It doesn't have an IP dust rating, which means it isn't offically protected against sand, but Amazon outright encourages you to take it to the beach and rinse it clean.
The Oasis is waterproof rated as IPX8, allowing for an hour's worth of dunking in six feet of fresh water.
Left to right: Kindle Oasis 2016, Kindle Oasis 2017Ĭan you take it to the beach? Amazon says yes. But this is one place that the physical page turn buttons come in handy, as they let you turn pages with wet hands. The screen has to remain dry while you're reading, because water can trigger the touch response in unexpected ways.
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We dropped it in a sink full of water, and we took it in the bath. We smeared our Oasis with chocolate syrup and rinsed it off (don't use soap). The reader has a touch screen, but you'll use the physical buttons more often than not.Īnd yes, finally, this is a waterproof Kindle. There are very narrow bezels on three sides of the 7-inch, 300ppi E Ink screen one side (right or left, depending on how you're holding it) has a larger bezel with physical page turn buttons. The screen is perfectly flush to the front. It's made of smooth, but not slippery, metal on the back. If you're coming from a Kindle Paperwhite or simply a Kindle, the Oasis' radical design is very different, and quite delightful.