
This Kindle Comparison Chart compares the differences of all Amazon Kindle generations between the Amazon e-book readers and amazon tablets. This comparison will help you to choose the best kindle that fits your needs.
You can compare the latest tablets Kindle Fire HD vs Kindle Fire HD 8.9" vs Kindle Paperwhite and the earlier generations Kindle 2nd and 3rd generation and Kindle DX, Kindle touch.
Amazon is keeping both technology electronic ink which tries to reproduce paper readability, but without colors, and LCD technology to support photo, video, games... with colors screen. If you are looking for a device mostly to read books then prefer the electronic devices otherwise if you would like to use your device to surf the web, play games go for the LCD devices.
This is a collaborative Kindle comparison table that you can update if necessary.
| Kindle Paperwhite | Kindle Paperwhite 3G | Kindle Fire HD | Kindle Fire HD 8.9" | Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G | Kindle Fire 2 | Kindle Fire | Kindle 4 | Kindle touch | Kindle touch 3G | Kindle 3 | Kindle 3 WiFi | Kindle DX | Kindle DX White | Kindle 2 | |
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| Website | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007OZNZG0 | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008UB7DU6 | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083PWAPW | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008GFRB9E | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008GFRBBW | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083Q04IQ | http://amazon.com/kindlefire | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051QVESA | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8Y | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJT3Q/ | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Y27P3M/ | http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Device-Display/dp/B0015TCML0 | http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Display-Globally-Generation/dp/B0015TG12Q/ | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051QVESA |
| Video tour | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpgHMuUB8nU | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpgHMuUB8nU | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAOJyBxjpcs | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAOJyBxjpcs | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAOJyBxjpcs | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JwfRmzlIsw | http://youtu.be/jUtmOApIslE | http://youtu.be/oMULBXflsWc | http://youtu.be/N3gVpn2SLtw | http://youtu.be/RVWtVt0skgw | http://youtu.be/2pY6kEr7ugw | http://youtu.be/gotyZNvtc44 | http://youtu.be/r0YeWrv0x-8 | http://youtu.be/CUCLyu-3bEE | |
| Release date | 2012-10-01 | 2012-10-01 | 2012-09-14 | 2012-11-20 | 2012-09-14 | 2012-09-14 | 2011-11-15 | 2011-10-14 | 2011-09-28 | 2011-09-28 | 2010-08-27 | 2010-08-27 | 2010-07-07 | 2010-07-07 | 2009-02-09 |
| Dimensions | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 mm | 169 mm | 193 mm | 240 mm | 240 mm | 189 mm | 190 mm | 166 mm | 172 mm | 172 mm | 190 mm | 190 mm | 264 mm | 264 mm | 203 mm |
| Width | 117 mm | 117 mm | 137 mm | 164 mm | 164 mm | 120 mm | 120 mm | 114 mm | 120 mm | 120 mm | 123 mm | 123 mm | 183 mm | 183 mm | 135 mm |
| Depth | 9.1 mm | 9.1 mm | 10.3 mm | 8.8 mm | 8.8 mm | 11.5 mm | 11.4 mm | 8.7 mm | 10.1 mm | 10.1 mm | 8.5 mm | 8.5 mm | 9.7 mm | 9.7 mm | 9.14 mm |
| Weight | 213 g | 222 g | 395 g | 567 g | 575 g | 400 g | 413 g | 170 g | 213 g | 220 g | 247 g | 8.5 oz | 540 g | 540 g | 290 g |
| Screen | |||||||||||||||
| Screen size | 6 in | 6 in | 7 in | 8.9 in | 8.9 in | 7 in | 7 in | 6 in | 6 in | 6 in | 6 in | 6 in | 9.7 in | 9.7 in | 6 in |
| Screen resolution | 768x1024 | 768x1024 | 1280x800 | 1920x1200 | 1920x1200 | 1024x600 | 1024x600 | 600x800 | 600x800 | 600x800 | 600x800 | 600x800 | 1200x824 | 1200x824 | 600x800 |
| E-ink electronic paper | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Screen type | Paperwhite Built-in light | Paperwhite Built-in light | IPS | IPS | IPS | IPS | IPS | eInk pearl | eInk pearl | eInk pearl | eInk pearl | eInk pearl | eInk pearl | eInk pearl | eInk pearl |
| Touch screen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ||
| Battery | |||||||||||||||
| Battery life | 8 h | 11 h | 9 h | 7.5 h | 1 month | 2 months | 2 months | 2 months or 10 days with wireless on | 2 months or 3 weeks with wireless on | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | 14 days or 7 days with wireless on | |||
| Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Wireless Access | |||||||||||||||
| Wireless technology | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, 3G | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, 4G LTE | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, 3G | Wi-Fi, 3G | Wi-Fi | whispernet (3G) | whispernet (3G) | whispernet (3G) |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes 802.11b/g/n dual band | Yes | Yes 802.11b/g/n MIMO | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Bluetooth® | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| HDMI port | No | No | Yes micro-D | Yes micro-D | Yes micro-D | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Storage | |||||||||||||||
| Internal memory storage | 2 GB | 2 GB | 16 GB - 32 GB | 16 GB - 32 GB | 32 GB - 64 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 2 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Camera | |||||||||||||||
| Front camera | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Rear camera | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Additional | |||||||||||||||
| Hardware keyboard | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lend books to friends | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | Yes 14 days on selected titles | No |
| Real page | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Colors | Black | Black | Black | Black | Black | Black | Black | Graphite | Graphite | Graphite | White, Graphite | Graphite | Graphite | White | Graphite |
| Price | 119 USD | 179 USD | 199 USD - $249.00 | 299 USD - $369.00 | 499 USD - $599.00 | 159 USD | 159 USD | 79 USD (unavailable) | 99 USD (unavailable) | 149 USD | 189 USD | 139 USD | 379 USD | 329 USD | 189 USD |
| Website | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007OZNZG0 | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008UB7DU6 | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083PWAPW | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008GFRB9E | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008GFRBBW | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083Q04IQ | http://amazon.com/kindlefire | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051QVESA | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8Y | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJT3Q/ | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Y27P3M/ | http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Device-Display/dp/B0015TCML0 | http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Display-Globally-Generation/dp/B0015TG12Q/ | http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051QVESA |
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