Kindle vs Kindle Paperwhite

Kindle is $50.00 cheaper today, and has been the cheaper of the two on all 49 days we have held a price for both. They differ on screen, battery and warm light and 1 more point, as Amazon’s own comparison charts list them. Every figure below was read from the retailer by us. A dash means we have no current figure for that one.

Amazon Kindle 16 GB (2024 model) - Light and compact, with fast page turns, and high contrast ratio - Matcha

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (2024 model) – 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black

Price today: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (2024 model) - Light and compact, with fast page turns, and high contrast ratio - Matcha: $149.99 (the better of the two)Go to Amazon; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (2024 model) – 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: $199.99Go to Amazon
Record behind itDays with a recorded price in the last 90. We hold a verdict until 7 of them, or until one price has held for 10 days.: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (2024 model) - Light and compact, with fast page turns, and high contrast ratio - Matcha: 49 days on record; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (2024 model) – 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: 49 days on record
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 (2024 model) - Light and compact, with fast page turns, and high contrast ratio - Matcha: $103.99 · Oct 4; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (2024 model) – 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: $149.99 · Oct 6
Highest we recorded: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (2024 model) - Light and compact, with fast page turns, and high contrast ratio - Matcha: $149.99; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (2024 model) – 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: $199.99
Sold by: Amazon Kindle 16 GB (2024 model) - Light and compact, with fast page turns, and high contrast ratio - Matcha: Amazon.com; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (2024 model) – 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: Amazon.com

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How they differ

Specs as Amazon’s own comparison charts list them, the differences first.

Screen: Kindle: 6″; Kindle Paperwhite: 7″
Battery: Kindle: Up to 6 weeks; Kindle Paperwhite: Up to 12 weeks
Warm light: Kindle: No; Kindle Paperwhite: Yes
Waterproof: Kindle: No; Kindle Paperwhite: IPX8
Storage: Kindle: 16 GB; Kindle Paperwhite: 16 GB
Pen: Kindle: No; Kindle Paperwhite: No

KindleKindle Paperwhite

Both lines are the best price we recorded on each day, on one money axis. Our record for each starts when we started watching it, so a shorter line is a shorter record and not a cheaper history.

How the gap has moved

Across the 49 days we have held a price for both, the gap between them was widest at $96.00 on Oct 4 and narrowest at $46.00 on Oct 6. 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.