All-new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (16 GB) – Our fastest Kindle ever, with new 7" glare-free display and weeks of battery life – Jade

Long time multiple Kindle user. This was a great upgrade and the Raspberry color is beautiful! Screen color was perfect, no weird yellowing, and the warm light feature worked well as always. It is slightly faster than my 2021 PW 5, has slightly improved clarity & crispness, improved battery life, and feels slightly lighter to hold. Purchased during the Black Friday sale so an excellent value. Not a huge upgrade from the PW 5, except for the color, but would be a huge upgrade from any other model. It even feels like a nice upgrade from my Oasis 3, which I love, and even though it doesn’t have page turn buttons, the increased speed, greater screen clarity, greatly greatly improved battery life, and usb c charging, outweigh having page turn buttons for me. I always keep my Kindles in a case so having the on/off button on the bottom of the device isn’t as annoying for me as for some, but I agree it would be much better to have this located on the top or top back (like the Voyage). I do wish Amazon would reconsider the software restrictions they have recently implemented, ie, removal of the Download & Transfer option. Most of us heavily used that feature for non nefarious purposes which did no harm to Amazon or its Authors. We simply used it as risk mitigation to a) keep a backup copy of our data (same as all other data we use) and b) to acquire ebooks while staying in airplane mode, preventing untested firmware updates (quality control issues) from being pushed to our devices and crashing them. Sadly, many people won’t get to enjoy this superior (imo) reading device as they are moving to inferior (imo) non-Amazon ereaders in response to Amazon’s increasing focus on restrictive shenanigans and disturbing lack of quality control surrounding the 2024 Kindle releases.

I received my Kindle PW (Paper White) 2024 yesterday!My Kindle History Up to Current:I was using the previous PW which I loved until losing it on a flight - so I dusted off my 2018 PW, popped on a new case and have been using it again for the past 2 years again.Initially I was holding out for the Colorsoft version. However, when it finally came out the reviews were mediocre to poor. The clincher against my buying the Colorsoft was reading that even in B&W mode, the resolution wasn't as crisp as the standard Kindle PW products. So given the choice between mediocre resolution + mediocre color vs excellent B&W I opted for the 2024 PW.From reading reviews on it across the spectrum here, I admit I had the return already prepared.However, my unit arrived in beautiful condition.Color:The chief thing I was looking for was the complaint regarding predominantly yellow screen with the bottom ‘yellower’ band. Not sure if these were faults with the earlier units.On mine, if I have warmth at 0 and the brightness turned up, the color while not being cool, is about as neutral as possible against physical paper. Dimming to 0 relying on ambient light exaggerates the warmth on the Kindle device especially in my place which uses 2700K warm white light sources.The uniformity on the page is perfect - I have not been able to create the darker color band on the lower screen that several reviewers have reported.I haven't yet taken it out into sunlight. I still find the page color at all spectrums is well within my comfort for reading as with paper books where there are also many variations of white color on the pages under different light sources.Resolution:Before ordering I researched the difference between eink and eink carta as my 2018 PW also has 300 ppi. I can't say there is a noticeable difference in the clarity between the 2018 and 2024 unless I look at it under magnifying glass side by side. The difference is nowhere near as detectable as when I upgraded from my 1st gen Kindle to the 2018 PW. In any case both are acceptable and the 2024 resolution is crisp and beautiful as I expected.EDIT: I finally used this at night in the dark with the brightness set at 8.During the day, the resolution to my naked eye looked about the same as my 2018 PW.At night though, the 2024 PW looks far neater and crisper than the older model, even though both are 300 points (the eink Carta difference at work)Performance:This area is where I could really feel the upgrade.I had no complaints on reading the 2018, but starting, inputting my pin or typing anything in the search area, there was noticeable lag that I was accustomed to since using my first Kindle device.The 2024 has almost no latency; if it does I have a hard time noticing it. Whether keying in my PIN or typing a search, it is now as instantly responsive as typing on my phone or tablet.The page turning is as crisp as advertised, and I’m enjoying the animation.Size, Weight, Etc .Form Factor - I'm still in love!Size - I loved the compact size of the 2018 - almost same as small paperback. While the 2024 is a hair larger, I know I'll acclimate with no problem. It's now about the same as a larger paperback - but much lighter in most cases. I also use it with the Cobak Jade color case - while I love the minimalism of the naked Kindle device, having the stand for me is a must rather than having to hold it. Of course, I remove the case when I want to use it in the hot tub.Power Button LocationJury is still out on this.I really wish they'd move the power button to the top. On all the Kindles I have owned over the years, I'm annoyed when I hold the unit (even with the case) my finger tends to brush the power button putting the unit to sleep while I'm reading!On this 2024 PW, I'm noticing that with the increased width and offset position of the button, this may be enough for me to avoid the problem as I typically hold the unit on the bottom dead center, so I'll reserve judgement until I have used the product more.Overall, while I could have used my 2018 a few more years, the improvements in the 2024 made upgrading completely worthwhile.

I'm reviewing the 2024 Paperwhite as an upgrade to my 2018 edition.Size - the 2024 edition features a 1" vertical increase over the older model and approximately .5" horizontal increase from the 2018 model. This isn't extremely noticeable to me unless I place them side by side or stack them as I'm doing in the images. If you prefer the smaller size for how compact it is then avoid this one. The increase in screen size does also include slightly less bezel space which is always nice.Comfort - I'm not about to weigh them on a scale, I'd rather just hold both as it's more realistic to feel. There isn't much of a difference in weight as they're both already very light so I don't suspect you'll get tired of holding them. The lack of a grip of any kind as the surfaces are smooth can make it difficult to hold them up some times. The screen does have a sort of rough almost paper like feel to it that I enjoy.Functionality - the difference in rendering speed is the most easily seen feature. The old model made it difficult to enjoy using it for me because of how it felt like it was having a seizure with every input. This newer model doesn't completely remove the weird light show of e-ink reprinting but it does it extremely quick in comparison.Color - there isn't any lol, you get dark mode or normal mode. They're both just different shades of gray 🩶. You also get a "warm" lighting option which can give it more of a tan color which may seem similar to a books pages. But that's all preferences.Ease of use - in my old Kindle, purchasing a book was a pain and honestly I struggled with this because I couldn't do it from the Kindle. I had to go on Amazon to do it. This newer edition lets me do it with no problem straight from the device. That alone is worth its weight to me.Quality - I've had both my 2018 and 2024 models without any protective case and have taken them out to the beach and camping. I usually just shove them in my travel box with things like other electronics (steam deck + laptop + cables). None of them have a scratch on them and even my 2018 model still looks and works like new. I'm usually an Amazon hardware hater but these Kindles are made out of great-quality material and the batteries can last for weeks on a single charge.Conclusion - I'm not a fan of any of Amazon's products, but the changes I've seen on this kindle Paperwhite shows me that at least one of Amazon's departments cares about their products and their QA process. I don't regret this purchase, which is huge when talking about an Amazon product as many of them are littered with old bugs that break common functionality. The Kindle e-reader product while extremely overpriced (largely due to the cost of e-ink) for what it does as an e-reader, it is definitely a well-made product.