Kindle Colorsoft vs Paperwhite 6 Comparison Review

A comparison between the Kindle Colorsoft and the 12th gen Kindle Paperwhite. Both share the same design, and both have 7" screens, but the Colorsoft has a color E Ink screen, and it also includes the upgrades for the Signature Edition model.

[jsirkerp]

My 2 cents guys. Bought the Colorsoft. Tried it a few days, and had to return it. The screen was too dark, and a tiny bit grainy. You can compensate for the darkness with the brightness slider but not the sharpness. As for the color, not that impressive. If you like comics, use an ipad for example. I got the Paperwhite instead, and man, I love it. Text sharpness is awesome and when reading under acceptable lighting conditions you do not need the brightness slider at all, extending battery life. Cheers.

[realpdm]

Thanks so much for doing this. I wanted to like the Colorsoft but the compromises just aren't worth it for me right now. I appreciate you doing the side by side comparison as that was really what I needed to see.

[ntroyfreeman]

I had to return the Colorsoft after a week. Loved the look and feel, especially when reading comics. I had to send it back after several hours of reading a black-and-white book. The lower resolution color filter left a fuzzy haze over the text that would make me feel cross-eyed and a bit dizzy after about 30 to 40 minutes of reading. I wanted to love it, and if I had unlimited money, I definitely would have kept it around just for comics, but it didn't work for normal books.

[alexsarbu]

I've got the Colorsoft, and unlike others I see no issue with the B&W text. It's well defined, there's no distracting "screen door effect" or whatever; the background might show a very slight texture but I don't find it disturbing in any way. Colors are what they are, that's what the available technology can do.
There is a slight yellowing in the lower part, though, more or less noticeable depending on the settings; but if that gets fixed, I'd be very happy with the Colorsoft.

[DashWatson]

Requesting Kobo Clara BW vs Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen updated comparison. Many people, like me, would be confused between the two ecosystems and looking forward to buying either.

[lewis]

Paperwhite 6 and Voyage comparison please! I need to know if Amazon finally beat the Voyage when it comes to black and white contrast!

[Jerry-hvqj]

When you highlighted the text, do the text become 150 ppi?

[dingbat]

Fact is this is still the best color e-ink screen on offer at the moment - folks have to have realistic expectations - this is still early color e-ink tech at the end of the day. I personally went into this knowing the limitations - the extra layer adds a slight "grain" - as it does on the other color e-ink products offered by other companies - this was to be expected. I'm personally enjoying the colorsoft for what it is - a first gen iteration of this screen tech. Still more pleasant to use for hours of reading than an ipad screen.

[JamesCloudvaping]

How are you viewing the screensaver photo with the front light on? I can't figure this out... the light turns off when mine goes to screensaver mode.

[DasTubemeister]

I have a last generation paperwhite. It’s still great after 3 years, so I’ve no need to upgrade. If I want colour, I will use my iPad to read magazines on my kindle subscription.

[icweener]

I really hope the colorsoft goes on sale 🤣 ty for the comparison

[syneresis]

i hated even a paperlike screen protector on my palma, i feel like i’d hate this even more. probably best to wait until the next generation of color screens

[noeland]

I almost had fomo but im good with my paper white

[stevesutton]

My color soft sadly has looks like its been smoking for a couple years. It was suprising to ask customer support if there was a fix coming and they had no idea what I was even talking about. Like, do you not have a itinerary when you have a huge launch failure as a company?

[maziar_d]

just a heads up, the twitter link on the blog is broken.

[AndrewW]

Color EReaders are really for specific use cases, if you read graphic novels, manga, comic books, Kids Books, and very dependent on color highlighting, etc. then the color EReaders are a positive/enjoyable experience but if you only read books that are text heavy (and do NOT highlight passages) then color might be a luxury or a trend setter item but not a necessity.

[Frpdngu]

Nice comparison.
I have colorsoft. It is great. Nice colors. Great for comics.
With b&w Books, it is still good.
My wife has the PW signature 2024, nice too: but she prefers full b&w as she reads no comic.

[notsohopelessromantic]

Thanks for the comparison video! Curious how a map from a Fantasy book would look on the colorsoft? Is it better than how pixelated it looks on a Paperwhite?

[Negativespilt]

How about testing beyond the visual. I tried listening to Audible books with the Colorsoft using my AirPod Pro 2 and after 15 minutes there was static and it stopped playing. I started the audio again and it kept cutting out. I switched to the Beats Studio3 and it did play but there were clicks and dropouts in the audio making it impossible to enjoy. Both of my headphones work perfectly elsewhere. I don't have any non-Apple headphones to try.

[toronado]

What is that little hole at the top center bezel on the Colorsoft?