for, I can recommend it.
Definitely look into getting a discount by trading in any unused kindles, and take advantage of the free Kindle Unlimited and Audible while they are available to offset the cost even more.