The sixth Paperwhite, which Amazon numbers as the 12th generation Kindle, uses a 7 inch 300 ppi screen with an oxide thin film transistor layer: contrast is the highest of any Kindle and page turns run about 25 percent faster than on the previous model. Storage is 16 GB, charging goes through USB-C, the front light shifts to a warm tone, and the shell carries an IPX8 rating. List price is $159.99 with lockscreen offers, $179.99 without, while the Signature Edition adds 32 GB, wireless charging and an auto brightness sensor for $199.99.
It suits a reader who already buys from the Kindle Store and listens to Audible over Bluetooth headphones. Owners of big EPUB collections must push files through Send to Kindle and live with conversion quirks. There is no card slot and no physical page buttons, so one handed reading relies on tapping the glass.
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