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In my experience, a Kindle connected to wifi burns through battery like there's no tomorrow. Like a percentage point every half hour. I absolutely keep it on ai

by girzel 7y ago

In my experience, a Kindle connected to wifi burns through battery like there's no tomorrow. Like a percentage point every half hour. I absolutely keep it on airplane mode to preserve charge.

Wowfunhappy 7y ago
> In my experience, a Kindle connected to wifi burns through battery like there's no tomorrow. Like a percentage point every half hour. It really speaks to the longevity of the Kindle that 50 hours of battery life ("a percentage point per half hour") counts as "[burning] through the battery like there's no tomorrow." Or maybe it speaks to how little time most devices last, I can't tell. (To be clear, your expectations are reasonable, as battery is a key selling point of e-ink Kindles.)
- greggyb 7y ago
  It speaks to the other devices. I remember when I migrated from a flip phone to a smartphone a few years ago. I have been frustrated for as many years. One day I realized I could just buy a charger for every location I might stop for a while. Now I am not frustrated at battery life. I am frustrated with the solution. It is not unlikely that this will be my next phone: https://www.thelightphone.com/ https://www.thelightphone.com/ I love the idea of an e-ink phone.
  - knodi123 7y ago
    their faq, under Battery Life, says > The battery life of the Light Phone II is approximately 1-3 days of 'light' regular usage. That's roughly equivalent to my iphone. I love the idea of an e-ink display, but it's not clear to me that this saved enough, on its own. Maybe the lack of entertainment/social/goof-off apps will reduce your use so much that you frequently hit maximum theoretical battery life? Is that the justification?
    - greggyb 7y ago
      The reviews I've seen mention 3 days as expected battery life. Maybe I shouldn't trust them.
kleinsch 7y ago
Haven’t had that experience. Just pulled out my Kindle that I haven’t used in a month yesterday and still 90% battery life.
lonelappde 7y ago
Your Kindle is broken. Mine lasts for months on a charge.

by girzel 7y ago

In my experience, a Kindle connected to wifi burns through battery like there's no tomorrow. Like a percentage point every half hour. I absolutely keep it on airplane mode to preserve charge.

Wowfunhappy 7y ago

> In my experience, a Kindle connected to wifi burns through battery like there's no tomorrow. Like a percentage point every half hour. It really speaks to the longevity of the Kindle that 50 hours of battery life ("a percentage point per half hour") counts as "[burning] through the battery like there's no tomorrow." Or maybe it speaks to how little time most devices last, I can't tell. (To be clear, your expectations are reasonable, as battery is a key selling point of e-ink Kindles.)

greggyb 7y ago
It speaks to the other devices. I remember when I migrated from a flip phone to a smartphone a few years ago. I have been frustrated for as many years. One day I realized I could just buy a charger for every location I might stop for a while. Now I am not frustrated at battery life. I am frustrated with the solution. It is not unlikely that this will be my next phone: https://www.thelightphone.com/ https://www.thelightphone.com/ I love the idea of an e-ink phone.
- knodi123 7y ago
  their faq, under Battery Life, says > The battery life of the Light Phone II is approximately 1-3 days of 'light' regular usage. That's roughly equivalent to my iphone. I love the idea of an e-ink display, but it's not clear to me that this saved enough, on its own. Maybe the lack of entertainment/social/goof-off apps will reduce your use so much that you frequently hit maximum theoretical battery life? Is that the justification?
  - greggyb 7y ago
    The reviews I've seen mention 3 days as expected battery life. Maybe I shouldn't trust them.

kleinsch 7y ago

Haven’t had that experience. Just pulled out my Kindle that I haven’t used in a month yesterday and still 90% battery life.

lonelappde 7y ago

Your Kindle is broken. Mine lasts for months on a charge.