Amazon - Kindle Colorsoft vs Amazon - Kindle Paperwhite (12th gen)

The Kindle Colorsoft edges ahead on the Mars Score (65.5 vs 62.4), but the 3.1-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the Kindle Colorsoft if you care most about storage and color screen. The biggest gaps in its favor are storage, color screen.

Pick the Kindle Paperwhite (12th gen) if you carry the device everywhere and weight or thickness has been the deciding factor before. Its strongest claims are weight.

Both ship with comparable screen size, resolution, waterproof, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.