We held the e-reader underwater to test those claims, and while it didn’t function well while submerged, everything worked perfectly after drying it off.

It has an IPX8 rating, meaning you can submerge it in two meters of fresh water for an hour or less than a meter of saltwater for three minutes.

Since the Paperwhite is entirely waterproof, the glare-free screen is beneficial for those relaxing beach or pool days. E-Ink readers are much easier on the eyes, and glare-free, even in bright sunlight. The Paperwhite uses an HD E-Ink screen rather than a backlit LCD screen, which is impossible to read in the sun and emits blue light known to cause eye strain. The Kindle Paperwhite is one of the many e-book readers in Amazon’s family of Kindles. Our tester has experience using an older generation Kindle. We were curious about the 2021 edition of the Kindle Paperwhite and had our tester try it out for two weeks. To see if the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite lives up to its promises, we put it to the test. Plus, the waterproof design gives users peace of mind when reading around the pool or in the bath. This 11th generation updated e-reader touts a larger display, 20% faster page turns and a glare-free display that reads like real paper. Between bright LCD screens, distracting notifications and the glaring sun, however, many rely on e-readers to brush up on their reading.Īmazon has recently released a new, reimagined edition of their Kindle Paperwhite. Between laptops and pocket-sized smartphones, anyone can instantly download a textbook, research paper, comic book or classic novel with just the touch of a button. Immersing yourself in a book has never been more accessible. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.