![]() You can enjoy your favourite books by the pool, beach, or even in the bath, if you're into that sort of a thing. The Paperwhite on the other hand has bezels that are flush with the screen, giving it a very premium and polished look.īoth feel great, and are excellent companions when travelling or commuting, but if you prefer a more premium and polished look, the Paperwhite is the device you should opt for. The bezels are slightly raised adding to that less-than-premium look. It feels good in the hands, but it certainly doesn't feel premium. Kindle, being the basic model, is made mainly of plastic. Have you ever tried reading a book on an iPad? I'm absolutely sure the makers of Kindle have, for they have designed these devices to be incredibly light and comfortable, even with one-handed usage for extended periods of time. Some quick Maths tells us that we'd be able to store more than 1000 ebooks and still have room for audiobooks even with the basic Kindle's 4GB storage. The average size of an Amazon ebook is 2.6 MB (megabytes), whereas the average size of an Amazon audiobook is 150 MB (megabytes). You'll be using it to store ebooks, PDFs and audiobooks. This may seem tiny compared to the storage on your brand new shiny iPhone, but remember, you aren't going to use your Kindle to store thousands of high-quality photos, videos and apps. Kindle comes with 4GB/8GB of storage, and Kindle Paperwhite comes with 8GB/32GB of storage. With an electronic book reader, however, storage isn't as big a deal-breaker. Storage is often a very important element of the decision-making process, especially when dealing with phones and tablets that you'd most likely use for high-quality content consumption. Kindle Paperwhite's front-lighting system can get brighter than that of Kindle, thanks to the additional LED. The difference is subtle and certainly shouldn't be a deal-breaker. ![]() Both systems produce very soft, and well-distributed light, but the Paperwhite's system does a slightly better job at producing balanced light. Kindle's front-light system is powered by 4 LEDs whereas Kindle Paperwhite's system is powered by 5 LEDs. There are some minor differences to take note of, however. It's the first basic Kindle to be equipped with front-light technology. However, Amazon has been revamping its basic model over the years, and in 2019, decided to ship its basic Kindle with built-in front light. It was as simple and straightforward as that. Kindle Paperwhite had built-in front light, and the basic Kindle did not. Traditionally, the major differentiating factor between Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite was front light. ![]() For basic reading, both devices get the job done very well. The Paperwhite should be your Kindle of choice if you wish to read comic books, or content with images, or small text. The Paperwhite's display truly shines when rendering images in PDFs or when displaying very small text, which may appear a little fuzzy on the basic Kindle. It's important to keep in mind that the difference between these displays isn't very significant when rendering plain text. Based on these numbers alone, it's obvious that text and images rendered on the Paperwhite would be of higher quality. Kindle has a display with 167 ppi whereas Kindle Paperwhite has 300 ppi. The ppi of a display is directly proportional to the quality of the image that is made visible to the viewer. This is often measured in pixels-per-inch, or in short, ppi. Resolution is basically a measure of the amount of detail that is made visible to the viewer. The only significant difference between these displays lies in their resolution. These displays are incredibly power-efficient, paving way for weeks of battery life. Both have great glare-free 6-inch electronic ink diplays with excellent refresh technology. Let's start with arguably the most important component of an electronic book reader its display. We will go through these differences, and hopefully, provide you with sufficient information to make your mind up. However, there are still some significant differences to take into account when attempting to come to a decision. Deciding between these models isn't as straightforward as it used to be, seeing as the differences between them have drastically reduced over the years. ![]() When you are in the market for a brand new Kindle, you'd probably come across Kindle Basic, and Kindle Paperwhite, Amazon's most popular offerings. Chances of you bumping into a fellow commuter in the LRT with a Kindle in her hands is still probably very low, but hey, let's hope this upward trend continues and more Malaysians develop a reading habit. Kindles are gaining popularity in Malaysia and many other countries in Asia.
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