Kindle vs Kindle Paperwhite

Both figures below were read from the retailer by us and written down. Where a row is blank we do not hold that fact for one of them, which is stated rather than filled in.

Amazon Kindle 16 GB (newest model) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, now with faster page turns, and higher contrast ratio, for an enhanced reading experience - Matcha

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black

Price today: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (newest model) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, now with faster page turns, and higher contrast ratio, for an enhanced reading experience - Matcha: $149.99 (the better of the two); Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: $199.99
Per printed unitNot ranked: these two count different things, so the figures are printed and left alone.: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (newest model) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, now with faster page turns, and higher contrast ratio, for an enhanced reading experience - Matcha: not held; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: not held
Pack: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (newest model) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, now with faster page turns, and higher contrast ratio, for an enhanced reading experience - Matcha: not held; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: not held
Record behind itDays with a recorded price in the last 90. We hold a verdict until 10 of them, or until one price has held for 14 days.: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (newest model) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, now with faster page turns, and higher contrast ratio, for an enhanced reading experience - Matcha: 1/10 days; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: 1/10 days
Lowest we recordedAnd the last day it was that price. A floor touched last week is a different argument from one touched in March.: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (newest model) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, now with faster page turns, and higher contrast ratio, for an enhanced reading experience - Matcha: $149.99 · Sep 15; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: $199.99 · Sep 15
Highest we recorded: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (newest model) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, now with faster page turns, and higher contrast ratio, for an enhanced reading experience - Matcha: $149.99; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: $199.99
Sold by: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (newest model) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, now with faster page turns, and higher contrast ratio, for an enhanced reading experience - Matcha: Amazon.com; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (newest model) – 20% faster, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: Amazon.com

How the gap has moved

Across the 2 days we have held a price for both, the gap between them was widest at $50.00 on Sep 15 and narrowest at $50.00 on Sep 15. Kindle has been the cheaper of the two on every one of those days. Today it is $50.00.

Measured from our own readings, carried forward day by day — a price stands until we record a different one. It starts on the first day we held a price for both, which is later than the day we began tracking one of them.

What they are

4 attributes the retailers describe differently, first. These are their words, not ours — we record prices, we do not test products.

Color: Matcha; Black
Weight: 0.35 pounds; 0.47 pounds
Dimensions: 6.21 × 4.27 × 0.32 inches; 6.96 × 5.02 × 0.31 inches
Model: RS23CV; SA568B
Released: October 2024; October 2024

2 products compared on the record we keep. Nothing here is ranked by what pays us, and neither of these placements was bought. Other model-against-model comparisons.