Which Kindle do you have?

This question comes up, and it can be important. For example, installing the wrong software update or using a keyboard shortcut intended for a different model can cause a problem.

Amazon provides two help pages:

The definitive way to tell is with your serial number. You can find your serial number on the back of your device or by going to

Home-Menu-Settings-Device Info

If you don’t find it in one spot, try the other.

B001 = Kindle 1

B002 = Kindle 2 US

B003 = Kindle 2 International

B004 = Kinde DX US

B005 = Kindle DX International

B006 = Kindle 3 wi-fi and 3G

B008 = Kindle 3 wi-fi only

B009 = Kindle DX Graphite

B00A = Kindle 3 wi-fi and 3G for European customers

Kindle 3 with Special Offers (not known yet)

It’s possible B00A takes the place of B007 in the sequence.

In terms of how they look:

Kindle 1: has a “roller wheel” on the right-side that moves a silver square up and down a line

Kindle 2 (could be US or International…they look the same from the outside): has a “joystick” type controller in the bottom right corner as you face the screen

Kindle DX (could be US or International): larger screen (9.7″ versus 6″). Next and previous page buttons only on the right side as you face the screen

Kindle 3 (could be wi-fi only or wi-fi and 3G: also has a European variant): has a square with a ridge surrounding it in the bottom right corner as a directional device

Kindle 3 with Special Offers: should be like the Kindle 3 above, but with an ad on the bottom of the homescreen

Here is an updated list of serial number prefixes:

B001 – Kindle 1

B101 – Kindle 1

B002 – Kindle 2 U.S. (Sprint)

B003 – Kindle 2 International (AT&T)

B004 – Kindle DX U.S.

B005 – Kindle DX International

B009 – Kindle DX Graphite

B008 – Kindle 3 WiFi

B006 – Kindle 3 3G + WiFi (U.S. and Canada, AT&T SIM)

B00A – Kindle 3 3G + WiFi (Europe, Vodafone SIM)

B00E – Kindle 4 NoTouch Silver (2011)

9023 – Kindle 4 NoTouch Black (2012) (“Basic”)

B023 – Kindle 4 NoTouch Black (2012)

B00F – Kindle Touch 3G + WiFi (Kindle 5) (U.S. and Canada, AT&T)

B010 – Kindle Touch 3G + WiFi (Kindle 5) (Europe. Vodafone)

B011 – Kindle Touch WiFi (Kindle 5) K5, K5W

B012 – Kindle 5 (?)

B024 – Kindle PaperWhite WiFi

B01B – Kindle PaperWhite 3G + WiFi (U.S.) [Mostly]

B020 – Kindle PaperWhite 3G + WiFi (Brazil)

B01C – Kindle PaperWhite 3G + WiFi (Canada)

B01D – Kindle PaperWhite 3G + WiFi (Europe)

B01F – Kindle PaperWhite 3G + WiFi (Japan)

90D4 – Kindle PaperWhite 2 (2013) WiFi (US)

B0D4 – Kindle PaperWhite 2 (2013) WiFi (US, Intl)

905A – Kindle PaperWhite 2 (2013) WiFi (Japan)

B05A – Kindle PaperWhite 2 (2013) WiFi (Japan)

D01E – Kindle Fire (Kindle 6)

D026 – Kindle Fire 2

D025 – Kindle Fire HD 7″ 16GB (Kindle 7)

D059 – Kindle Fire HD 7″ 32GB

B0C9 – Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 16GB

B0CA – Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 32GB

B0CB – Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 4G 32GB

B0CC – Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 4G 64GB

00D3 – Kindle Fire HD 7″ 16GB (2013)

D0FB – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi (16GB)

00FB – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi (16GB)

00FC – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi (32GB)

0072 – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi (64GB)

00FD – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (16GB, AT&T)

00FE – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (32GB, AT&T)

0073 – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (64GB, AT&T)

006C – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (16GB, VERIZON)

006D – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (32GB, VERIZON)

006E – Kindle Fire HDX Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (64GB, VERIZON)

0018 – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi (16GB)

0057 – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi (32GB)

005E – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi (64GB)

00F3 – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (16GB, AT&T)

0019 – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (32GB, AT&T)

0058 – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (64GB, AT&T)

007D – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (16GB, VERIZON)

007E – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (32GB, VERIZON)

007F – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE (64GB, VERIZON)

B013 – Kindle Voyage wi-fi only

B014 – Kindle Voyage with wi-fi and 3G

I recently got this list of the “newer devices”, which should be the 2014 models:

B058 Kindle

B054 Kindle

90C6 Kindle

B013 Kindle Voyage Wi-Fi

9023 Kindle Voyage Free 3G + Wi-Fi

B023 Kindle Voyage Free 3G + Wi-Fi

00F3 (16GB, AT&T) Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

0019 (32GB, AT&T) Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

0058 (64GB, AT&T) Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

007D (16GB, VERIZON) Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

007E (32GB, VERIZON) Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

007F (64GB, VERIZON) Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

00DA (8GB Black) Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

0088 (16GB Black)Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

00A4 (8GB White) Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

00A5 (16GB White) Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

00A6 (8GB Pink)Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

00AD (16GB Pink) Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

00A9 (8GB Blue) Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

00AE (16GB Blue) Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

00B4 (8GB Citron) Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

00B6 (16GB Citron) Fire HD 6 Wi-Fi

0092 (8GB Black) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

0093 (16GB Black) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

0063 (8GB White) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

006B (16GB White) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

00DE (8GB Pink) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

00AA (16GB Pink) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

00DF (8GB Blue) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

00AB (16GB Blue) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

00B0 (8GB Citron) Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

00B2 (16GB Citron)Fire HD 7 Wi-Fi

008D (16GB) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi

008E (32GB) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi

008F (64GB) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi

0084 (16GB, AT&T) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

00C3 (32GB, AT&T) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

0085 (64GB, AT&T) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

0086 (16GB, VERIZON) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

0087 (32GB, VERIZON) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

0089 (64GB, VERIZON) Fire HDX 8.9 Wi-Fi + 4G LTE

There is another good list of these at MobileRead Wiki:

http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Serial_Numbers

If you don’t see yours here, you might want to try that.

This page by Bufo Calvin originally appeared on the I Love My Kindle blog website.