the latest kindle paperwhite came out on september 3, 2013.
when did the latest kindle paperwhite come out?
september 3, 2013
the kindle paperwhite (3rd generation), marketed as the "all-new kindle paperwhite" and colloquially referred to as the paperwhite 3 and paperwhite 2015, was released on june 30, 2015, in the us. it is available in wi-fi ($120 ad-supported, $140 no ads) and wi-fi + 3g ($190 ad-supported, $210 no ads) models. it has a 6-inch, 1440×1080, 300 ppi e ink carta hd display, which is twice the pixels of the original paperwhite and has the same touchscreen, four leds and size as the previous paperwhite. it has over 3 gb of user accessible storage. this device improved on the display of pdf files, with the possibility to select text and use some functionalities, such as translation on a pdf's text. amazon claims it has 6 weeks of battery life if used for 30 minutes per day with wireless off and brightness set to 10, which is about 21 hours.
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amazon announced the kindle paperwhite (2nd generation), marketed as the "all-new kindle paperwhite" and colloquially referred to as the paperwhite 2, on september 3, 2013; the wi-fi version was released in on september 30 ($120 ad-supported, $140 no ads), and the 3g/wi-fi version was released in the u.s. on november 5, 2013 ($190 ad-supported, $210 no ads). the paperwhite 2 features a higher contrast e ink carta display technology, improved led illumination, 25% faster processor (1 ghz) that allows for faster page turns, and better response to touch input compared to the original paperwhite. it has the same 6" screen with 212 ppi, bezel and estimated 28-hour battery life as the original paperwhite. the software features dictionary/wikipedia/x-ray look-up, page flip that allows the user to skip ahead or back in the text in a pop-up window and go back to the previous page, and goodreads social integration.
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