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Amazon Kindle 4
  • Size

    6 in

  • Resolution

    800x600 pixels

  • Storage capacity

    2 GB

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Key points

Gray scale levels

16

Weight

170 oz

Charging time

3 h

Weak points

Fonts number

3

Touchscreen

No

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Expert reviews

CNet

A lot of people have been waiting a long time for Amazon.com to drop the price of its Kindle to less than $100. Well, that day is here, but Amazon has...

CNet UK

Amazon has reinvented the Kindle yet again, cutting the weight, size, features and, crucially, cost of its ebook reader. At £89, it's the cheapest...

PCMAG

Over a decade after the first ebook readers launched, and four years after Amazon debuted the original Kindle, we finally have a device that could...

LaptopMag

When's the last time you bought a quality piece of technology for less than $80? Yeah, we can't remember either. The Amazon Kindle's $79 price tag is...

TechRadar

The Amazon Kindle 4 (aka Kindle 4th Gen, Kindle Touchless or just plain Kindle) was announced as a sidenote to the colour Kindle Fire and...

TabletPCReview

The latest Amazon Kindle electronic reading device is, in some ways, a game changer. It is an evolution of the product that brought eBooks to the...

DigitalVersus

Amazon is hoping to make a big impact in Europe with its fourth generation Kindle e-book reader. At £89, it's cheaper than many of its rivals, but...

CNet

That appears to be Amazon's design philosophy with the 2012 version of its entry-level Kindle e-book reader. If you're familiar with the 2011 Kindle,...

PCMAG

Last year, we awarded the entry-level Amazon Kindle our Editors' Choice for its excellent value, slim form factor, and robust ebook ecosystem. This...

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Technical specifications

The Amazon Kindle 4 has several versions, you will find the features of the 2012 version then on the (2011) alternative version, only with features that are differents form the principal sheet.

General
Available Yes
Release date (US) September 2012
Street Price (US) 89 $
Released (FR) September 2012
Street price (EUR) 79 €
Colors Grey
Black
Display
Type E-ink Pearl
Resolution 800x600 pixels
Size 6 in
Touchscreen No
Stylus No
Gray scale levels 16
PPI 167
Built-in light No
Landscape mode Yes
Connectivity
Wi-Fi Yes
3G connectivity No
USB Yes
USB type Micro-USB
USB version 2.0
3.5mm audio jack No
Bluetooth No
Digital Camera No
Battery
Battery life 4 week(s)
Charging time 3 h
Size and weight
114 in
8.7 in
166 in
170 oz
Amazon Kindle 4
Height 166 in
Width 114 in
Thickness 8.7 in
Weight 170 oz
Hardware
CPU Freescale i.MX508
CPU Speed 0.8 GHz
Storage capacity 2 GB
Extended storage No
Reading
Supported book formats AZW (Kindle)
AZW3 (Kindle)
MOBI
PDF
PRC
Supported text formats DOC
DOCX
HTML
TXT
Supported image formats BMP
GIF
JPEG
PNG
Fonts number 3
Font sizes number 8
Dictionary Yes
Dictionary languages French
Translator No
Web browser Yes
PDF Reflow No
General
Available Yes
Release date (US) September 2011
Street Price (US) 99 $
Released (FR) October 2011
Street price (EUR) 99 €
Colors Grey



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