See the difference. Literally.
Highlights
- The lightest and most compact Kindle – Now with a brighter front light at max setting, higher contrast ratio and faster page turns for an enhanced reading experience.
- Effortless reading in any light – Read comfortably with a 6“ glare-free display, adjustable front light—now 25% brighter at max setting—and dark mode.
- Escape into your books – Tune out messages, emails, and social media with a distraction-free reading experience.
- Read for a while – Get up to 6 weeks of battery life on a single charge.
- Take your library with you – 16 GB storage holds thousands of books.
- Find new stories – A Kindle Unlimited subscription unlocks access to over 4 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and more.
- Designed with sustainability in mind – This Kindle uses 75% recycled plastics and 90% recycled magnesium, and has 100% recyclable device packaging.
Specs
Display | Amazon’s 6” display with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale. |
Size | 6.2” x 4.3” x 0.32” (157.8 x 108.6 x 8.0 mm). Size represents total device measurements. |
Weight | 5.56 oz (158 g) |
System Requirements | None; fully wireless and doesn’t require a computer to download content. |
On-Device Storage | 16 GB; holds thousands of books. |
Battery Life | A single charge lasts up to six (6) 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. |
Charge Time | Fully charges in approximately 4 hours from a computer via USB cable; Fully charges in approximately 2 hours with a 9W USB power adapter. |
Wi-Fi Connectivity | Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks with support for WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 and OWE 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 also includes the ability to invert Black and White, adjust font size, font face, line spacing and margins. |
Content Formats Supported | Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion. |
Generation | Kindle (11th Generation) – 2024 release. |