Kindle Paperwhite (2021) review

In some regards, the new Kindle Paperwhite changes nothing; Amazon has had a stranglehold on the e-reader market for years, and the previous Paperwhite was the device to get. The new Paperwhite is still Amazon’s best e-reader. It’s not as expensive and fancy as the Kindle Oasis, but it offers a far...

- N. Ingraham, Engadget

Whether you choose the standard Paperwhite or the Signature Edition, you are going to end up with a brand-new Kindle that feels very much like a Kindle. If you own the 2018 Paperwhite and buy this year’s hoping for a brand-new experience, you’re going to end up pretty disappointed, I think. Amazon m...

- Matt Wille, Input

For most readers, then, the new Kindle Paperwhite slots neatly into the sweet spot for everyday usability. I appreciate the Signature Edition’s auto-brightness adjustment and Qi support, but even without those features there’s still a day to day improvement over the last-gen Paperwhite. Most importa...

- Chris Davies, SlashGear

There's no questioning whether or not Amazon has a good thing going with its Kindle product lineup. Even though the Kindle is a single-use device in a world where it feels like every company is trying to figure out how to make all devices be everything to everyone, Amazon quietly and confidently kee...

- Jason Cipriani, ZDNet

The Kindle Paperwhite ticks all the major boxes that e-reader fans have been asking for. It comes with USB-C and has even better waterproofing, dual-band Wi-Fi, faster page turning and browsing, a bigger screen, more color temperature options, and slimmer bezels. For most people, it’ll be the best e...

- Rebecca Isaacs, Digital Trends