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Kindle versions compared8/26/2023 ![]() ![]() You’ll find that the software on the Kindle and the Paperwhite is virtually identical, and so you can dig into Goodreads for recommendations, use X-Ray to find supplementary information about the page you’re on, and employ Smart Lookup to find definitions for words. Winner: Kindle Paperwhite Software and updates Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends Neither of these models has a blue light filter for reading in bed, but the Paperwhite offers automatic brightness adjustment, whereas you have to adjust the brightness on the Kindle manually. Both also have built-in lights so the screen is legible indoors and out at any time of day or night, but once again, the Paperwhite has an edge with five LEDs to the basic Kindle’s four. Winner: Kindle Paperwhite Display Steven Winkelman/Digital Trendsīoth of the displays here are 6 inches, but the Paperwhite has a higher resolution that makes it much sharper at 300 pixels per inch (ppi) compared to 167 ppi for the basic Kindle. This is more acceptable on the basic Kindle, but we think the Paperwhite deserves an upgrade to USB-C by the next iteration. Sadly, both of them rely on antiquated Micro USB ports for charging. The Amazon Kindle also takes four hours to charge, while the Paperwhite can be charged in three hours. Amazon prefers not to reveal the capacity but suggests the Kindle will last four weeks, based on half an hour of reading a day, while the Paperwhite can go six weeks. There is a difference in the battery department, though. Both the Kindle and the Kindle Paperwhite are fairly quick to turn pages and, though there’s a screen flicker as ghost images fade in menus, it’s not noticeable when you’re reading. We’re not sure about the processor or RAM inside Amazon’s Kindles, but there doesn’t seem to be much difference in the responsiveness of these two models. Winner: Kindle Paperwhite Performance, battery life, and charging Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends Galaxy Z Flip 4: things just got interesting The best Android tablets in 2023: the 9 best ones you can buy Amazon is adding 4 big features to your Kindle Scribe - here’s what’s new
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