The Paperwhite has always been a great, utilitarian device that does exactly what it’s supposed to. They’re slow because E Ink is slow, flashing the page anytime something complex happens, but it’s never really a problem. Typing, scrolling through the store, even turning the device on and off all feel the same, though they are a beat faster in side-by-side tests with last year's model. Nothing else about the Paperwhite seemed more responsive, though. Page turns do seem slightly faster, especially combined with the more receptive touch screen - I found myself rarely having to swipe multiple times to turn a page, which hasn’t always been the case with Kindles. The light is still wonderfully versatile, dim enough to work in a totally dark room and bright enough to kill most of the glare in a well-lit room.Īs for the processor, I still can’t tell what’s real and what’s placebo. The light is certainly better, a little whiter and spread a bit more evenly around the screen with fewer dark patches I noticed it more than the higher-contrast E Ink display, but neither changed the experience of using the Paperwhite in any meaningful way. The new Paperwhite comes with a new, slightly more even frontlight, and a faster processor. The hardware's better, but it's not really different It’s sturdy enough that you don’t need a case like the leather folio Amazon sells, but I’ve grown to love the case - with a magnetized flap that turns the device on when you open it, and a nicely rough texture, opening up the case feels like opening up a well-loved hardback. It’s still comfortable, easy to use in one hand, and as handsomely understated as ever. Otherwise it’s the same size, the same weight, the same months-long battery life, the same everything. Where there was once a subtle, muted Kindle logo, there’s now a glossy black "Amazon" etched into the soft-touch black back. The only obvious change, the only way I could reliably identify one device from the other, is by the logo on the back.
Only the most discerning of readers will notice the differences in hardware here: a slightly changed Kindle logo, a slightly higher-contrast screen. It happened repeatedly: I would pick up a Paperwhite to test it out, read for a while, and then discover that I was holding the device I bought a year ago instead of my review unit.
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