Take reading to new places
The next-generation 7” Paperwhite display, weeks of battery life, and auto-adjusting front light will take your breath away — kind of like a good book.
A faster, more responsive experience
With 20% faster performance, breeze through pages and quickly scroll through your Kindle Library.
Outlasts your longest novel, and then some
A single charge via USB-C lasts up to 12 weeks. Or power up with the Made for Amazon Wireless Charging Dock (sold separately).
Your built-in book light
Read in the brightest sunlight or late into the night with an auto-adjusting front light and glare-free display.
Adjust the display from a white light to a warm amber.
Waterproof and worry-free
The thin, light design goes wherever you do. Read by the pool, in the bath, or anywhere in between. Learn more about our waterproof features.
All quiet — on all fronts
With no interruptions from messages, emails, and social media, you can lose yourself in the story.
Massive selection
Finding new stories has never been easier. The Kindle Store offers easy access to an unmatched library of content with bestsellers, more than 15 million titles worldwide, and Kindle Exclusives you won’t find anywhere else.
Better together
Our thin and lightweight covers allow for hours of comfortable reading. They put your Kindle to sleep when closed and wake it upon opening, so you can resume reading where you left off. Use the Made for Amazon Wireless Charging Dock to power up wirelessly. Shop Kindle accessories.
Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition
General Info
- Display: Amazon's 7” Paperwhite display technology with built-in front 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: 7.5 oz (214g). 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: 32 GB; holds thousands of books.
- Cloud Storage: Free cloud storage for all Amazon content.
- 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 the ability to dark mode 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).
- Warranty and Service: 1-year limited warranty and service included.
- Included in the box: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, USB-C charging cable
- Waterproofing: Waterproof (IPX8), tested to withstand immersion in 2 meters of fresh water for 60 minutes.
- Available Colors: Metallic Black, Metallic Raspberry, and Metallic Jade
- Generation: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (12th Generation) - 2024 release.
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