How to find out which Kindle model you have

May 22, 2022 Matt Mills How to 0

The origin of Amazon as a company was closely linked to books . During the early years, Amazon was nothing more than a website where people bought books and movies over the Internet. As the business expanded, Amazon investigated so as not to remain a simple online store. Today, one of the company’s most advanced products is its Alexa assistant, but the first product that those from Seattle managed to put in every home was the Kindle, which to this day remains the quintessential e-reader. For a time, we all bought an Amazon Kindle , and many of us left it abandoned for a good time. If you’ve found your Kindle and now need to know the model for some reason, here’s how to find out:

Identify your Amazon Kindle with these easy steps

There are 10 generations of the Amazon Kindle , and they all have their features and quirks. Of course, within each generation there are devices of various sizes and with different features. If you want to buy a new cover for your reader, if you need to replace the device’s battery by buying a spare, or if you are simply going to put your Kindle up for sale on Wallapop now that you have found it, you will need to know the exact model that you have in your hands.

As if that were not enough, Amazon has a very peculiar way of cataloging its Kindles, and the classification they chose for this product may lack some logic. Therefore, let’s see how you can know the model of your Amazon Kindle:

If your Kindle turns on and works

Let’s go to the best case. Your Kindle is on and working fine enough that you can read a book on it or access settings. If this is your case, do the following steps :

Go to the settings menu of your Amazon Kindle.
Now go to the ‘ Information ‘ option and enter that menu.
All the technical data of your device will appear, including the serial number, the MAC address of the network card and also the exact model of the device.

If your Kindle won’t turn on

In this case, things get a bit more complex. Both on the back of your Kindle and on the box – if you have it – there is a number that is associated with the model.

Well, your mission now will be to check that model to find out exactly what version you have. Here is a list so you can quickly identify your model:

Amazon Kindle Models by Generations

To identify your Amazon Kindle model, simply recognize these numbers within your serial number prefix . As we said, this code is both on the back of the reader and on its box.

1st Generation

Kindle (2007) – Models: B100, B101

2nd Generation

Kindle 2 (2009) – Models: B002, B003
Kindle DX (2009) – Models: B004, B005, B009

3rd Generation:

Kindle 3 (2010) – Models: B008, B006, B00A

4th Generation

Kindle 4 (2011) – Models: B00E, B023, 9023
Kindle Touch (2012) – Models: B00F, B011, B010.

5th Generation

Kindle 5 (2012) – Model: B012
Kindle Paperwhite (2012) – Models: B024, B01B, B020, B01C, B01D, B01F

6th Generation

Kindle Paperwhite (2013) – Models: B0D4, B0F2, B0D8, B0D7, B0D6, B0D5, B062, B061, B060, B05F, B05A, B017, 90F2, 90D8, 90D7, 90D6, 90D5, 90D4, 905F, 905A,9062, 9061,9060,9017

7th Generation

Kindle Basic (2014) – Models: B0C6, 90C6, B0DD, 90DD
Kindle Voyage (2014) – Models: B013, 9013, B054, 9054, B053, 9053, B02A, B052, 9052
Kindle Paperwhite 3 (2015) – Models: G090G2, G090G4, G090G5, G090G6, G090G7, G090KB, G090KC, G090KE, G090KF, G090LK, G090LL

8th Generation

Kindle Basic 2 (2016) – Models: G000K9, G000KA
Kindle Oasis (2016) – Models: G0B0GC, G0B0GD, G0B0GR, G0B0GU, G0B0GT
Kindle PaperWhite 3 (2015) – Models: G090G2, G090G4, G090G5, G090G6, G090G7, G090KB, G090KC, G090KE, G090KF, G090LK, G090LL