Should I upgrade my 10-year-old Kindle? 2013 vs 2022

[@romcarlos13]

I have a 10 year old kindle Paperwhite and it's still going strong. This video was exactly what I was looking for. I don't think I'll be upgrading any time soon

[@angelsrosena]

I have the 7th and 11th generation and I can say that this 6.8” display does wonders (not forgetting the warm light), but I agree with you, the older model still does a great job and I enjoy using both.

[@yair7997]

This is how reviews should be. Straight to the point, honest, useful info, great side by side comparison!

[@QTTechReview]

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[@ruihanosh8861]

Totally agree, such a clean and accurate review.

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[@masterleatel]

I already like this comment and haven't seen the video yet lol

[@coegj]

I recently purchased a new kindle after using an original kindle1 since 2012, now with a failing battery. Well the new ones system is mainly different and just seems difficult for me to mess with and I was not happy, so I just bought a new battery for the old one and put it in after watching youtube videos. I'm much happier and now my grand daughter has a new kindle. Being in my mid seventies is no time to get a new kindle. Good video, thanks.

[@QTTechReview]

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[@NNokia-jz6jb]

I hope you get 100 years.. ❤🎉😊

[@jclyntoledo]

Yeah I can understand that. I won't upgrade my Kindle because the original ones came with a certain feature which was the text to speech that you can use regardless of whether you had an audiobook subscription and I personally love that feature

[@jeloubel]

Thank you. I have a 7th generation and I was thinking about getting an upgrade but this video helped me. I will stick on mine till it dies

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[@Calz3n]

Same!

[@jennystewartplaylist]

This was fantastic, thank you! I bought my mom a Kindle Paperwhite in 2017 and her 90th birthday is in November so I was thinking of buying her a new one, but your comprehensive video makes me think she's fine with the one she has. And now I have to start thinking of something else to get her instead!

[@Show985]

I was going through the same purchase decision. For me maybe it’s not worth the upgrade I’m only slightly interested in the warm backlit option and the use cover as screen saver . Your video was very informative

[@QTTechReview]

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[@riazhasan1199]

Thanks for the review. I have 7th generation kindle and i think i wont be upgrading. I usually use it to read novels etc. One thing, i think newer kindle paperwhite has audio support? Language learners might need to take this in to consideration.

[@RawFitChris]

Thank you very much for such a perfect and proper review. This certainly helped me! I wish that all reviews were as good as yours. 95% of the others talk too fast (as if they are reading a script (which is so obvious) and leave out the most vital things that we need to know. Yours on the other hand covered the right issues, and was truly complete for a genuine review. By the way, your choice of literature and pdfs was top notch.

[@QTTechReview]

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[@ramonaalba1175]

I love this review straight to the point and no bias comments. Thanks

[@QTTechReview]

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[@katerinalitvinova]

Thanks for the review! Honestly, don't see any difference to pay more. They looks almost the same

[@QTTechReview]

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[@northernswedenstories1028]

I have the same paperwhite from 2013 and can't think of a reason to upgrade. The tech doesn't seem to have changed much. At least not for 6 inch devices.

[@QTTechReview]

Good choice. I made the same decision.

[@ivnatorres7515]

Perfect review! Exactly what I needed! Buying the 11th for my mom and her PDFs and keeping my Paperwhite 7th generation for my books! Thanks a lot!! ❤

[@QTTechReview]

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[@NNokia-jz6jb]

No. I bought the 2013 version for €10,- Works like a charm. Start with 100% accu, read some, forget for 3 weeks. Accu is @ 53% 👍👍

[@davidh7336]

So glad you made this video, exactly what I needed to see to make the same decision.

[@QTTechReview]

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[@jasonhueso]

Thanks for the review, this is exactly what I was looking for.

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[@shaunzhang733]

I purchased a new Kindle, Kindle touch basic 2022 I purchased Kindle 4 basic in 2011, and right now things aren't going good with that one. The battery life for that one is 60% or less. The charging cable has green and yellow colours, recently there are black colours, this means that the wire had corrosion, if I continue to use the cable, the corrosion will get worse, one day it might cause fire. That Kindle also had indexing problem a few years ago. I felt that there's no point changing the battery, that would be a hard task because I live in New Zealand, I most likely have to do this myself if I want to change the battery, not to mention that the charging cable needs to be replaced, too, and Amazon may not be selling charging cables that supports Kindle 4 basic anymore. So that's basically why I purchased a new Kindle, which will last me a good amount of years.

[@Desert371]

Isn’t it charged via micro usb? Then every cable should charge it.

