Amazon - Kindle (16 GB) - Lightest and most compact Kindle, with adjustable front light, and long battery life - 2024
An Amazon tablet tracked at $149.99 at Amazon, with no separate list price published to measure it against.
Photos from the Target listing.
Why it stands out
- Display: 6" glare-free 300 ppi screen, sharp text, now 25% brighter at maxplus dark mode for low-light reading
- Performance: Faster page turnssnappier navigation through books and menus
- Storage: 16 GB, holds thousands of booksenough for a large personal library
- Battery: Up to 6 weeks per chargeread daily without frequent recharging
Key features
6" glare-free 300 ppi screen, sharp text, now 25% brighter at max
Faster page turns
16 GB, holds thousands of books
Up to 6 weeks per charge
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
USB-C port, modern, fast
Kindle, USB-C cable, and Quick Start Guide
Parental controls, vocabulary builder, and e-reader sync
Summarized from the Target listing and the manufacturer’s published data.
The 2024 Kindle (16 GB) is Amazon’s lightest and most compact e-reader, featuring a 6-inch 300 ppi glare-free display with an adjustable front light that is 25% brighter at max setting and dark mode. It offers up to 6 weeks of battery life, 16 GB storage for thousands of books, and is built with 75% recycled plastics, making it ideal for distraction-free reading on the go.
The lightest and most compact Kindle yet, built for readers who want a portable, distraction-free e-reader with a brighter screen.
What you actually get
The paragraph below is Amazon’s own sales copy. We keep it quoted and set apart rather than folded into our text, because marketing prose and a description are not the same thing, and because what it leaves out is as useful as what it claims.
See the difference. Literally. Meet the lightest and most compact Kindle, now with enhanced display features and faster page turns. The front light is 25% brighter at max setting, now as bright as Kindle Paperwhite. With the adjustable front light and dark mode, read effortlessly any time of day on the 6â glare-free 300 ppi display. Read in comfort, day or night. Read anytime, anywhere with the lightest and most compact Kindle. Adjust the front-lit display, or use dark mode to invert text color. In the box: Kindle, USB-C charging cable and Quick Start Guide.
The price, read properly
Amazon publishes a single figure for this configuration, $149.99, and no separate list price beside it. That removes the usual anchor, and it is the honest reason you will find no percentage anywhere on this page. The specification has to justify the money on its own.
The listing carries an end date of 19 August 2026. Retailers pull pages early and without warning, so read that as the outer edge rather than a promise.
What else the tracker has at this money
The closest tracked listings in tablets are Apple 11-inch iPad A16 Wi-Fi 128GB Tablet Yellow at $399.00 and 2025 Apple 11-inch iPad A16 Wi-Fi 128GB - Blue at $399.00. It is the cheapest of the three, which is the strongest thing the price has going for it.
These are the nearest listings by price that our tracker currently holds, not a survey of the market. Anything not listed on Amazon does not appear here at all.
Its combination of the lightest body and a 25% brighter screen makes it the easiest Kindle to carry and read anywhere.
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Full specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (overall) | .32 Inches (H) x 4.27 Inches (W) x 6.21 Inches (D) |
| Weight | .34 Pounds |
| Product model | Amazon Kindle |
| Electronics features | Book, Chapter or Verse Search Function, Bookmark Function, Parental Controls, E-Reader Sync, Vocabulary Builder, Backlit Display |
| Connection type | USB-C |
| Operating system | Amazon Kindle OS |
| Screen resolution | 300 ppi |
| Wireless technology | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Screen size | 6 Inches |
| Industry or government certifications | Energy Star Certified |
| Maximum battery charge life | 6 Weeks |
| Battery | 1 Non-Universal Lithium Ion, Required, Non-Removable |
| Warranty | 1 Year Limited Warranty. To obtain a copy of the manufacturer's or supplier's warranty for this item prior to purchasing the item, please call Target Guest Services at 1-800-591-3869 |
From the specification table on the Target listing, read 19 August 2026.
Against the alternatives
| This listing | Apple 11-inch iPad A16 Wi-Fi 128GB Tablet Yellow | 2025 Apple 11-inch iPad A16 Wi-Fi 128GB - Blue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon price | $149.99 | $399.00 | $399.00 |
| List price | Not shown | $449.00 | $449.00 |
| Discount | None | −11% | −11% |
| Brand | Amazon | Apple | Apple |
| Model | B0CNV9F72P | MD4D4LL/A | MD4E4LL/A |
The nearest live tabletslistings on this site by price. All figures are Amazon’s own, read when each listing was last checked.
What works
- 6" glare-free 300 ppi screen, sharp text, now 25% brighter at max: plus dark mode for low-light reading
- Faster page turns: snappier navigation through books and menus
- 16 GB, holds thousands of books: enough for a large personal library
- Up to 6 weeks per charge: read daily without frequent recharging
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: for downloads and wireless audio via audiobooks
- Listed in stock at Amazon when last checked
What to weigh
- Amazon publishes no separate list price for this configuration, so the size of the saving cannot be verified
- The listing is dated to end 19 August 2026
- No buyer rating was published on the listing at the time it was read, so there is no owner feedback to weigh
- Colossal Electronics does not test products. Everything above comes from the listing, the manufacturer’s published data and generated summaries of them
Common questions
Amazon does not publish a separate list price for this configuration, so there is no percentage to compare against. $149.99 is the figure recorded on the listing when it was last checked.
It is read directly from the Amazon listing by our tracker, last on 11 October 2026, 09:23 ET. Prices change without notice. The figure on the retailer’s own page at the moment you buy is the one that applies.
The listing showed as in stock at Amazon when it was last read. Stock moves faster than any feed, so check the retailer page before counting on it.
No. Every Colossal Electronics article is compiled from the retailer’s own listing, the manufacturer’s published data and generated summaries of that material. We do not perform hands-on testing, and no article on this site describes hands-on experience, because there is none.
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