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- Kindle Paperwhite: now with a 6.8" display and thinner borders, adjustable warm light, up to 10 weeks of battery life and 20% faster page turns compared to the previous generation.
- Purpose-built for reading: with a flush-front design and 300 ppi glare-free display that reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight.
- More books in more places: store thousands of titles, then take them all with you. A single charge via USB-C last weeks, not hours.
- Easy on the eyes: now with adjustable warm light to change screen shade from white to amber.
- Waterproof (IPX8), so you’re free to read and relax at the beach, by the pool or in the bath. Your Kindle has been tested to withstand accidental immersion.
- Purchase Kindle Paperwhite and get 3 months Kindle Unlimited for free. Explore millions of books, thousands of audiobooks and selected magazine subscriptions with Kindle Unlimited and read anywhere anytime.
- Go hands free: pair with an Audible subscription and Bluetooth headphones or speakers to listen to your story.
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Lose yourself in a book—wherever, whenever
Kindle Paperwhite is thin, lightweight and travels easily so you can enjoy your favourite books at any time. With our signature 300 ppi glare-free Paperwhite display—now 10% brighter at its maximum setting compared to the previous generation—you can read in any light. A single battery charge via USB-C lasts up to 10 weeks. Battery life may vary depending on use.
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Goes beyond a bookNow you can adjust the shade of your Kindle Paperwhite display from a white light to a warm amber, or schedule when the light changes for a personalised reading experience. You can also adjust the size and boldface of text for whatever suits you best. |
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Better togetherDesigned by Amazon to perfectly fit your Kindle Paperwhite, these slim, form-fitting covers attach securely and fold back for one-handed reading. They automatically put your device to sleep when closed and awaken it upon opening, making it easy to get back to your story. Find Kindle Paperwhite covers. |
Every day is an Earth Day
You don’t have to be an environmental scientist to make sustainable choices. We integrated sustainability in the design of this Kindle e-reader. Here’s how:
Materials
60% post-consumer recycled plastics in device.
Clean Energy
Amazon is building new wind and solar farms to produce clean energy equivalent to the electricity used by this device.
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95% of this device’s packaging is made of wood-fibre-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources.
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There may come a time when you want to trade in or recycle your device. Explore options with Amazon Second Chance.
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Ratings | 4.7 out of 5 stars (37,904) | 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,099) | 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,918) | 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,044) | 4.8 out of 5 stars (257) | 4.6 out of 5 stars (6,976) |
Screen size | 6" glare-free | 6" glare-free | 6.8" glare-free | 6.8" glare-free | 6.8" glare-free | 7" glare-free |
Storage | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 32 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB or 32 GB |
Resolution | 167 ppi | 167 ppi | 300 ppi | 300 ppi | 300 ppi | 300 ppi |
Front light | 4 LEDs | 4 LEDs | 17 LEDs | 17 LEDs | 17 LEDs | 25 LEDs |
Weeks of battery life |
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Audible (via Bluetooth) |
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Auto-adjusting light sensors |
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Wireless charging |
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1-year Amazon Kids+ subscription | Sold separately starting starting from £3.99 / month. | 1 year of Amazon Kids+ included—subscription to children's books and magazines (automatically renewed after starting from £3.99 / month). | Sold separately starting starting from £3.99 / month. | Sold separately starting starting from £3.99 / month. | 1 year of Amazon Kids+ included—subscription to children's books and magazines (automatically renewed after starting from £3.99 / month). | Sold separately starting starting from £3.99 / month. |
Included cover | Sold separately |
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Warranty | 1 year of Amazon limited warranty | 2-year worry-free warranty | 1 year of Amazon limited warranty | 1 year of Amazon limited warranty | 2-year worry-free warranty | 1 year of Amazon limited warranty |
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Colour | Black and White | Black Kindle with Blue, Pink, Birds or Space Station Cover | Black | Black | Black Kindle Paperwhite with Black, Emerald Forest, or Robot Dreams Cover | Graphite and Gold |
Connectivity | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + free mobile connectivity |
Technical details
Kindle Paperwhite
Display |
Amazon's 6.8” Paperwhite display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimised front technology, 16-level grey scale. |
Size |
174 x 125 x 8.1 mm |
Weight |
205 g
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System requirements |
None: fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content. |
On-device storage |
8 GB: holds thousands of books. |
Cloud storage |
Free cloud storage for all Amazon content. |
Battery life |
A single charge lasts up to 10 weeks, based on half an hour of reading a day with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life will vary based on light settings and wireless usage. Audible audiobook streaming over Bluetooth will reduce battery life. |
Charge time |
Fully charges in approximately 5 hours from a computer via USB cable; fully charges in less than 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB power adaptor. |
Wi-Fi connectivity |
Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. |
Accessibility features |
VoiceView screen reader, available over Bluetooth audio, provides spoken feedback allowing you to navigate your device and read books with text-to-speech (available in English only). Kindle Paperwhite also includes the ability to invert black and white, adjust font size, font face, line spacing and margins. Learn more about Accessibility for Kindle. |
Content formats supported |
Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, EPUB, PRC natively; HTML DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PMP through conversion; Audible audio format (AAX). |
Documentation |
Learn more about Kindle devices with our Quick Start Guide and Kindle User Guide. |
Warranty and service |
Kindle Paperwhite is sold with a limited warranty of one year provided by the manufacturer. If you are a consumer, the limited warranty is in addition to your consumer rights and does not jeopardise these rights in any way. This means you may still have additional rights at law even after the limited warranty has expired (click here for more information on your consumer rights). Use of Kindle is subject to the terms found here. |
Included in the box |
Kindle Paperwhite, USB-C charging cable and Quick Start Guide. |
Waterproofing |
Waterproof (IPX8), tested to withstand immersion in 2 metres of fresh water for 60 minutes. Learn more about the waterproof Kindle Paperwhite. |
Available colours |
Black |
Generation |
Kindle Paperwhite 11th generation (2021 release). |
Software Security Updates
This device receives guaranteed software security updates until at least four years after the device is last available for purchase as a new unit on our websites. Learn more about these software security updates. If you already own a Kindle e-reader, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2021
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We have been using Kindles since they first came out, and we are a great fan of e-reader.
