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The Kindle Oasis is the most obvious model in need of an upgrade, but after 4 years with the same model and 6 years with the same design, it seems far more likely the Oasis 3 is going to be the last of its line at this point. I don’t think there will ever be an Oasis 4.
As I’ve said in the past, if Amazon were to release another Kindle in the 7″-8″ range it would make more sense to include stylus support like the Kindle Scribe, and if they do that calling it something like the Kindle Scribe Mini is going to make a lot more sense than calling it a Kindle Oasis for the 4th time, especially when the previous Oasis models don’t support using a stylus it’s just going to cause confusion with customers.
Personally, I’d like to see Amazon release a mini pocket-sized Kindle smaller than the entry-level model, but that’s almost certainly not going to happen.
I just don’t see this being a good year for new Kindles. A mini Kindle Scribe with page buttons like the Oasis would probably be pretty popular because a lot of people still want a Kindle with page buttons and some don’t want a device as large as the Scribe. But with Amazon you never know what’s coming next, and when it comes to Kindles the safest bet is usually them doing nothing.