Kindle comparison chart 2026: every model at today’s price
The cheapest Kindle today is the Kindle at $149.99, and the cheapest with a warm light is the Kindle Paperwhite at $199.99. Color starts with the Kindle Colorsoft at $289.99, and a pen with the Kindle Scribe at $499.99.
Amazon’s own chart lists 7 Kindles, from the basic Kindle to the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The chart sets their specs side by side with what each costs at Amazon today, and the table after it says what every step up buys and costs.
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What changes up the line
Every Kindle reads the same Kindle books, and Kindle Unlimited reads on all of them. What the money buys is the screen, a warm light, water resistance, storage, and on the Scribe a pen to write with; the chart lists each as Amazon’s own comparison chart does.
The prices are Amazon’s today, read within the last few hours, and each model links to its own page with every price we have recorded for it.
Kindle models compared
Specs as Amazon’s own comparison charts list them, with the price Amazon launched each at; the prices are today’s and the lowest we recorded ourselves. Kindle Unlimited, which reads on every one of them, is $11.99 a month. Every Amazon subscription’s price.
| Model | Screen | Storage | Battery | Warm light | Waterproof | Pen | Launched from | Today | Lowest we recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindle | 6″ | 16 GB | Up to 6 weeks | No | No | No | $109.99 | $149.99 | $103.99 · Oct 4 |
| Kindle Paperwhite | 7″ | 16 GB | Up to 12 weeks | Yes | IPX8 | No | $159.99 | $199.99 | $149.99 · Oct 6 |
| Paperwhite Signature Edition | 7″ | 32 GB | Up to 12 weeks | Yes | IPX8 | No | $199.99 | $249.99 | $169.99 · Oct 4 |
| Kindle Colorsoft | 7″ color | 16 GB | Up to 8 weeks | Yes | IPX8 | No | $249.99 | $289.99 | $189.99 · Oct 4 |
| Colorsoft Signature Edition | 7″ color | 32 GB | Up to 8 weeks | Yes | IPX8 | No | $279.99 | $319.99 | $319.99 · Sep 15 |
| Kindle Scribe | 11″ | 32 GB | Up to 12 weeks reading | Yes | No | Included | $499.99 | $499.99 | $379.99 · Oct 4 |
| Kindle Scribe Colorsoft | 11″ color | 64 GB | Up to 8 weeks reading | Yes | No | Included | $629.99 | $679.99 | $519.99 · Oct 4 |
What each step up from the Kindle costs today
Every other model, cheapest first: what it costs over the Kindle today, and what it has that the Kindle has not.
| Model | Today | More than the Kindle | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindle Paperwhite | $199.99 | +$50.00 | Screen: 7″; Battery: Up to 12 weeks; Warm light: Yes; Waterproof: IPX8 |
| Paperwhite Signature Edition | $249.99 | +$100.00 | Screen: 7″; Storage: 32 GB; Battery: Up to 12 weeks; Warm light: Yes; Waterproof: IPX8 |
| Kindle Colorsoft | $289.99 | +$140.00 | Screen: 7″ color; Battery: Up to 8 weeks; Warm light: Yes; Waterproof: IPX8 |
| Colorsoft Signature Edition | $319.99 | +$170.00 | Screen: 7″ color; Storage: 32 GB; Battery: Up to 8 weeks; Warm light: Yes; Waterproof: IPX8 |
| Kindle Scribe | $499.99 | +$350.00 | Screen: 11″; Storage: 32 GB; Battery: Up to 12 weeks reading; Warm light: Yes; Pen: Included |
| Kindle Scribe Colorsoft | $679.99 | +$530.00 | Screen: 11″ color; Storage: 64 GB; Battery: Up to 8 weeks reading; Warm light: Yes; Pen: Included |
Questions people ask
- Which Kindle should I buy?
- The cheapest Kindle today is the Kindle at $149.99, and the cheapest with a warm light is the Kindle Paperwhite at $199.99. Color starts with the Kindle Colorsoft at $289.99, and a pen with the Kindle Scribe at $499.99.
- What is the difference between the Kindle and the Kindle Paperwhite?
- Today the Kindle Paperwhite is $199.99 and the Kindle $149.99, $50.00 more for the Kindle Paperwhite. Where they differ, as Amazon’s own comparison charts list them: screen: 7″ against 6″; battery: Up to 12 weeks against Up to 6 weeks; warm light: Yes against No; waterproof: IPX8 against No.