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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

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Pros & Cons

Reviews

Price: $120

The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite features a 6" screen with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution (212 PPI), it packs a built-in WiFi and 2GB of internal storage.
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85

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 69 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    37
  • Good:
    29
  • Average:
    2
  • Bad:
    1
8.8

User Score

Based on 46,874 reviews
as rated by Amazon users
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  • Price:
  • $120 on Amazon
Last revision on January 12, 2017

Editors Liked

  • Design and construction make it a joy to hold
  • Great battery life
  • Amazon's massive ebook selection
  • Performance is snappy
  • Great front-lit display
  • Excellent contrast

Editors Didn't Like

  • No headphone jack
  • Light creates dark spots at bottom of screen
  • AC adapter sold separately
  • Ads on cheaper models
  • 3G option is pricey
  • Less comfortable to hold than the Nook
  • No expandable memory

Direct Competitors and Related Products

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    Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2013

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    Barnes & Noble Nook HD

Expert reviews and ratings

By TechRadar on November 26, 2015 80

It's a conservative upgrade but the new screen makes this the best Kindle Paperwhite yet, with a brilliant balance of price and...

By ergohacks.com on November 01, 2014

The Kindle Paperwhite is not the cheapest or the most expensive e-reader that you can buy but falls in the middle of possible price ranges.  As such it has a good touch screen, it comfortable to hold and has an excellent screen.  Whilst the Voyage is...

By Know Your Mobile on November 23, 2015 100

“Having been rebuffed by literary agents when trying to get prior books published, Weir decided to put the book online in serial format one chapter at a time for free at his website,” notes Weir's Wikipedia Page. “At the request of fans, he made an...

By Tom's Guide on July 30, 2015 80

The all-new Kindle Paperwhite retains the great features of its predecessor, but sports a sharper screen and advanced typesetting that makes reading easier than it ever has...

By Expert Reviews on May 28, 2015 100

Amazon's latest Kindle Paperwhite remains the Kindle to buy and now comes with Family...

By The Verge on December 22, 2014 90

Here's how I read on a tablet: I open the Kindle app. I read for somewhere between four and nine seconds. A notification pops up: I have a new email or someone tweeted a funny link at me. I tap on that notification, and check out whatever's come in. I...

By techlife.net on April 10, 2014 80

Price : From $180 (2GB, Wi-Fi) | Web : www.amazon.com.auAmazon's Kindle Paperwhite e-reader has one key difference over its forebears — it packs an illuminated, edge-lit screen so you can read more easily in the dark. That does come at a slight price...

By GadgetSpeak on March 15, 2014 88

The original Amazon Kindle eBook Reader was quickly followed by the Kindle Touch model. This version, in turn, gave way to the current Kindle offering named the...

By Good Gear Guide on March 10, 2014 85

Amazon has gone to great lengths to imbue the Kindle Paperwhite with the kind of texture reserved for hardcopy novels. The capacitive, always-legible and well backlit screen delivers an near-flawless experience, and the Paperwhite's ease of use is so...

By Wired on October 09, 2013 90

The new Paperwhite isn't a huge leap forward compared to Amazon's first model. But unlike the smartphone world where marginal updates are supplemented with features no one will actually use, the Paperwhite's incremental updates are actually useful. Are...

By The Verge on October 07, 2013 90

Now Amazon’s working on the white-haired, bespectacled librarian we all grew up with that knew everything that was happening in our books, and knew exactly what we’d want to read next. Put her into the Paperwhite, and Amazon will have built a library I won’t ever want to leave.

By TechTree on August 21, 2013 70

The five-crore question is how much of an impact does illumination have on the Paperwhite's battery life. Amazon claims an uptime of eight weeks calculated at a usage of 30 minutes a day with Wi-Fi switched off and the light level set at ten. The...

By Tech2 on June 27, 2013 80

Going by the overall performance and ease of use, not to forget the quality of display, the Paperwhite is undoubtedly one of the best e-readers available in the market. It is available in two variants – you can opt for the Wi-Fi only model that...

By micromart.co.uk on May 04, 2013 80

A more advanced, more expensive sibling of the Kindle 5, the Paperwhite initially seems identical to its line-mate. Turn it on, and there's one major difference, though: the e-ink screen is now a self-illuminating e-ink touchscreen. Furthermore, it's...

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