The cherry on top of this Kindle is the response rate -- according to Amazon, the response rate is 20% faster on this 2024 ...

New Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (12th gen) with a 7" display may launch soon. Leak hints at a slight display size upgrade. Amazon might not make any other upgrades to its upcoming Paperwhite.

SEE ALSO: The best Kindle for every type of reader — and which one to buy during Black Friday The next-generation 7-inch Paperwhite display has a higher contrast ratio with 25% faster page turns.

22, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EST This story has been updated with information on Amazon's Black Friday sale, which includes a discount on the new 2024 Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (12th gen).

The changes are small, but the new Kindle Paperwhite improves on its ... Sure, it was already snappy on the last-generation Paperwhite, but getting a little performance boost is always lovely.

That’s especially so when comparing the basic Kindle against the more luxe Kindle Paperwhite (and its fancier Paperwhite Signature Edition variant), which also have been refreshed for 2024.

But the 12th-generation Kindle Paperwhite features a technological shift that’s bigger than a generational chipset upgrade, as its new oxide backplane display technology allows the e-reader to ...