Certified Refurbished Amazon Kindle (16 GB) – Lightest and most compact Kindle with glare-free display, faster page turns, ad
Reviewed 23 August 2026 · price checked live
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We track Amazon Certified Refurbished Amazon Kindle (16 GB) alongside 49 other ebook readers & accessories products, comparing it on rating, how many people have rated it and what it currently costs. According to the listing: Now with a brighter front light at max setting, higher contrast ratio and faster page turns for an enhanced reading experience. Read comfortably with a 6" glare-free display, adjustable front light – now 25% brighter at max setting – and dark mode. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.5 out of 5 from 1,319 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Amazon
- Amazon rating
- 4.5 / 5 from 1,319 ratings
- vs eBook Readers & Accessories
- 0.1 below the category median of 4.6
- Rank in category
- 37 of 50 rated ebook readers & accessories we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £6.99 to £269)
- How proven
- Fewer ratings than most rivals here, so less settled
How it compares in eBook Readers & Accessories
Across the 50 rated ebook readers & accessories products we track, the typical score is 4.6 out of 5. This one sits at 4.5, which is in the bottom quarter of the category. That does not make it a bad buy, but there are better-rated alternatives on the same shelf, so it needs another reason to earn your money.
It carries 1,319 ratings against a category median of 3,028. That is a thin base by the standards of this category, so treat the score as provisional: a handful of extra reviews can still move it either way.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £6.99 to £269, where the midpoint is about £15.99. Paying above the category norm needs a reason beyond the rating, because the score alone does not justify the gap here.
Worked out from the 50 ebook readers & accessories products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- The lightest and most compact Kindle – Now with a brighter front light at max setting, higher contrast ratio and faster page turns for an enhanced reading experience.
- Effortless reading in any light – Read comfortably with a 6" glare-free display, adjustable front light – now 25% brighter at max setting – and dark mode.
- Escape into your books – Tune out messages, e-mails and social media with a distraction-free reading experience.
- Read for a while – Get up to 6 weeks of battery life on a single charge.
- Take your library with you – 16 GB storage holds thousands of books, magazines and comics.
- Find stories – A Kindle Unlimited subscription unlocks access to millions of books, thousands of audiobooks and selected magazine subscriptions.
