Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store.[6] The hardware platform, which Amazon subsidiary Lab126 developed, began as a single device in 2007. Currently, it comprises a range of devices, including e-readers with E Ink electronic paper displays and Kindle applications on all major computing platforms. All Kindle devices integrate with Windows and macOS file systems and Kindle Store content and, as of March 2018, the store had over six million e-books available in the United States.[7]

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Amazon Kindle

Developer	Amazon
Manufacturer	Foxconn
Product family	Kindle
Type	E-reader
Release date	November 19, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-11-19)
Introductory price	US$399; equivalent to $563 in 2022 (Kindle 1)
Operating system	Kindle firmware, utilizing Linux kernel[1] Latest versions[2] Kindle 1: 1.2.1 Kindle 2, DX: 2.5.8 Kindle Keyboard: 3.4.3 Kindle 4, 5: 4.1.4 Kindle Touch: 5.3.7.3 Kindle Paperwhite 1: 5.6.1.1 Kindle 7, Paperwhite 2: 5.12.2.2 Kindle Voyage: 5.13.6 Kindle 8, 10, 11; Paperwhite 3, 4, 5; Oasis 1, 2, 3: 5.16.2.1.1 Kindle Scribe: 5.16.2
CPU	Low-power ARM SoC Marvell Xscale 1st gen Freescale i.MX 2nd-10th gen MediaTek MT81xx 11th gen
Memory	32 MB - 512 MB RAM
Storage	Flash memory Internal 256 MB - 64 GB External SD card 1st gen
Display	E Ink Kindle 1: 6-inch (150 mm), 600 × 800 pixels, 167 PPI density, 4-level grayscale[3] Kindle 2, 3, 4, 5, Touch, 7, 8: as Kindle 1 but 16-level grayscale Kindle 10: as Kindle 2, 3, 4, 5, Touch, 7, 8 but with LED frontlit Kindle DX: 9.7-inch (250 mm), 824 × 1200 pixels, 150 PPI density, 16-level grayscale Kindle Paperwhite 1, 2: 6-inch, 768 × 1024 pixels, 212 PPI density, 16-level grayscale, LED frontlit Kindle Voyage; Paperwhite 3, 4; Oasis, Kindle 11: 6-inch, 1072 × 1448 pixels, 300 PPI density, 16-level grayscale, LED frontlit Kindle Oasis 2, 3: 7-inch, 1264 × 1680 pixels, 300 PPI density, 16-level grayscale, LED frontlit Kindle Paperwhite 5: 6.8-inch, 1236 × 1648 pixels, 300 PPI density, 16-level grayscale, LED frontlit Kindle Scribe: 10.2-inch, 300 PPI density, 16-level grayscale, LED frontlit
Sound	Speakers/3.5 mm headphone jack (Kindle 1, 2, DX, Keyboard, Touch) USB Audio Adapter (Kindle Voyage, Paperwhite 3) Bluetooth (8th gen and newer)[4]
Input	USB Mini-B 1st gen USB Micro-B 2nd gen-10th gen USB-C 11th gen and newer
Controller input	Keyboard, scrollwheel, D-pad select models, 2007–2012 Touchscreen select models 2011–2012, all models 2013-present Stylus Pen Kindle Scribe
Camera	None
Connectivity	Amazon Whispernet 3G models 802.11 Wi-Fi 3rd gen and newer Bluetooth 8th gen and newer - Sound only
Online services	Kindle Store
Dimensions	List Kindle 1: 8.0 in (203 mm) H 5.3 in (135 mm) W 0.8 in (20 mm) D Kindle 2: 8.0 in (203 mm) H 5.3 in (135 mm) W 0.36 in (9 mm) D Kindle Keyboard: 7.5 in (191 mm) H 4.8 in (122 mm) W 0.34 in (9 mm) D Kindle DX: 10.4 in (264 mm) H 7.2 in (183 mm) W 0.38 in (10 mm) D Kindle Touch: 6.8 in (173 mm) H 4.7 in (119 mm) W 0.40 in (10 mm) D Kindle 4, 5: 6.5 in (165 mm) H 4.5 in (114 mm) W 0.34 in (9 mm) D Kindle Paperwhite 1, 2, 3: 6.7 in (170 mm) H 4.6 in (117 mm) W 0.36 in (9 mm) D Kindle 7: 6.7 in (170 mm) H 4.7 in (119 mm) W 0.40 in (10 mm) D Kindle Voyage: 6.4 in (163 mm) H 4.5 in (114 mm) W 0.30 in (8 mm) D Kindle Oasis (no cover): 5.6 in (142 mm) H 4.8 in (122 mm) W 0.13 in (3 mm) D Kindle Oasis (with cover): 5.6 in (142 mm) H 4.8 in (122 mm) W 0.33 in (8 mm) D Kindle 8: 6.3 in (160 mm) H 4.5 in (114 mm) W 0.36 in (9 mm) D Kindle Oasis 2, 3: 6.3 in (160 mm) H 5.6 in (142 mm) W 0.33 in (8 mm) D Kindle Paperwhite 4: 6.6 in (168 mm) H 4.6 in (117 mm) W 0.32 in (8 mm) D Kindle 10: 6.3 in (160 mm) H 4.5 in (114 mm) W 0.34 in (9 mm) D Kindle Paperwhite 5: 6.9 in (175 mm) H 4.9 in (124 mm) W 0.32 in (8 mm) D Kindle 11: 6.21 in (158 mm) H 4.28 in (109 mm) W 0.315 in (8 mm) D Kindle Scribe: 7.7 in (196 mm) H 9.0 in (229 mm) W 0.22 in (6 mm) D
Mass	List Kindle 1, 2: 10.2 oz (290 g) Kindle Keyboard 3G: 8.7 oz (247 g) Kindle Keyboard: 8.5 oz (241 g) Kindle Touch 3G: 7.8 oz (220 g) Kindle Touch: 7.5 oz (213 g) Kindle DX: 18.9 oz (540 g) Kindle 4, 5: 5.98 oz (170 g) Kindle Paperwhite 3G: 7.8 oz (222 g) Kindle Paperwhite: 7.5 oz (213 g) Kindle Paperwhite 2 3G: 7.6 oz (215 g) Kindle Paperwhite 2: 7.3 oz (206 g) Kindle 7: 6.7 oz (191 g) Kindle Voyage 3G: 6.6 oz (188 g) Kindle Voyage: 6.3 oz (180 g) Kindle Paperwhite 3 3G: 7.7 oz (217 g) Kindle Paperwhite 3: 7.2 oz (205 g) Kindle Oasis 3G (no cover): 4.7 oz (133 g) Kindle Oasis (no cover): 4.6 oz (131 g) Kindle Oasis's cover: 3.8 oz (107 g) Kindle 8: 5.7 oz (161 g) Kindle Oasis 2: 6.8 oz (194 g) Kindle Paperwhite 4 3G: 6.7 oz (191 g) Kindle Paperwhite 4: 6.4 oz (182 g) Kindle 10: 6.1 oz (174 g) Kindle Oasis 3: 6.6 oz (188 g) Kindle Paperwhite 5: 7.2 oz (205 g) Kindle 11: 5.6 oz (158 g) Kindle Scribe: 15.3 oz (433 g)
Website	www.amazon.com/kindle

