Not exact matches
Amazon's estimated
battery life of 8
weeks of use (30 minutes per day) with the light on at all times is
based on a brightness level
of 10, slightly below the level I found most comfortable to use.
One
of the main advantages eReaders have over their LCD -
based tablet brethren is their long
battery life, which is usually measured in
weeks rather than hours.
Weighing 10.2 ounces, Kindle can be held comfortably in one hand for hours, has an e-ink display that is easy on the eyes even in bright daylight, has two
weeks of battery life, lets you buy your books once and read them everywhere — on your Kindle, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, and Android -
based devices — and has free 3G wireless with no monthly fees or annual contracts — all at a $ 189 price.
Yes, the 20 month
battery life refers to the standby time, not the reading time («A single charge lasts up to eight
weeks,
based on half an hour
of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting at 10.
Like the Kindle, the Nook, and many other e-ink
based readers, the Kobo boasts solid
battery life; the company estimates that you should get about two
weeks of typical use on a single charge (or about 8,000 page turns).
As far as lasting power, Amazon continues to tout a
battery life of four
weeks based on its magic equation
of half an hour
of reading per day.
Amazon's eight -
week battery life estimate is
based on 30 minutes
of reading a day with wireless off and the light setting at 10.
Barnes & Noble claims that you can get six
weeks of battery life on a single charge,
based on 30 minutes
of reading per day.
This isn't as much
of an advance as you might think: the Voyage and Paperwhite models both have a 6 -
week battery life based on the same usage pattern.
Battery life of E-Ink devices is measured in
weeks rather than hours for LCD
based devices.
According to Amazon,
battery life hasn't changed in the new model — it offers up to six
weeks of operation on a single charge,
based on a half hour
of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting at 10.
As we reported last
week, the Linux -
based gadget's
battery life runs to 13.5 hours, which is below a typical E Ink -
based e-book reader, but with a 64 - greyscale screen, the Asus is going to look better - out
of bright sunlight, at least.
So the Kindle Paperwhite's
battery life is 8
weeks with the light on (
based on half an hour
of reading a day).
In my
week long testing, I was able to get close to five hours
of battery life and had to charge them on a daily
basis.