Amazon has formally launched a new fundamental Kindle for 2024. This can be a abstract of all identified particulars up to now, and I’ll be posting a full evaluate quickly.
This newest Kindle is nearly precisely the identical because the earlier 2022 mannequin, but it surely comes with a couple of modest upgrades. Amazon says the frontlight is 25% brighter on the max setting, they usually declare the display screen has the next distinction ratio, with sooner web page turns than the earlier technology.
This new Kindle can be obtainable in a brand new matcha inexperienced shade, and there’s nonetheless black as effectively, however they did away with the denim blue shade from the 2022 mannequin.
The 2024 Kindle lacks a heat frontlight, it’s not waterproof just like the Paperwhite, and it nonetheless has a 6″ 300 ppi E Ink display screen like earlier than, so not a lot has actually modified. They do point out higher distinction and smoother web page turns so it’s most likely utilizing a more recent Carta 1300 display screen from E Ink, however Amazon doesn’t specify.
One optimistic of Amazon not altering a lot is the truth that the scale are the identical because the 2022 mannequin so eleventh gen covers ought to match, however alternatively there actually isn’t a lot of a motive to improve if you have already got a 2022 mannequin—upgrading to a Paperwhite would make extra sense. Actually, Amazon continues to be referring to this mannequin as eleventh technology, the identical because the 2022 mannequin, which doesn’t make sense so perhaps it’s an error.
The new 2024 Kindle is offered to order on Amazon and it’s delivery now—no pre-orders this time. The worth has gone up by $10 so it’s now $109 for the ad-supported model and $129 for the model with out lockscreen adverts (which additionally removes the requirement to swipe the display screen to show the Kindle on).
Amazon can be promoting a new Kindle Youngsters Version bundle for the 2024 Kindle. It’s the very same Kindle; it simply comes with a canopy (there are three totally different designs), a greater guarantee, and a 1-year subscription to Amazon Youngsters+. It sells for $129.99. As soon as once more it’s solely obtainable in black, as if youngsters wouldn’t need the inexperienced shade.
Kindle 2024 Specs
- 6″ E Ink display screen with 300 ppi.
- Frontlight (no heat gentle).
- 16GB inside storage.
- WiFi: Helps 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks.
- Bluetooth for audiobooks and VoiceView.
- USB-C port, charging cable included.
- Battery Life Estimate: as much as 6 weeks.
- Supported codecs: Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP by conversion.
- Dimensions: 108.6 x 157.8 x 8.0 mm.
- Weight: 158 grams.
- Value: $109 with adverts, $129 with out adverts at Amazon
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