Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Edition 2025 (1st Gen) e-Reader 16GB Black EU

Display

• Type: Amazon's 7" Colorsoft display technology with built-in light


• Resolution: 300 ppi B&W, 150 ppi color


• Features: Optimized font technology, 16-level greyscale, color filter layer for an easy-on-the-eyes reading experience

Size & Weight

• Dimensions: 127.6 × 176.7 × 7.8 mm


• Weight: 215 g (actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process)

System Requirements Fully wireless; no computer required to download content

Storage

• On-Device Storage: 16 GB (holds thousands of books)


• Cloud Storage: Free cloud storage for all Amazon content

Battery Life

• Duration: Up to 8 weeks on a single charge (based on 30 minutes of reading per day with wireless off and light at setting 13)


• Charge Time: Fully charges in less than 2.5 hours with a 9 W USB-C power adapter

Connectivity

• Wi-Fi: Supports 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz networks


• Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3, OWE (password authentication or WPS)


• Note: Does not support ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks

Accessibility Features

• VoiceView screen reader (via Bluetooth audio) for spoken feedback


• Page Colour feature to invert page color to black and text to white


• Adjustable font size, font face, line spacing, and margins

Content Formats Supported

• Native: Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC


• Through conversion: PDF, DOCX, DOC, HTML, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP


• Audio: Audible audio format (AAX)

Waterproofing Rating: IPX8 (withstands immersion in 2 meters of fresh water for 60 minutes)

Included in the Box

• Kindle Colorsoft


• USB-C charging cable


• Quick Start Guide