In our opinion this is the e-reader to rule them all.
We didn’t upgrade to the last generation, as we were waiting for our old ones to pass on - they didn’t, despite all the abuse we gave them. So we can’t say how much better this is than the last version but compared to earlier ones, the improvement is outstanding.
Set up was very easy for both of us. Update the Kindle app for your phone, and enable “Amazon Device Simple Set-up” in the apps setting. Switch on the Kindle, set language and country and select set up from phone. Job done. One Kindle picked up the WiFi password from a stored one on Amazon, while my wife’s one needed the password entered (this took three attempts, and got an odd failed message on the Kindle for the first two times). Pretty much totally painless and took about five minutes each.
The display is flawless. Just like a printed book. Even under a magnifying glass the font looks good, and small font display is outstanding. Pinch zoom in/out for font size is very responsive, just slightly shy of active led displays like iPads etc. The backlight is very even and makes reading in the dark a joy.
However, the speed improvement of the device it the feature that makes you weep for joy. Searches appear like magic, switching in the library between All and Downloaded no long makes you think the device has crashed. Pressing the home key works without the five minute wait (I exaggerate a little). Even Goodreads actually displays without an hour long wait, and personalised recommendations appear appear like fairy dust.
Finally, opening a book, is less than a second - brilliant or what?
I can’t testify to battery life, given that it is supposed to be a month, but I don’t doubt it will be anything other than outstanding given the past performance of our old Kindles. Also, joy of joys, gone are the rubbish power connectors that only go in one way. Hurrah for USB-C power connectors, and we can use our Ipad leads and chargers too, when on holiday.
So, if you are in any doubt, just get one, it’s great. The only other choice would be if you use audible books and want more storage; but if you just read books, you are never going to fill up 8GB of memory.
1. Bigger screen allows you to have more text on the page, which is always a plus. I also think that the font itself can be a few % larger than at the same setting on previous models
2. USB-C is absolutely right decision to go with and I'm very happy that I'll be able to bin my micro-usb cables, as this was the last device in my house that supported it.
3. Warm light is great, and already comes in handy for me. It's not revolutionary, but very nice addition to have.
Overall great device, allows me to indulge my passion wherever I am and I love it for it, no matter what additions I get, but when I do get them, I can appreciate going the extra mile.

By Jacek J. on 28 October 2021
1. Bigger screen allows you to have more text on the page, which is always a plus. I also think that the font itself can be a few % larger than at the same setting on previous models
2. USB-C is absolutely right decision to go with and I'm very happy that I'll be able to bin my micro-usb cables, as this was the last device in my house that supported it.
3. Warm light is great, and already comes in handy for me. It's not revolutionary, but very nice addition to have.
Overall great device, allows me to indulge my passion wherever I am and I love it for it, no matter what additions I get, but when I do get them, I can appreciate going the extra mile.





However, the Kindle Unlimited selection is broken on new device startup. You can't actually select the "don't want it option" (maybe this is intermittent and fixed by now). So you can only select that you want KU, and then the button after that doesn't work. So I had to say I want it, then restarted the device (hold button down a few secs). Then go to amazon.co.uk/ku and select cancel this membership on the left hand site.
Now that fluff is over, it's a great little device, bigger screen is so much better, lighting good so far, but haven't tried it at night yet, will update later. Feels good to hold.
Note, it's a little bigger overall than old versions, so you will need to get a new case if upgrading. Not sure if any are out yet, but make sure it's a case for the new version.
All in all so far, feels great, speed of transitions etc is maybe a little faster, but I feel it's worth it for the screen size alone if you're a regular reader.
Edit: Updated to 5 stars from 4. Tbh once you get it all working, the bigger screen along and the warmth mode is worth the update from the previous version and worth the money. Pretty much all that I need. Easy to hold, less bezel, just feels about right. So worth a purchase if looking for an ereader.