Kindle Colorsoft vs Kindle Paperwhite

Kindle Paperwhite is $90.00 cheaper today. It was the cheaper on 46 of the 49 days we have held a price for both. They differ on screen and battery, 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 Colorsoft 16 GB (2024 model) – With color display that brings covers and content to life, now highlight in color – No Ads – Black

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

Price today: Amazon Kindle Colorsoft 16 GB (2024 model) – With color display that brings covers and content to life, now highlight in color – No Ads – Black: $289.99Go to Amazon; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (2024 model) – 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: $199.99 (the better of the two)Go 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 Colorsoft 16 GB (2024 model) – With color display that brings covers and content to life, now highlight in color – No Ads – Black: 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 Colorsoft 16 GB (2024 model) – With color display that brings covers and content to life, now highlight in color – No Ads – Black: $189.99 · 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 Colorsoft 16 GB (2024 model) – With color display that brings covers and content to life, now highlight in color – No Ads – Black: $289.99; Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 16GB (2024 model) – 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Black: $199.99
Sold by: Amazon Kindle Colorsoft 16 GB (2024 model) – With color display that brings covers and content to life, now highlight in color – No Ads – Black: 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 Colorsoft: 7″ color; Kindle Paperwhite: 7″
Battery: Kindle Colorsoft: Up to 8 weeks; Kindle Paperwhite: Up to 12 weeks
Storage: Kindle Colorsoft: 16 GB; Kindle Paperwhite: 16 GB
Warm light: Kindle Colorsoft: Yes; Kindle Paperwhite: Yes
Waterproof: Kindle Colorsoft: IPX8; Kindle Paperwhite: IPX8
Pen: Kindle Colorsoft: No; Kindle Paperwhite: No

Kindle ColorsoftKindle 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 $90.00 on Sep 15 and narrowest at $10.00 on Oct 4. Kindle Colorsoft was the cheaper on 3 of them, Kindle Paperwhite on 46. Today it is $90.00.

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

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

Dimensions: 6.96 × 5.02 × 0.3 inches; 6.96 × 5.02 × 0.31 inches
Model: SA58CB; SA568B
Released: July 2025; October 2024
Color: Black; Black
Weight: 0.47 pounds; 0.47 pounds

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.