Amazon Kindle Scribe (2025) vs reMarkable reMarkable 2

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Kindle Scribe (2025) compared with reMarkable 2
AmazonKindle Scribe (2025)reMarkablereMarkable 2
Overview
ReleasedDecember 20252020
Screen
Screen size11″10.3″
Resolution–1872 × 1404
Sharpness300 pixels per inch (better)226 pixels per inch
ColourNoNo
Front lightYes, adjustable warmthNo
Display detailGlare-free Paperwhite display, 16-level grey scale; textured, paper-like surface; flush frontMonochrome Canvas display; paper-like surface friction; glare-free
Front lightAuto-adjusting front light with adjustable warm lightNo reading light
Page turns and refreshQuad-core processor; Amazon says writing and page turns are 40% faster than the previous Scribe21 ms writing latency; 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM, 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM
Reading and writing
StylusYesYes
Page-turn buttonsNoNo
AudiobooksYesNo
Storage32 GB, 64 GB (better)8 GB
SoftwareKindlereMarkable
FormatsKindle 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)PDF and EPUB import; PDF, PNG and SVG export
Book storeKindle Store–
StylusPremium Pen included (17 g, 155 × 8.8 mm); no charging or pairing; built-in eraser and shortcut buttonMarker or Marker Plus (with eraser) included; Paper Pro and Paper Pure Markers are not compatible
Note takingNotebooks, writing in documents and books; AI notebook search and summaries; import from cloud servicesHandwriting to text (MyScript); Type Folio keyboard sold separately
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 12 weeksUp to 2 weeks
Battery life detailUp to 12 weeks reading or 3 weeks writing, at half an hour a day with wireless off and the light at 13Up to 2 weeks; 3,000 mAh
ChargingUSB-C; full charge in under 3 hours with a 20 W USB-C power adapterUSB-C
ConnectivityWi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3)Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; USB-C; accessory port
AudioBluetooth audio for Audible and the VoiceView screen reader–
Design
Weight400 g (better)403.5 g
Size245 × 189 × 5.4 mm, excluding feet187 × 246 × 4.7 mm
ColoursGraphite–
In the boxKindle Scribe, Premium Pen, USB-C charging cable, replacement tipsreMarkable 2, Marker of your choice, 1 m USB-A to USB-C cable, 9 replacement marker tips

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