02-17-2013, 06:47 PM | #1 |
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Kobo Glo battery specs
Hope someone finds this interesting, I had to dig to get it.
The Kobo Glo uses a 1000 mAh battery made by the Taiwanese company Power Source Energy Co. LTD. Model number H384355. I'm sure page turns per charge depends on hardware, firmware, and user power settings. This compares to the Kindle Paperwhite battery of 1420 mAh. I gathered this information trying to decide which to buy. I love many features of the Kobo, like interface options, epubs, turning the light off, and the microSD slot. From many posts I read I get the impression the PW has a more finished user experience. Tough choice ... (sorry if this is in the wrong place or not useful to anyone, first post on these forums - long time sporadic lurker through google) |
02-17-2013, 08:45 PM | #2 |
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I had a Paperwhite and returned it. Though the Amazon eco-system is more complete, the PW screen is very inconsistent. I found it blotchy, unevenly lit, shadow lines, etc. It was unusable for reading, though I think I might be quite sensitive to it.
IMO, the Glo is much nicer to actually look at and read from which ultimately is the core functionality that the PW fails at. I think the Glo is at its best with some good lighting on it and the glo-light gives it a nice white, flat screen, though it works at all light levels. The Glo also seems to be a bit more responsive when navigating around. Both the Glo and the PW have their issues, but I found the Glo just much nicer to read from. |
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02-19-2013, 05:15 PM | #3 | |
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For what it's worth, from my Sony PRS-T1 user guide: "Built-in rechargeable battery: 3.7 V DC, 1000mAh" |
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02-19-2013, 05:20 PM | #4 |
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Good to know the model number, thanks, hopefully my Glo will last longer than the battery and I will get to replace it :-)
I guess the capacity is just a trade off between battery life and weight. Personally I would prefer a bigger battery and heavier reader, but no doubt others would prefer the opposite. |
02-20-2013, 01:43 AM | #5 |
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Personally, I'd prefer a bigger capacity battery and a lighter reader, but since physics are unlikely to change on a local basis, I'm screwed...
OTOH, I'd be open to easily user replaceable batteries or the like. But, I'm pretty sure the boys at Kobo like most other ereader designers did their homework and figured battery life is pretty much on the high side, and that the relatively small income from being able to swap batteries out would not offset the profit lost on people who stick with the older unit longer. Let's just be happy that there is a plug on the battery which makes it a little easier for the more adventurous to replace a battery without warming up the old soldering iron. Last edited by TechniSol; 02-20-2013 at 01:48 AM. |
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09-05-2014, 11:44 PM | #6 |
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I opened tha case on my Kobo touch and it uses that same battery
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04-13-2015, 05:44 PM | #7 |
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I had a Chinese manufacturer build some batteries according to the above specs and matching the Glo connector. The good news is that they work. The bad news is that the battery is not quite the same size. The real battery inside the Glo looks like a 385261, roughly according to measurements. Anybody knows more about this? Was the battery changed after the initial model?
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04-15-2015, 11:56 AM | #8 |
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For anyone interested, I removed the battery in my Glo and replaced it. The original battery is a 345360, and the connector is Hirose DF57-2S-1.2C. The smaller battery I fitted in works fine and lasts much more than my more-than-two-years-old original one.
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04-16-2015, 05:54 AM | #9 |
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@Jameson69: Where did you buy this smaller battery ?
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04-16-2015, 06:24 AM | #10 |
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