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Old 07-10-2015, 12:46 PM   #50
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One of the reason an eInk Kindle has such a good battery life is because the relatively power-hungry CPU goes into a very low-power sleep mode between page turns. Making it run general apps would necessitate having an always-awake CPU, with a consequent significant decrease in battery life. That's why the eInk general-purpose Android tablets have a battery life measured in days, rather than weeks as the eInk readers do.
Again you hit the nail on the head
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