List of Differences Between Kindle Models in 2024

Here’s a quick summary of the different Kindle ereaders that are currently available to start 2024, with a list of distinguishing features for each model.

The Kindle Oasis is included on the list since Amazon is still selling it, but it’s pretty obvious they’re starting to phase it out at this point—the 32GB model has been unavailable in the US for some time now.

Amazon didn’t release any new Kindles in 2023 so nothing has changed in the past year, but hopefully some new models will come out later in 2024.

When it comes to software features, Kindles are all pretty much the same, expect with the notetaking features on the Kindle Scribe. The Scribe and Paperwhite also have a page transition setting that isn’t available on the other models.

Here’s a Kindle size comparison video that I posted a few months ago if you want to see all these Kindles next to each other.

Kindle (2022)

• 6″ E Ink screen (300 ppi).
• Frontlight, but without warm light.
• Indented screen.
• USB-C port.
• Comes with 16GB of storage.
• Available in blue or black.
• Good battery life.
• Not waterproof.
• Price: $99 at Amazon.

Kindle Paperwhite

• 6.8″ E Ink screen (300 ppi).
• Frontlight with adjustable color temp.
• Flush plastic screen.
• USB-C port.
• Optional wireless charging and auto-brightness sensor (Signature Edition model).
• Comes with 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB of storage (SE).
• Available in black, agave green, or denim (the fronts are all black).
• Great battery life.
• Waterproof.
• Price: starts at $139 at Amazon.

Kindle Oasis

• 7″ E Ink screen (300 ppi).
• Frontlight with adjustable color temp.
• Asymmetrical design with page buttons.
• Flush glass screen.
• Older microUSB port.
• Auto-brightness sensor.
• Rotation sensor.
• Comes with 8GB or 32GB of storage.
• Used to be available with 4G LTE but those seem to be gone now.
• So-so battery life.
• Waterproof.
• Price: starts at $249 at Amazon.

Kindle Scribe

• 10.2″ E Ink screen (300 ppi).
• Frontlight with adjustable color temp.
• Asymmetrical design.
• USB-C port.
• Flush front screen, slightly textured to improve writing feel.
• Comes with 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of storage.
• Rotation sensor.
• Comes with stylus pen.
• Notebook features.
• Add handwritten sticky notes to ebooks using stylus.
• Add handwritten notes and highlights to PDFs sent using Send-to-Kindle.
• Can read using 2-column landscape mode with ebooks.
• No screensaver ads.
• Great battery life.
• Not waterproof.
• Price: starts at $339 at Amazon.