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bonacker · 12-20-2014, 07:03 AM

I recently bought the Kindle WP63GW that went on sale in October. I'm not sure what it's usually called. It's the cheapest Kindle. Is it the Kindle 6? The 7th generation Kindle? It's confusing. Anyway, I'm thinking of getting a Paperwhite for only one reason: the light. We lose power here from time to time, and I'd like to have a Paperwhite, so I would have something to do other than stare into the darkness during power outages.

My question is: Are the Paperwhite and the above described Kindle identical except for the light? My present Kindle runs the 5.6.1 firmware, and it appears that the Paperwhite does as well. If there are other differences, what are they?

TIA.

12-20-2014, 07:03 AM	#1
bonacker Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Fire HD 10, 11th Gen.	Besides Light, what are differences between Paperwhite and basic Kindle I recently bought the Kindle WP63GW that went on sale in October. I'm not sure what it's usually called. It's the cheapest Kindle. Is it the Kindle 6? The 7th generation Kindle? It's confusing. Anyway, I'm thinking of getting a Paperwhite for only one reason: the light. We lose power here from time to time, and I'd like to have a Paperwhite, so I would have something to do other than stare into the darkness during power outages. My question is: Are the Paperwhite and the above described Kindle identical except for the light? My present Kindle runs the 5.6.1 firmware, and it appears that the Paperwhite does as well. If there are other differences, what are they? TIA.