Thread: Galaxy Tab S 8.4 makes a great ereader
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Old 02-02-2015, 05:31 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by TonyGamble View Post
We are taking our first bookless holiday in a week's time. Up to now I have been paranoid about losing a Kindle and having nothing to read. Now the prices are much more reasonable we are taking 'several' Kindles. Plus my Sony T1 and Samsung 7.7. It will be interesting to see which I find most easy to use indoors and out on the deck of a boat sailing up the east coast of Vietnam.
Tony
Interestingly, for some years now I've not bothered much with pbooks, as I've been using and quite happy with eInk ereaders and still am really.
It's just I got this Galaxy tab S for free.

I'm quite sure it'll function as a decent ereader outside under a shade or something.
But then direct sunlight shining off a white Eink screen is even too much glare for me.

Personally if I were going on a holiday, I would definitely bring dedicated ereaders.
I certainly wouldn't be relying on any tablet for long term battery life.
The Galaxy tab S has really good battery life, especially in Ultra power saving mode, but it has nothing on a Kindle or Kobo for battery life.

I would probably bring 1 paperback book as well, just in case..
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