Tablets · E-readersKindle Paperwhite (12th Gen) 16GBBrandAmazon
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Kindle Paperwhite (12th Gen) 16GB
The short answerAmazon's 7-inch e-ink reader with a glare-free 300 ppi display and up to 12 weeks of battery life on a single USB-C charge (30 minutes of reading per day, wireless off). Choose the lockscreen-ad or no-ad version before buying.
USUS price (pre-tax)$199.99Best Buy · Checked 11-05 21:07
CNChina priceNot sold in China
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US & China prices
| Price | Store | Amount | Converted | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US, before tax | Best Buy | $199.99 | ≈ ¥1,334 | Checked 11-05 21:072026-11-05 21:07 Beijing time · checked against the store page | Buy |
| US, with sales tax (est.)California base rate 7.25%, local tax extra$199.99 × (1 + 7.25%) = $214.49 | $214.49 | ≈ ¥1,431 |
Store pages have the final say on price · Conversions use the ECB reference rate on the day each price was checked (no rate on weekends / holidays → the latest earlier day): 11-04 1 USD = 6.6723 CNY · US, before tax = pre-tax
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What differs between versions
ItemChina modelUS model
China vs US versionNo official China saleSold in the US
Lockscreen adsNo official China saleBoth ad and no-ad versions listed
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Price history
USNow (pre-tax)$199.9930-day avg$199.9990-day low$199.99
$200$200$200
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US (pre-tax)
Prices we recorded ourselves, shown in USD
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Who it’s for / pitfalls
Good for
- Frequent readers who want an easy-on-the-eyes screen
- Readers who want Audible listening and Send to Kindle conversion
Not for
- People who want a color screen
- People who want stylus handwriting input; notes and highlights use the on-screen keyboard
Known pitfalls
- The listing shows both lockscreen-ad and no-ad versions; choose the one you want
- The 12-week battery claim assumes 30 minutes of reading per day with wireless off
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Key specs
- Screen
- 7-inch glare-free e-ink
- Storage
- 16GB
- Battery
- Weeks of battery life (per listing)
- Colors
- Black, Jade, Raspberry (as listed)
- Display
- 7-inch glare-free Paperwhite display, 300 ppi
- Front light / warm light
- Adjustable front light from white to warm amber
- Water resistance
- IPX8: immersion in 2 meters of fresh water for up to 60 minutes
- Battery life
- Up to 12 weeks on a single USB-C charge (30 minutes of reading per day, wireless off)
- Supported formats
- Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), AZW, TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI and PRC natively; EPUB, DOC, DOCX, HTML, RTF and images via Send to Kindle conversion; Audible AAX
- Handwriting
- No stylus handwriting input; notes and highlights are entered with the on-screen keyboard
- Store / region
- Amazon Kindle Store; store and content availability follow the Amazon account country
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