It is around 25% faster, so it is not night and day. You only really notice the extra speed if you put them side by side. They have an animated page turn animation, which in conjunction with Carta 1200, makes the pages turn quicker, than the base Kindle. The reading experience is the same, however the Paperwhite provides a slightly better one. Other competing brands have a dark mode, but it only applies to the reading experience and is not system wide like the Kindle. System wide dark mode is also important, since you can invert the colors, so the background is black and text is white. Both models have Bluetooth, so supported countries can buy and listen to audio content via wireless headphones or earbuds. You get access to the Amazon bookstore and also the Audible audiobook store. The software experience is the same on both devices. The Paperwhite also has a front-lit display, but also warm lighting too. The extra screen real estate is important, since you can fit more text on the screen. The screen size is also a big bigger, coming in at 6.8-inches, whereas the Kindle has a 6-inch screen. It is using an E INK Carta 1200 display panel, which increases performance and page turn speed. The Kindle Paperwhite has similar specs to the Kindle, however they have a 8GB model and a 16GB variant, depending on your storage needs. It has a cool lighting system to read in the dark. The new Kindle has a 300 PPI screen, USB-C and 16GB of internal storage.

Many people who like to read digital books tend to gravitate towards the Kindle brand, since its the most well-known and the e-readers are really good, in terms of software and hardware.

In the past year Amazon has released two new e-readers, the all-new Kindle Basic and the Kindle Paperwhite.