It remains to be seen if e-readers increasing the PPI from 300 to 600 will only allow users
a few weeks of battery life, or if E-Ink Regal 2 and IMX.7 will offset it.
Not exact matches
The Fire HD 8 is rated at up to 12 hours
of battery life, which is pretty good for a tablet, but the Aura One can last a
few weeks even when reading every day.
In a followup to my initial Nook Touch with GlowLight review, this second part
of the Nook Glow review focuses on
battery life when using the GlowLight and includes some additional thoughts on the light in general and my final verdict after having used the device for a
few weeks.
The case has a built in
battery that extends the
life of the e-reader by about four
weeks, but the internal
battery on the Oasis is fairly woeful, sometimes only lasting a
few days.
The iPad also has an LCD screen and boasts 10 hours
of battery life, but e-readers can run for a
few weeks without a recharge.
Battery life hasn't been a problem so far, but I have noticed that even when turned right off, the Sony seems to discharge so much that after a couple
of weeks of inaction, it won't come on without being charged from the computer for a
few hours, which is a bit
of a pain.
It makes reading at night possible, but does have its drawbacks in that viewing quality declines in brighter lighting conditions and the
battery life is only a
few hours instead
of a
few weeks.
My only «beef» is that the
battery life is not what is advertised as I am getting a
few weeks of use before I need to recharge the device.
Since Kindle can go on
weeks without a recharge, this means
fewer recharge cycles per year and therefore more years
of total
battery life.
However, its limited
battery life is a concern if you play for extended periods, while the build quality
of its hinges is somewhat suspect, often leading to a loose jangly feeling after a
few weeks.
Of course, the Cloud Flight's extended
battery life also comes in handy for delaying recharge cycles to every
few weeks rather than days as with other wireless headsets.
And the lower - resolution screen gives the HD 8 amazing
battery life: With a
few hours
of use per day, this tablet can last most
of a
week.
Of course, the Cloud Flight's extended
battery life also comes in handy for delaying recharge cycles to every
few weeks rather than days as with other wireless headsets.
Our first
week of Moto 360
battery life tests always gave us a
few hours shy
of a full day per charge.