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

This is my first Kindle Paperwhite machine and before that, I was doing most of my reading from my Samsung tablet which is glare galore. I try to get at least an hour of reading in the afternoon everyday and some before bed. With the tablet, my eyes would get very tire from less than 30 min of reading and I had to fight from falling asleep while trying to read some more. With the Kindle I could read for hour and a half without getting nearly as tired. I think it has a lot to do with the Kindle's glare-free screen with high contrast ratio, my eyes could make out the words with less effort than from the tablet. That alone was totally worth the purchase for me.Besides the beautiful screen and all the usual e-Reader features I particularly like its ability to automatically sync my reading progress over all devices that has the Kindle app installed. In my case, its just between the Kindle and my iPhone. Since I have my phones all the time and not the Kindle, I can pick up some reading (instead of playing games) while I am idling at doc's office, or similar situations. I then resume my reading with the Kindle when I get home later without having to remember where I left off.Battery life is pretty impressive, I took it for a 17 days vacation and never once I had to recharge it. I still have 70% left at the end of the trip.** What I wish **- Similar to the Libby apps in my tablet, the Kindle has a "Dark Mode" feature that I love to use when reading in a darker environment. However, the dark background does not go completely dark, its more like a dark grey even with the brightness turn all the way down. It would be very helpful if I can turn it all the way down to true black background so I can read at night with the lights off.- Another wishful thinking is if the Kindle can do "page scrolling" up and down like it does with the Kindle's apps in my iPhone. Somehow that feature makes my hands feel less tire than from turning the page.Overall, I am very happy with the Kindle and highly recommend it.

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.

This is my 3rd Kindle. I read plenty of reviews to help determine my choice. of purchasing another Kindle and if so, which one? Most reviews on this particular Kindle were great, some not so much and a few, - quite worrisome!I loved my previous 2 Kindles; my first, a basic Kindle, was a present and after many years (about a decade!) died and I replaced it with a Kindle Paper White (10th Gen) which I love and which is still functioning rather well after plenty of use. I upgraded only in anticipation of my older Kindle beginning to require more frequent plug-ins as its battery life weakens.I am relying on this new generation Kindle Paper White to live up to its claims of a much longer battery life between plug-ins and so far it is quite good. Everything else is similar to my older Kindle so it was a breeze to set up and the download is indeed very fast and personalization has been very easy, from page layout to font-size. The Kindle Paper White remains a wonderfully portable e-reader for outdoor reading. This one has a larger screen, is a bit bigger overall but I can still easily hold it. The new feature of changing, at bedtime, the backlight from a bright white screen to a warmer tint is appreciated in order to avoid disruption in melatonin production which can aggravate insomnia.After a month's use, I can say that, so far, I am pleased with my purchase of an upgrade to the 12th generation of the Kindle Paper White.