So what does it do to justify this price bump? Well, it features three improvements of varying usefulness.

There’s also the 2021 Kindle Paperwhite’s Signature Edition, which costs £180 – £40 more than the ad-free version, and £50 more than the ad-supported model. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite vs Signature Edition: What’s the difference? Note that while this is a very capable ebook reader, it’s a nonstarter for those who buy their ebooks on Amazon, which only work with Kindles. There are non-Amazon alternatives, of course, and the Paperwhite’s main rival is the Kobo Libra H2O at £150. Night readers will be pleased to hear that it offers both warmer colour temperatures and gets brighter, with 17 LEDs compared to the five found in the 2018 model. It’s also thinner, with dramatically reduced bezels. And, of course, it maintains the improvements from the last generation, which were chiefly IPX8 waterproofing and brilliant Audible compatibility.īut there are significant changes afoot, most obviously in the display size, which has risen from 6in to 6.8in. It’s still a compact e-ink device that stores thousands of books with a battery life that can be measured in weeks rather than hours. In many ways, the Kindle Paperwhite hasn’t changed between generations.

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Probably not enough to upgrade from an older Kindle, but it’s hard not to endorse for a newcomer, or someone with a model that has recently ascended to silicon heaven. And yet the 2021 Kindle Paperwhite provides an appealing set of improvements that makes it a highly recommended purchase.