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Amazon Kindle
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Kindle Paperwhite (1st generation)
Developer Amazon.com
Manufacturer Foxconn
Product family Kindle
Type E-reader
Generation 8
Release date November 19, 2007; 9 years ago (2007-11-19)
Introductory price

Kindle 1: US$399
Kindle 2: $359
Kindle DX: $489
Kindle Keyboard: $139
Kindle 4: $80
Kindle 5: $70
Kindle Touch: $100
Kindle Paperwhite (1st, 2nd & 3rd gen): $120
Kindle 7, 8: $80
Kindle Voyage: $200

Kindle Oasis: $290
Operating system

Kindle firmware that utilizes Linux kernels 2.6.26 to 3.0.35
Kindle 1: 1.2
Kindle 2: 2.5.8
Kindle DX: 2.5.8
Kindle Keyboard: 3.4.2
Kindle 4, 5: 4.1.3
Kindle 7, 8: 5.8.7.0.1
Kindle Touch: 5.3.7.3
Kindle Paperwhite (1st gen): 5.6.1.1
Kindle Paperwhite (2nd & 3rd gen): 5.8.7.0.1
Kindle Voyage: 5.8.7.0.1

Kindle Oasis: 5.8.7.0.1
CPU

Kindle 1: Marvell Xscale PXA255 400 MHz, ARM9
Kindle 2, DX: Freescale i.MX31 532 MHz, ARM11
Kindle Keyboard: Freescale i.MX35 532 MHz, ARM11
Kindle 4, 5, Touch, Paperwhite (1st gen): Freescale i.MX508 800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A8

Kindle 7, Paperwhite (2nd & 3rd gen), Voyage, Oasis, 8: Freescale i.MX6 SoloLite 1 GHz, ARM Cortex-A9
Memory
Storage
Display

E ink
Kindle 1: 6 in (152 mm) diagonal,
167 PPI density, 4-level grayscale
Kindle 2, 3, 4, 5, Touch, 7, 8: 6 in diagonal, 600 × 800 pixels (0.48 megapixels),
167 PPI density, 16-level grayscale
Kindle DX: 9.7 in (246 mm) diagonal, 824 × 1200 pixels (0.99 megapixels), 150 PPI density, 16-level grayscale
Kindle Paperwhite (1st & 2nd gen): 6 in diagonal, 768 × 1024 pixels (0.78 megapixels), 212 PPI density, 16-level grayscale, LED frontlit

Kindle Voyage, Paperwhite (3rd gen), Oasis: 6 in diagonal, 1448 × 1072 pixels (1.55 megapixels), 300 PPI density, 16-level grayscale, LED frontlit
Sound Mono speakers (Kindle 1, 2, DX, Keyboard, & Touch)
Input USB 2.0 port, SD card (Kindle 1 only), 3.5 mm headphone jack (Kindle 1, 2, DX, Keyboard, & Touch)
Controller input D-pad and keyboard (select models), touchscreen (select models)
Camera None
Connectivity
Power
Dimensions

Kindle 1:
8.0 in (203 mm) H
5.3 in (135 mm) W
0.8 in (20 mm) D

Kindle 2:
8.0 in (203 mm) H
5.3 in (135 mm) W
0.36 in (9 mm) D

Kindle Keyboard:
7.5 in (191 mm) H
4.8 in (122 mm) W
0.34 in (9 mm) D

Kindle DX:
10.4 in (264 mm) H
7.2 in (183 mm) W
0.38 in (10 mm) D

Kindle Touch:
6.8 in (173 mm) H
4.7 in (119 mm) W
0.40 in (10 mm) D

Kindle 4, 5:
6.5 in (165 mm) H
4.5 in (114 mm) W
0.34 in (9 mm) D

Kindle Paperwhite (1st, 2nd & 3rd gen):
6.7 in (170 mm) H
4.6 in (117 mm) W
0.36 in (9 mm) D

Kindle 7:
6.7 in (170 mm) H
4.7 in (119 mm) W
0.40 in (10 mm) D

Kindle Voyage:
6.4 in (163 mm) H
4.5 in (114 mm) W
0.30 in (8 mm) D

Kindle Oasis (no cover):
5.6 in (142 mm) H
4.8 in (122 mm) W
0.13 in (3 mm) D

Kindle Oasis (with cover):
5.6 in (142 mm) H
4.8 in (122 mm) W
0.33 in (8 mm) D

Kindle 8:
6.3 in (160 mm) H
4.5 in (114 mm) W
0.36 in (9 mm) D
Weight
Website kindle.amazon.com
Kindle Format 8
Filename extension .azw3
Internet media type application/vnd.amazon.mobi8-ebook
Developed by Amazon.com
Initial release 2011
Type of format e-book file format

Kindle 1: US$399
Kindle 2: $359
Kindle DX: $489
Kindle Keyboard: $139
Kindle 4: $80
Kindle 5: $70
Kindle Touch: $100
Kindle Paperwhite (1st, 2nd & 3rd gen): $120
Kindle 7, 8: $80
Kindle Voyage: $200

Kindle firmware that utilizes Linux kernels 2.6.26 to 3.0.35
Kindle 1: 1.2
Kindle 2: 2.5.8
Kindle DX: 2.5.8
Kindle Keyboard: 3.4.2
Kindle 4, 5: 4.1.3
Kindle 7, 8: 5.8.7.0.1
Kindle Touch: 5.3.7.3
Kindle Paperwhite (1st gen): 5.6.1.1
Kindle Paperwhite (2nd & 3rd gen): 5.8.7.0.1
Kindle Voyage: 5.8.7.0.1

Kindle 1: Marvell Xscale PXA255 400 MHz, ARM9
Kindle 2, DX: Freescale i.MX31 532 MHz, ARM11
Kindle Keyboard: Freescale i.MX35 532 MHz, ARM11
Kindle 4, 5, Touch, Paperwhite (1st gen): Freescale i.MX508 800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A8

E ink
Kindle 1: 6 in (152 mm) diagonal,
167 PPI density, 4-level grayscale
Kindle 2, 3, 4, 5, Touch, 7, 8: 6 in diagonal, 600 × 800 pixels (0.48 megapixels),
167 PPI density, 16-level grayscale
Kindle DX: 9.7 in (246 mm) diagonal, 824 × 1200 pixels (0.99 megapixels), 150 PPI density, 16-level grayscale
Kindle Paperwhite (1st & 2nd gen): 6 in diagonal, 768 × 1024 pixels (0.78 megapixels), 212 PPI density, 16-level grayscale, LED frontlit

Kindle 1:
8.0 in (203 mm) H
5.3 in (135 mm) W
0.8 in (20 mm) D

Kindle 2:
8.0 in (203 mm) H
5.3 in (135 mm) W
0.36 in (9 mm) D

Kindle Keyboard:
7.5 in (191 mm) H
4.8 in (122 mm) W
0.34 in (9 mm) D


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