A new leak reveals a larger screen for the 12th-gen Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
An eBay listing that’s no longer active included packaging photos of the 12th-gen Kindle Paperwhite e-reader. | Image: RedditA handful of specs for the 12th-gen Amazon Kindle Paperwhite have leaked via an eBay listing, which shared images of the...
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A handful of specs for the 12th-gen Amazon Kindle Paperwhite have leaked via an eBay listing, which shared images of the new e-reader’s packaging before it was pulled, reports Good e-Reader. Those images, still available on Reddit, reveal a slightly larger seven-inch E Ink screen, up from 6.8 inches on the previous model.
Other features of the 12th-gen Kindle Paperwhite include screen lighting that can be adjusted between warm and cool color temperatures, an IPX8 waterproof rating allowing the e-reader to survive a dunking to depths of two meters for a full hour, screensaver ads that can be removed for a fee, and “weeks of battery life.”
Details on what processor the e-reader is using, how much memory is included, and its wireless capabilities aren’t known yet, but based on the packaging, it doesn’t look like Amazon is making the jump to color E Ink screens yet, like Kobo did earlier this year.
The 11th-gen Kindle Paperwhite, released in 2021, debuted with a more substantial screen size upgrade — from its predecessor’s six inches to 6.8 inches — better battery life, and a switch from a microUSB charging port to USB-C.
Today’s leak follows a leak in late September of the entry-level 12th-gen Kindle, which revealed the e-reader would feature an upgraded 300ppi screen with better contrast and brighter screen lighting, faster page turns, a new dark mode, and at least two color options, including matcha green.
