Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft vs BOOX Note Air6 C

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Kindle Scribe Colorsoft compared with Note Air6 C

	AmazonKindle Scribe Colorsoft	BOOXNote Air6 C
Overview
Released
Released	December 2025	September 2026
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	11″	10.3″
Resolution
Resolution	–	2480 × 1860
Sharpness
Sharpness	300 pixels per inch	300 pixels per inch
Colour
Colour	Yes	Yes
Front light
Front light	Yes, adjustable warmth	Yes, adjustable warmth
Display detail
Display detail	Colorsoft display, 300 ppi in black and white and 150 ppi in colour; 16-level grey scale; textured, paper-like surface	E Ink Kaleido 3 (4,096 colours) glass screen with flat cover lens; colour layer 1240 × 930 at 150 ppi; BOOX Super Refresh; G-sensor for auto rotation
Front light
Front light	Auto-adjusting front light with adjustable warm light	Front light with CTM (warm and cold)
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Quad-core processor; Amazon says writing and page turns are 40% faster than the previous Scribe	–
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	No	No
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	Yes
Storage
Storage	32 GB, 64 GB	64 GB
Software
Software	Kindle	Android
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)	PDF, CAJ, DJVU, CBR, CBZ, EPUB, EPUB3, AZW3, MOBI, TXT, DOC, DOCX, FB2, CHM, RTF, HTML, ZIP, PRC, PPT, PPTX; PNG, JPG, BMP, TIFF; WAV, MP3
Book store
Book store	Kindle Store	Google Play Store (Android 16), so third-party book store apps can be installed
Stylus
Stylus	Premium Pen included (17 g, 155 × 8.8 mm); no charging or pairing; built-in eraser and shortcut button	BOOX Pen3 included; 4,096 pressure levels
Note taking
Note taking	Notebooks, writing in documents and books in colour; AI notebook search and summaries; import from cloud services	Notes app with outline, tags, search, Dual Notes split screen, templates and lasso; Talk Insights transcription in select regions
Connections and battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 8 weeks	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 8 weeks reading or 2 weeks writing, at half an hour a day with wireless off and the light at 13	3,700 mAh Li-ion polymer
Charging
Charging	USB-C; full charge in under 3 hours with a 20 W USB-C power adapter	USB-C (also OTG and audio)
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3)	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 6.0, USB-C, microSD slot; octa-core CPU (4 nm), 6 GB RAM; fingerprint reader in power button
Audio
Audio	Bluetooth audio for Audible and the VoiceView screen reader	Built-in dual speakers and microphone; Bluetooth headphones
Design
Weight
Weight	400 g (better)	440 g
Size
Size	245 × 189 × 5.4 mm, excluding feet	225 × 192 × 5.8 mm
Colours
Colours	Graphite, Fig	–
In the box
In the box	Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, Premium Pen, USB-C charging cable, replacement tips	Note Air6 C, BOOX Pen3, USB-C cable, card tray eject tool, Quick Start Guide, warranty card