The Kindle Paperwhite’s 6-inch screen is its real highlight. Bright, lag-free screen behaves like real paper The magnetic closure is a nice touch, and anyone who likes leather-bound books will enjoy the way it feels in your hands. The rubbery texture offers nice grip and the bezels are wide enough for your finger to rest comfortably while reading.Īmazon also sent a premium leather flip cover case along with our review unit, which was extra nice to hold and protected the Kindle during my commute. Since it’s so lightweight and slim, the new Paperwhite is super comfortable to hold – it sure weighs less than some of the books I’ve read ( Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, I’m looking at you). The Kobo Aura H20, which is waterproof and slightly larger with a 6.8-inch screen, is slightly heavier at 233 grams. For reference, the iPad Air 2 weighs double that amount, but the Amazon Kindle Voyage weighs slightly less than the new Paperwhite at 180 grams. It measures 169 x 117 x 9.1mm all told, and it weighs just 205 grams.

Unlike the new Voyage, it doesn’t have nifty page turn buttons – just the power button and a Micro USB port for charging and syncing ebooks. The new Paperwhite looks just like previous Kindles with its 6-inch screen, matte black body, and slim profile. Holding a full-size iPad up to your face to read can prove challenging after extended amounts of time, and even smaller 7 and 8-inch tablets aren’t as comfortable to hold as a good old-fashioned Kindle. I lazed around with a good book each night after the busy workday to test the new Kindle Paperwhite out. Now, Amazon has a brand-new Kindle Paperwhite to add to the mix, and its fancy high-res screen makes it a real contender.

There’s the old, dirt-cheap Kindle, the Paperwhite from a few years ago, and the flagship Kindle Voyage, which is widely considered the best of the lot.

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