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Originally Posted by johndoesecond
Hi all,
I would like to ask, especially those of you who have have both, for a comparison between screens, contrasts, font clarity and reading experiences between the Kindle Paperwhite (PW) and the new basic black Kindle (K4B).
My question is very specific: I know almost everything about other differences between the two (case, PW's lighting, touchscreen vs. buttons, user interface, and so on, and so on).
So I would like to know what you guys think about my specific question, especially if you compare the two keeping the PW's light off (ok, I know it doesn't really turn off) and in reasonably well ambient light conditions.
Any picture for comparison would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
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To me, the K4B has a higher contrast. It looks more like printed paper, and the background is a nice cream color. That makes the fonts clearer, because they are absolutely black, while on the PW, they are dark grey and look less like printed paper because of additional layers between you and the text.
Reading experience before you start reading the book is better on the PW. You can access your cloud library from the device. On the K4B, you have to use a laptop/tablet/phone, log into your amazon account, then send the book to your Kindle.
Reading experience during reading is better on the K4B, to me, because of page turn buttons on both sides, the smaller size and lighter weight, and of course the higher contrast. Once they fix the manufacturing issues, reading in the dark on the PW will be awesome, hopefully.