Compare E-Reader Screen Sizes
Two e-readers only share a screensaver image if their panels have identical pixel dimensions — brand, generation and screen size are all irrelevant to fit. Of the 9 pairs below, 4 share a panel and 5 do not.
Each comparison covers the exact sizes, how the two panels differ in practice, and whether the setup process is the same on both. There is also a brand-level Kindle vs Kobo comparison covering how the two ecosystems handle custom lock screens.
Same panel — one image fits both
These pairs use identical pixel dimensions, so a single correctly sized file works on either device. What differs is how the image renders, or how you get it onto the device.
Kindle Colorsoft vs Kindle Paperwhite (12th Gen)
1264 × 1680 px vs 1264 × 1680 px
Amazon's colour Kindle and the 12th Gen Paperwhite share the same 1264 × 1680 panel. What the Kaleido colour layer costs, and whether one image covers both.
Kobo Clara Colour vs Kobo Clara BW
1072 × 1448 px vs 1072 × 1448 px
Kobo sells the Clara Colour and Clara BW side by side on the same 1072 × 1448 panel. One image fits both — here is what the colour layer changes.
Kobo Libra Colour vs Kobo Libra 2 / Libra H2O
1264 × 1680 px vs 1264 × 1680 px
The Kobo Libra Colour and Libra 2 both use a 1264 × 1680 panel with the same asymmetric bezel. What the Kaleido layer changes, and what it does not.
Kindle Paperwhite (12th Gen) vs Kobo Libra 2 / Libra H2O
1264 × 1680 px vs 1264 × 1680 px
Same 1264 × 1680 panel, completely different screensaver stories: Kobo reads a folder in minutes, Kindle needs an EPUB workaround. Compared in full.
Different panels — you need two images
These pairs look similar or get cross-shopped, but their panels differ. Sizing for the wrong one leaves a rescaled, visibly softer image.
Kindle Paperwhite (12th Gen) vs Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)
1264 × 1680 px vs 1236 × 1648 px
The 11th and 12th generation Paperwhites look almost identical but use different panels — 1236 × 1648 against 1264 × 1680. One image will not fit both.
Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen) vs Kindle Paperwhite (10th Gen)
1236 × 1648 px vs 1072 × 1448 px
The 10th Gen Paperwhite shares its 1072 × 1448 panel with six other e-readers. The 11th Gen shares its 1236 × 1648 panel with none. Sizes and reuse compared.
reMarkable Paper Pro vs reMarkable 2
1620 × 2160 px vs 1404 × 1872 px
The Paper Pro is 1620 × 2160 with a Gallery 3 colour panel and a frontlight; the reMarkable 2 is 1404 × 1872 greyscale. Sizes and panels compared.
Nook GlowLight 4 vs Nook GlowLight 4e
1072 × 1448 px vs 758 × 1024 px
One letter, two completely different panels: the GlowLight 4 is 1072 × 1448 at 300 ppi, the 4e is 758 × 1024 at 212 ppi. Sizes and detail compared.
Kindle Scribe vs reMarkable 2
1860 × 2480 px vs 1404 × 1872 px
The Kindle Scribe is 1860 × 2480 at 300 ppi; the reMarkable 2 is 1404 × 1872 at 226 ppi. Both are 10-inch writing tablets with very different panels.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which e-readers share a screensaver size?
- Several. Of the 9 pairs compared here, 4 use identical panels, so one image file covers both devices — including every colour model and its greyscale twin. The rest need separate images.
- Do colour e-readers need a different screensaver size?
- No. Every colour e-reader here shares its exact pixel dimensions with a greyscale model — the Kindle Colorsoft with the Paperwhite 12th Gen, the Kobo Clara Colour with the Clara BW, the Kobo Libra Colour with the Libra 2. The sizing is unchanged; only how the image renders differs.
- Which Kindle Paperwhite generation do I have?
- Amazon's Manage Your Content and Devices page names the generation of every device registered to your account. It matters because the 11th and 12th generation Paperwhites look nearly identical but use different panels — 1236 x 1648 and 1264 x 1680 — and an image sized for one will not fit the other.
- Is Kindle or Kobo easier for custom screensavers?
- Kobo, by a wide margin. A Kobo reads images straight from a folder you create on the device, with no conversion, account or jailbreak. Kindle has no custom screensaver setting at all, so the image has to be wrapped in an EPUB as a book cover and sent to the device.