A new leak reveals a larger screen for the 12th-gen Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

A fistful of specs for the 12th-gen Amazon Kindle Paperwhite person leaked via an eBay listing, which shared images of the caller e-reader’s packaging earlier it was pulled, reports Good e-Reader. Those images, still disposable connected Reddit, uncover a somewhat larger seven-inch E Ink screen, up from 6.8 inches connected the erstwhile model.

Other features of the 12th-gen Kindle Paperwhite see surface lighting that tin beryllium adjusted betwixt lukewarm and chill colour temperatures, an IPX8 waterproof standing allowing the e-reader to past a dunking to depths of 2 meters for a afloat hour, screensaver ads that tin beryllium removed for a fee, and “weeks of artillery life.”

Details connected what processor the e-reader is using, however overmuch representation is included, and its wireless capabilities aren’t known yet, but based connected the packaging, it doesn’t look similar Amazon is making the leap to colour E Ink screens yet, similar Kobo did earlier this year.

Today’s leak follows a leak successful precocious September of the entry-level 12th-gen Kindle, which revealed the e-reader would diagnostic an upgraded 300ppi surface with amended opposition and brighter surface lighting, faster leafage turns, a caller acheronian mode, and astatine slightest 2 colour options, including matcha green.