[@shaunzhang733]

@@Desert371 And why would I dare use other cable to charge it? It's not safe to do so, that Kindle was from 2011, remember. It's charging a lot slower than usual, the instruction manual says that charging should take less than three hours, but this is no longer the case now, it takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to charge it at this stage.

[@Desert371]

@@shaunzhang733 Because your original cable is damaged und you are corncerned of it catching fire. Of corse a cable can be replaced. Just use a propper one from a well known brand, not something cheap rom Ali express. Would be catastrophic if you have to throw away every device after its cable broke because you are not supposed to use an other cable. The power a device gets is not defined by the cable but by the device itself (except the cable is too weak).

[@shaunzhang733]

@@Desert371 There is also indexing problem with that Kindle 4, too (this happened a few years ago but I didn't care at that point), a week ago, I let it generate a txt file by itself, the txt file took forever to index (which means that Kindle can't index that file at all), I bet it is a hardware issue that is causing the indexing problem. If Kindle can't index a txt file it generated by itself, how on earth will it be able to index other files properly? If a document cannot be indexed, there will be no way to do search in that document, and indexing kills battery, too.

[@Desert371]

@@shaunzhang733 Never said you shouldn‘t upgrade. The new devices are very good! Indexing problems can even happen on new kindles. Specially when you load a lot of sideloaded books at once on the device. But never heared of a kindle creating it‘s own .txt file. Downloaded books from Amazon already have Amazons format, sideloaded books are brought into propper format by the user. You can also send a .pdf file via mail on the kindle. When you put „convert“ in the subject, it gets converted into amazons format so it behaves like an e-book and not a static .pdf anymore. This conversion takes place on amazons server.

[@Drhomelander]

I love your voice. The info is straightforward and clear. I will subscribe.

[@itexperience]

Thank you!

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[@AO-oy4rf]

I have the same kindle 6th generation I think but battery is the issue now seems to keep running out. Have looked up how to change battery and looks like need special tools too. Bummer as I liked old kindle just hadn't used for a while but like you started to reuse. Also like someone else said my charging cable has lost its outer bit too so maybe is time for a new one.

[@Potterscharm]

Just what I needed thank you!

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[@juliesripple]

Thanks for this review. Really helpful

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[@scottreinstein9586]

Yes you should! Amazon is stopping older Kindles from being able to download books! Plus the new Kindle is much better with the bigger screen and longer battery life!

[@QTTechReview]

Thank you for watching! I did more research to provide more accurate information here. Amazon is stopping the 5th generation or old Kindle from accessing the store. The 2013 Kindle is the 6th generation so it still has access.

[@Drhomelander]

@@QTTechReview i had no idea about that. I think i will not buy the new version. I will save my money and i will buy something to eat while i read using my 7th gen paperwhite kindle. I use it to practice my English.

[@cassiemckechnie]

My kindle paperwhite the one right before yours on left I love and hope they don't stop me getting books via wifi

[@chriscole4559]

Great review. To the point. Currently pondering upgrading my Paperwhite 1 (gen 5) from 2012 --> Kindle basic 6" 2022 vs Paperwhite 11th gen, or just persisting with the old one until it carks it. Only real advantage to a latest generation basic would be dark mode, USB-C, and 16GB storage instead of 2GB. The newest Paperwhite only offers 32GB, warm & more even lighting, and waterproofing, beyond that, but it bigger & heavier (definite downside for me). Think I might buy a new case for ye olde 2012 Paperwhite for now, and ponder a new 6" basic replacement if the archaeologically significant one dies. 🙂

[@QTTechReview]

Thank you for your support. Good information!

[@SJisReading]

I have the '22 Basic and have zero desire for the newest paperwhite. The only thing I'd consider getting it for is the warm light if my headaches get worse (not kindle caused but a bitch nonetheless), and maybe the water resistance (just so it could come to the pool). But the size and weight is a decided drawback to me. I got my mom a PW3 for her birthday and have putted around on it and it's not a significant difference to the Basic. I say use yours til it dies (not that you asked my input), then get the Basic, it's a really great product and killed any desire for me to "upgrade".

[@chriscole4559]

@@SJisReading Looking at pulling the pin on the basic 6" 11th gen ... 8 x the storage as my 2012 Paperwhite (2GB), but the selling point is DARK MODE. My wife is allergic to stray photons at bedtime. 🙂

[@SJisReading]

@chriscole4559 I never need the dark mode (my husband isn't allergic like your wife), but it sounds like it might be the move for you. The storage capacity is HUGE, I know I'm never going to use all that, and thus won't need to upgrade for a very, very long time. Plus it's insanely portable. Only downside (to me) is the smaller bezels. I think the older models are easier to hold, despite not looking as sleek.

