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									Key points
Light scale levels (Built-in light)
24
3G connectivity  (Version 3G)
Yes
 
									Weak points
Weight  (Version 3G)
222 oz
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						Technical specifications
						The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite has several versions, you will find the features of the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite version then on the (3G) alternative version, only with features that are differents form the principal sheet.
								
									| General | 
											| Available | Yes |  |  | 
											| Release date (US) | October 2012 |  |  | 
											| Street Price (US) | 139 $ |  |  | 
											| Released (FR) | November 2012 |  |  | 
											| Street price (EUR) | 129 € |  |  | 
											| Colors | Black |  |  | 
| Display | 
											| Type | E-ink Pearl |  |  | 
											| Resolution | 1024x768 pixels |  |  | 
											| Size | 6 in |  |  | 
											| Touchscreen | Yes |  |  | 
											| Stylus | No |  |  | 
											| Gray scale levels | 16 |  |  | 
											| PPI | 212 |  |  | 
											| Built-in light | Yes |  |  | 
											| Light scale levels | 24 |  |  | 
											| 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 | 8 week(s) |  |  | 
											| Charging time | 4 h |  |  | 
								
							
							
								
									| Size and weight | 
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										  117 in 9.1 in 169 in 213 oz | 
											| Height | 169 in |  |  | 
											| Width | 117 in |  |  | 
											| Thickness | 9.1 in |  |  | 
											| Weight | 213 oz |  |  | 
| Hardware | 
											| Storage capacity | 2 GB |  |  | 
											| Extended storage | No |  |  | 
| Reading | 
											| Supported book formats | AZW (Kindle) AZW3 (Kindle)
 MOBI
 PDF
 PRC
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											| Supported text formats | DOC DOCX
 HTML
 TXT
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											| Supported image formats | BMP GIF
 JPEG
 PNG
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											| Fonts number | 6 |  |  | 
											| Font sizes number | 8 |  |  | 
											| Dictionary | Yes |  |  | 
											| Dictionary languages | French |  |  | 
											| Translator | Yes |  |  | 
											| Web browser | Yes |  |  | 
											| PDF Reflow | No |  |  | 
								
							
							
								
									| General | 
											| Street Price (US) | 199 $ |  |  | 
											| Street price (EUR) | 189 € |  |  | 
| Connectivity | 
											| 3G connectivity | Yes |  |  | 
								
							
							
								
									| Size and weight | 
											| Weight | 222 oz |  |  | 
								
							
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