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.
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 lasts weeks, not hours.
Easy on the eyes – Now with adjustable warm light to shift screen shade from white to amber.
Waterproof reading – Built to withstand accidental immersion in water, so you’re good from the beach to the bath.
Find new stories – thousands of audiobooks, and more.
Go hands-free – Pair with an Audible subscription and Bluetooth headphones or speakers to listen to your story.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.Display
Amazon’s 6.8” Paperwhite display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale.
Size
6.9” x 4.9” x .32” (174.2 x 124.6 x 8.1 mm).
Weight
7.23 oz (205 g). Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
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 ten (10) weeks, based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life may vary depending on use. 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 9W USB power adapter.
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) wifi 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
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 lasts weeks, not hours.
Easy on the eyes – Now with adjustable warm light to shift screen shade from white to amber.
Waterproof reading – Built to withstand accidental immersion in water, so you’re good from the beach to the bath.
Find new stories – With Kindle Unlimited, get unlimited access to over 2 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and more.
Go hands-free – Pair with an Audible subscription and Bluetooth headphones or speakers to listen to your story.