Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) review: Brilliant, but boring
The latest Kindle Paperwhite is a great eBook Reader, but there's no reason to rush out and upgrade if you already own a working Kindle.
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Pros
- Excellent battery life
- Quick response for an e-ink screen
- Bigger seven-inch e-ink screen
Cons
- There's a web browser that's not great
- Locked into the Kindle ecosystem
- Only comes in Black
There is a subtle elegance to eBook readers. The fundamental technology has remained mostly the same over a decade, with e-ink offering a paper-like reading experience without draining the battery.
The Kindle Paperwhite is arguably the best Kindle Amazon has ever released. It does the same thing as all the versions of the Kindle that came before it – display text on an e-ink screen that’s easy to read in all lighting, but made the screen more responsive.
That makes it a great device to read books on… But that’s nothing new for Kindles. Which means that while the Paperwhite makes a great purchase for book-lovers looking for a new eBook reader, it’s definitely not worth upgrading if you have a fairly recent device.
