Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) vs Kobo Clara BW

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Kindle Paperwhite (2024) compared with Clara BW

	AmazonKindle Paperwhite (2024)	KoboClara BW
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	April 2024
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	7″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	–	1448 × 1072
Sharpness
Sharpness	300 pixels per inch	300 pixels per inch
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	Yes, adjustable warmth	Yes, adjustable warmth
Display detail
Display detail	Glare-free Paperwhite display, 16-level grey scale; flush front; dark mode	E Ink Carta 1300 HD touchscreen, glare-free; Dark Mode; 300 ppi (The eBook Reader; Kobo lists only the resolution)
Front light
Front light	Adjustable front light with adjustable warm light	ComfortLight PRO, adjustable brightness and colour temperature
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Amazon says page turns are 25% faster than the previous Paperwhite	–
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	No	No
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	No	No
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	16 GB	16 GB
Software
Software	Kindle	Kobo
Formats
Formats	Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI and PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP through conversion; Audible (AAX)	15 formats natively (EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR)
Book store
Book store	Kindle Store	Kobo Store; Kobo Plus subscription
Library loans
Library loans	–	OverDrive and Libby in select countries
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 12 weeks	Up to 7.6 weeks
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 12 weeks at half an hour of reading a day with wireless off and the light at 13; Audible streaming over Bluetooth shortens it	Up to 53 days at 30 minutes of reading a day, front light at 10% and wireless off; 1500 mAh
Charging
Charging	USB-C; full charge in under 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB power adapter	USB-C
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 and OWE)	Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth, USB-C; 1.0 GHz processor
Audio
Audio	Bluetooth audio for Audible and the VoiceView screen reader	Kobo Audiobooks over Bluetooth headphones or speaker (select countries)
Design
Weight
Weight	211 g	174 g (better)
Water resistance
Water resistance	IPX8	IPX8
Materials
Materials	Made from 29% recycled materials; internal frame of 90% recycled magnesium	Exterior of at least 85.5% recycled content, including 10% ocean-bound plastic; repairable
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	Tested to withstand immersion in 2 metres of fresh water for 60 minutes	Waterproof for up to 60 minutes in up to 2 metres of water
Size
Size	176.7 × 127.6 × 7.8 mm	112 × 160 × 9.2 mm
Colours
Colours	Black, Raspberry, Jade	Black
In the box
In the box	Kindle Paperwhite, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide	–