[@lavernec7812]

You can turn the brightness down in in the old kindle

[@Desert371]

You can also turn it down in the new one.

[@RawFitChris]

(...Little boys have bananas and little girls have peaches....)

[@bikingchupei2447]

lol, i too have the paperwhite 2 from 2013, just ordered the 11th gen 32gb signature version several days ago from amazon, but....."Arriving Feb 28, 2024 - May 28, 2024" wth.

[@SJisReading]

Well has it come in yet? Lol

[@bikingchupei2447]

@@SJisReading yeah, i finally received it on May 28th, the last day.

[@vrk420]

Great review. Thanks

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[@EmiliaKamalov]

Should i buy a 6th generation kindle? Because i dont know

[@snort455]

Excellent review. Gracias

[@QTTechReview]

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[@arcadesnafu8329]

Thank you! Your video very helpful

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[@DougDogMcDonald]

Very informative....thank you!

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[@diogotxx]

Thanks fot this video. I also have the paperwhite 6th generation. One thing that annoys me on this version is that Amazon updated with 5.1.1 OS version only for 7th generation and beyond, meaning the 6th generation and older won't be able to see covers of epub files sent to Kindle. So my question is if you send Epub files to your devices the covers will appear on both of them, or if you send to the 6th generation (without a cover) it will automatically be show on the newer paperwhite. I want to make the move later this year, but I wish I could keep mu library organized. Thank you!

[@kingseiryu929]

This is useful. Thanks

[@QTTechReview]

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[@kyontherocks]

Yes, you should. ❤

[@GoodFoodFox]

Thank you for your review! Lots of useful information. I noticed that the new Paperwhite shows pagenumbers instead of 'location'. Is that something that is also different, or is that depending on the book you're reading?

[@richardvaliquette1403]

I have the old one and it can show the page. I'm not sure it's for all books but I think so.

[@Calz3n]

Yeah, wherever the page numbers are available depends on the book, but showing progress or page number is a setting. I’m not sure why the old kindle shows location in that example? I have the same version of old kindle and mine shows page numbers.

[@rishabdharya3061]

What about battery? The old one?How long will it take to charge and runs after full charge?

[@f.a.j.4685]

The really shocking thing is that the really old kindles without a backlight were better and clearer and easier to use. I love this very old ones. Forget the new ones. Inflation is fucking you. Cheap shitty products.

[@cassiemckechnie]

I have the first kindle paperwhite and will upgrade when it stops working or I run out of books and can't get books on it

[@QTTechReview]

Great choice!

[@Livedz2023]

Please...there is any difference between the batteries?

[@QTTechReview]

There probably is. Old batteries usually have a lower capacity. But Kindle batteries usually last for days, not just for hours. So even if it is lower, it will still last you several days.

[@sarfrazahmad2706]

I have a kindle paper White 11th generation which is ok Issue is I bought 10 year old kindle also.its existing account not possible to register.try to creat new account is fail. Please guess where is the problem.

[@paulroelsolon]

Hello, I have the same Kindle as you Paperwhite 6th Generation 2013. How did you change the lockscreen wallpaper?

[@QTTechReview]

You will have to pay an extra $20, I believe, to have Amazon to unlock it. When you buy another Kindle, you will have to do the same thing.

[@Lalalamarsh]

I’ve been thingking to buy 2nd handed kindle, it’s kindle 7th gen paper white 8gb the minus part is that the seller says that the kidle couldn’t connect to the wifi but it can still transfer ebook file from usb cable and has little death pixel like one tiny dot on the screen. It’s the cheapest price I could find on the market it is $31.86 i need some advice here, should i buy it or not?

[@Drhomelander]

It is a good deal if i were you i would buy it

[@filamentodecobre9355]

the world was better back then :)

[@fonkyonder]

Quick answr: is no

[@lavernec7812]

Kindles are becoming like apple phones, you buy the latest and in a couple of months it’s considered old.

[@Desert371]

She upgraded a 10 years old device.

[@zerosilver87]

You could have cleaned your dirty prints from them

[@MEDDS5]

Hi my sister gave me a kindle paperwhite 6th generation. I’ve never had one. Can I use it to chat on fb or WhatsApp. I tend to be busy with family & close friends when reading too.

[@bigjay3210]

I think one of the main point of a dedicated e-reader is to NOT get distracted by apps and blips:) that said: no it cannot run whatsapp.

[@tylerann8762]

It's an ebook not a tablet so you can only use it for books :)

[@Drhomelander]

It is an ebook reader, if you want to read and check social media you are better off with a tablet

[@fuckyoumeanshelloinhongkong]

thx for the review!

[@QTTechReview]

Thank you.