Description
Display: Amazon's 6” Paperwhite display technology with E Ink Carta and built-in light, 300ppi, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale.
Size : 6.6” x 4.6” x 0.3” ( 167 x 116 x 8.18 mm)
Weight: Wi-Fi: 6.4 oz (182 g) Wi-Fi + Free Cellular Connectivity: 6.8 oz (191 g) Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
System Requirements: None; fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content.
On-Device Storage: 8GB
Cloud Storage: Free cloud storage for all Amazon content.
Battery Life: A single charge lasts up to six (6) weeks, based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life will vary based on light settings, wireless usage.
Charge Time: Fully charges in approximately 4 hours from a computer via USB cable or fully charges in less than 3 hours with a 5W USB power adapter.
Wi-Fi Connectivity: Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
Content Formats Supported: Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PMP through conversion.
Waterproofing: Waterproof (IPX8), tested to withstand immersion in 2 meters of fresh water for 60 minutes.
The Kindle Paperwhite comes with 8GB of storage. To put that into perspective, it holds around 6000 books.