Amazon Kindle models[5]
E Ink devices
Original Kindle (white) Release date: November 19, 2007 Also called "Kindle (1st Generation)" Kindle 2 (white) February 23, 2009 Kindle 2 International (white) October 19, 2009 Also called "Kindle (2nd Generation)" Kindle DX (white) June 10, 2009 Kindle DX International (white) January 19, 2010 Kindle DX Graphite (graphite) July 1, 2010 Also called "Kindle DX (2nd Generation)" Also called "Kindle DX (2nd iteration)" Kindle Keyboard (white or graphite) August 27, 2010 Also called "Kindle (3rd Generation)" Kindle Keyboard with special offers (graphite) Wi-Fi: May 3, 2011 3G: May 25, 2011 Kindle 4 (silver) September 28, 2011 Also called "Kindle (4th Generation)" Kindle Touch (silver) Wi-Fi and 3G: September 28, 2011 Also called "Kindle Touch (4th Generation)" Also called "Kindle Touch (1st iteration)" Kindle 5 (black) September 6, 2012 Also called "Kindle (5th Generation)" Kindle Paperwhite (1st iteration) (black) Wi-Fi and 3G: October 1, 2012 Also called "Kindle Paperwhite (5th Generation)" Kindle Paperwhite (2nd iteration) (black) Wi-Fi: September 30, 2013 3G: November 5, 2013 Also called "Kindle Paperwhite (6th Generation)" Kindle 7 (black) October 2, 2014 Also called "Kindle (7th Generation)" Kindle Voyage (black) Wi-Fi and 3G: November 4, 2014 Also called "Kindle Voyage (7th Generation)" Kindle Paperwhite (3rd iteration) (black or white) Wi-Fi and 3G: June 30, 2015 Also called "Kindle Paperwhite (7th Generation)" Kindle Oasis (1st iteration) (black) Wi-Fi and 3G: April 27, 2016 Also called "Kindle Oasis (8th Generation)" Kindle 8 (black or white) July 7, 2016 Also called "Kindle (8th Generation)" Kindle Oasis (2nd iteration) (black, silver on back) Wi-Fi and 3G: October 31, 2017 Also called "Kindle Oasis (9th Generation)" Kindle Paperwhite (4th iteration) (black) Wi-Fi and 3G: November 7, 2018 Also called "Kindle Paperwhite (10th Generation)" Kindle 10 (black or white) March 20, 2019 Kindle Oasis (3rd iteration) (black, silver on back) Wi-Fi and 3G: July 24, 2019 Also called "Kindle Oasis (10th Generation)" Kindle Paperwhite (5th iteration) October 27, 2021 Also called "Kindle Paperwhite (11th Generation)" Kindle 11 (black or denim) September 17, 2022 Also called "Kindle (11th Generation)" Kindle Scribe (tungsten) November 30, 2022
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