Amazon Kindle Colorsoft (16 GB) – With color display and adjustable warm light - Black

About this item

The Kindle Colorsoft brings a 7-inch color e-ink display to the Kindle lineup, built for sharp, paper-like color when you're reading covers, images, or highlighted text. It comes with 16 GB storage, a warm-to-cool adjustable light, and a battery that lasts up to 8 weeks per charge. It's waterproof, so it travels well, and it connects to the Kindle Store on Amazon US where over 1 million eBooks — including thousands in Arabic — are available.

• 7-inch Colorsoft color e-ink screen, high contrast, made for reading covers and content in color
• 16 GB storage, black finish, charges over USB-C
• Adjustable light from cool white to warm amber, so you can read day or night
• Highlight text in yellow, orange, blue or pink as you read
• Waterproof design, safe to use near the pool or in the bath
• Battery holds up to 8 weeks on a single charge, with access to over 1 million eBooks (including Arabic titles) on the Amazon US Kindle Store

Specifications

Size

5 x 7 x 0.3” (127.6 x 176.7 x 7.8 mm)

Weight

7.6oz (215g). Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

Display

Amazon’s 7” Colorsoft display technology with built-in light, 300 ppi B&W, 150 ppi color, optimized font technology, 16-level gray scale. Due to the addition of a color filter layer that creates the easy on the eyes color reading experience, you may notice that the texture or brightness of the Kindle Colorsoft display looks different than the Kindle Paperwhite display.

Generation

Kindle Colorsoft (1st generation) – 2025 release.

Charge Time

Fully charges in less than 2.5 hours with a 9W USB power adapter.

Battery Life

A single charge lasts up to 8 weeks, based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting at 13. Battery life may vary depending on use.

Cloud Storage

Free cloud storage for all Amazon content.

Waterproofing

Waterproof (IPX8), tested to withstand immersion in 2 metres of fresh water for 60 minutes. Learn more about the waterproof Kindle Colorsoft.

Available Colours

Black

On-Device Storage

16 GB; holds thousands of books.

Wi-Fi Connectivity

Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks with support for WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 and OWE security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) wifi networks.

Included in the Box

Kindle Colorsoft, USB-C charging cable and Quick Start Guide.

System Requirements

None; fully wireless and doesn't require a computer to download content.

Warranty and Service

1-year limited warranty and service included. Use of Kindle is subject to Amazon's Conditions of Use and the terms found here.

Accessibility Features

Kindle Colorsoft also includes the ability to invert Black and White, adjust font size, font face, line spacing and margins. Learn more about Accessibility for Kindle.

Content Formats Supported

Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion. Learn more about supported file types for personal documents.

Software Security Updates

This device receives guaranteed software security updates until at least four years after the device is last available for purchase as a new unit on our websites. Learn more about these software security updates. If you already own a Kindle e-reader, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device.