| Display |
Amazon’s 7” Paperwhite display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale. |
| Size |
5” x 7” x 0.3” (127.6 x 176.7 x 7.8 mm) |
| Weight |
7.4 oz (211g). |
| 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 twelve (12) 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 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, 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 Paperwhite also includes Dark Mode and the ability to 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; Audible audio format (AAX). |
| Waterproofing |
Waterproof (IPX8), tested to withstand immersion in 2 meters of fresh water for 60 minutes. |
| Generation |
Kindle Paperwhite (12th Generation) – 2024 release. |
