Amazon Kindle Oasis 2 vs Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2021

What Kindle Oasis 2 does better (3) and where Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2021 wins (2) — every spec side by side.

6.7Score

3 advantages

Higher score

6.2Score

2 advantages

4.9Screen6.7

7.3Comfort & build4.4

3.3Features4.3

Dimensions

Size comparison

Kindle Oasis 2Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2021

	Kindle Oasis 2	Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2021	Difference
Height	159 mm	174 mm	−15 mm
Width	141 mm	125 mm	+16 mm
Thickness	8 mm	8 mm	=
Weight	194 g	207 g	−13 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Physical page-turn buttonsYes · Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 2021: No
Weight194 g vs 207 g+7%
Screen size7″ vs 6.8″+3%

Specifications

Only differences	Amazon Kindle Oasis 26.7	Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 20216.2
Screen
Screen size	7″	6.8″
Resolution	—	1680 × 1264
Pixel density	300 ppi	300 ppi
Screen technology	E Ink Carta	E Ink Carta
Colour screen	No	No
Grey levels	16	16
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Front light	Yes	Yes
Warm light (adjustable colour temperature)	No	Yes
Automatic brightness (light sensor)	Yes	Yes
Design
Weight	194 g	207 g
Width	141 mm	125 mm
Height	159 mm	174 mm
Thickness	8 mm	8 mm
Protection rating	IPX8	IPX8
Water resistance (IPx)	IPx8	IPx8
Physical page-turn buttons	Yes	No
Colours	—	Black
Battery
USB-C	No	Yes
Wireless charging	—	Yes
Storage
Storage	—	32 GB
RAM	—	0.5 GB
Memory card slot	No	No
Pen & notes
Pen support (handwriting)	No	No
Software & books
Platform	Own Linux-based system	Own Linux-based system
Operating system	—	Linux
Google Play apps	No	No
Built-in bookstore	Amazon Kindle Store	Amazon Kindle Store
Supported formats	PDF, MOBI, AZW3, AZW, DOCX, DOC, TXT, HTML, PRC	PDF, MOBI, AZW3, AZW, DOCX, DOC, TXT, HTML, PRC
EPUB support	No	No
Text-to-speech	—	Yes
Audiobooks / audio playback	Yes	Yes
Connectivity & audio
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Mobile data (4G / LTE)	No	No
Performance
CPU clock	—	0.8 GHz