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goldberry · 12-31-2013, 06:13 PM

Have a very unhappy spouse. I got her the PW2 for Xmas and she has fully charged it twice and it is currently she reports down to just over 50%.

This is pretty abysmal compared to her original keyboard Kindle on which she got about a week between charges and she reads probably from 5-8 hours a day.

Haven't found a lot of threads on this but it seems this rapid battery discharge is being experienced by a lot of heavy readers. I suggested she dim the screen but she says that just defeats the purpose of the paperwhite. WiFi is always off. Today her amazon cover came so we will see if that makes a big difference. I somehow doubt it

Are other new users who read a lot finding this same need to recharge every 2-3 days.

12-31-2013, 06:13 PM	#1
goldberry Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 1105816 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindles (wife's), now obsolete Nook and Sony	PW2 battery life Have a very unhappy spouse. I got her the PW2 for Xmas and she has fully charged it twice and it is currently she reports down to just over 50%. This is pretty abysmal compared to her original keyboard Kindle on which she got about a week between charges and she reads probably from 5-8 hours a day. Haven't found a lot of threads on this but it seems this rapid battery discharge is being experienced by a lot of heavy readers. I suggested she dim the screen but she says that just defeats the purpose of the paperwhite. WiFi is always off. Today her amazon cover came so we will see if that makes a big difference. I somehow doubt it Are other new users who read a lot finding this same need to recharge every 2-3 days.