Yesterday, 08:27 PM | #1 |
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Kobo disappointing Battery life
What a disappointing battery life Kobo has compared to Kindle. I read a lot on my Kobo Clara and maybe get 4 or 5 days before I need to charge. Far less than my Kindle paperwhite 11th 6.8"
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Yesterday, 08:58 PM | #2 |
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The 11th gen PW apparently has exceptional battery life, no other device comes close. If that bothers you, stick to the PW.
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Today, 12:31 AM | #3 |
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Or get Kobo Clara BW - it also has MediaTek processor, as PW5.
Not sure about Colour devices though (which have MediaTek too) due to their color pixels overhead. |
Today, 03:18 AM | #4 |
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What overhead? Kaleido is just a passive filter on top of the B&W screen.
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Today, 04:56 AM | #5 |
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And the need to really up the light even when you normally would not due to the color overlay making the screen much darker.
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Today, 06:24 AM | #6 |
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I have a question - I wonder if anyone can help me- I’ve been interested in getting a Sage but have heard of a pretty average battery life.
I keep my Libra Colour at about brightness 70% (!) to compensate for the dark screen. When I was using B+W readers I’d keep brightness up to about 15%. With these conditions, and wifi off, do you think the battery life of both devices would be comparable? My LC lasts about a day before I have to recharge…. What do you think? |
Today, 07:15 AM | #7 |
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I would think the Sage lasts a day with the light at 15% and wifi off, but it depends on how many hours you spend reading. If 8-10, then maybe not.
My Sage at 9% lasts for a few days, but then I don't read 8 hours a day, as some folks here do. |
Today, 09:33 AM | #8 |
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My KOBOs have a better battery life than kidle.
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Today, 09:34 AM | #9 | |
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My sage battery life is good considering it has a bigger screen than most |
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Today, 11:17 AM | #10 |
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The Libra Colour battery is quite a bit larger than the Sage battery, 2050mAH compared to the 1200mAH battery. The LC has a MediaTek chipset which has pretty decent power management, the Sage has an Allwinner chipset which have become known for poor power management. OTOH, both devices have a USB-C port and charge faster than Kobo's older USB micro-B port using devices.
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