Apple 2.0 over at Fortune compared the Kindle 2 against its bigger older sister, the Kindle 1. I say the older sister is bigger, but, despite its bulk, its less able to carry more books. Less of a lush, the Kindle 2 has a sharper brain enabling it to recall up to 1,500 books; its fingers are less like pork sausages – it can turn pages 20% quicker. The younger sister has better dress sense, is better turned out: she can wear 16 shades of grey with panache as against a rather dowdy 4; and is less of a klutz: the page-turn buttons are smaller and harder to hit by mistake. Also, lil’ sis has a 5-way joystick. Make your own jokes.
- Thinner: 0.36 inches thick, 25% thinner than an iPhone
- Quicker: Turns pages 20% faster
- Longer lasting: 25% increase in battery life
- Better display: 16 shades of gray (was 4)
- Bigger memory: Stores up to 1,500 books
- Bigger vocabulary: Built-in 250,000 dictionary
- Better navigation: With a 5-way joystick
- More vocal: Able to read text aloud in a semi-robotic voice
- Less accident prone: The page-turn buttons are smaller and harder to hit by mistake
- More wired: New Whispersync technology
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