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After three years of neglect, the base-model Kindle finally gets some love. The new Kindle (2022) and Kindle Kids (2022) finally offer USB-C charging and pack high-resolution 300 PPI displays. Pre-orders are available today, with orders shipping on October 12th.
This is primarily a display upgrade. Previously, the Kindle (2019) used a 6-inch 167 PPI display—the upgrade to a 6-inch 300 PPI screen gives you nearly three times more pixels. Note that this is the same PPI offered by the Kindle Paperwhite, though technically speaking, the Paperwhite still has a higher resolution screen than the basic Kindle.
But Amazon snuck a couple of extra improvements in this release. New USB-C charging, which is long overdue, should reduce the number of cables you need for all of your devices. And with upgraded 16GB of storage, the new Kindle (2022) and Kindle Kids (2022) can store twice as many books as their predecessors. They also support dark mode, finally!
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