The Kindle’s screen is front-lit with four LEDs, and doesn’t have any of the customizability of the Paperwhite’s 17-LED, white-temperature-adjustable display. That puts it in line with the Kindle Paperwhite in sharpness, though with a larger screen the Paperwhite has more total pixels. It has a pixel density of 300ppi, almost twice as much as the 2019 Kindle’s 167ppi.

The big upgrade here is the E Ink screen. This is a welcome upgrade from the previous Kindle’s dated and finicky micro USB connector. The bottom edge of the Kindle holds a USB-C port for charging and connecting to a computer (a USB-A-to-USB-C cable is included), along with a power button, just like the Paperwhite. This frame, along with the slightly smaller screen, is the most apparent difference between the Kindle and the Kindle Paperwhite the Paperwhite's larger 6.8-inch screen is completely flush with the rest of the face, for a more premium look and better resistance against dust and sand. It’s a simple, matte plastic slate (available in black or denim blue no white version like the 2019 Kindle is available) measuring 6.2 by 4.3 by 0.3 inches (HWD) and weighing 5.6 ounces, with a six-inch E Ink screen framed by a raised bezel. The 2022 Kindle looks and feels almost identical to the previous version, but is just a hair smaller and lighter.

Kindle models