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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I know someone who used to have a Kindle Touch but has switched to a PW3. So yes, I do have some experience.
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That's... less than impressive, I'm afraid. I at least was under the false impression that you might know what you're talking about.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The thing is, what I've been saying about the battery has nothing to do with this being a Kindle. It's just simple battery logic.
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Nothing is ever simple!
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
If you get say 500 charges from a battery before you start to lost capacity
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LiPo battery lifetime is not strictly governed by number-of-charges. This particular failure mode is due to plating of lithium metal on the negative electrode; it is dependent on temperature, previous charging level and many other things. It is quite possible to reduce the rate of plating by modifying the charging circuit, and it is plausible to assume that Amazon may have done this for a battery as tiny as this one (though geekmaster's investigations suggest they have not, we could be wrong).
It is in any case true that this failure mode is greatly reduced by charging and discharging in small amounts rather than by doing deep discharges, and that's just the operating profile an Oasis battery sees! (At least, that's what it sees unless you're in the habit of not putting it in the charging cover when not in use, or unless you really do usually read in uninterrupted six-hour stretches).
In practice, though, 'premium' overpriced product or not (even though I own one and love it, I freely admit its price is ridiculous), this is portable consumer electronics. By the time you notice significant battery degradation the thing will probably be overdue for replacement anyway and probably battered-looking too. If you think you'll need it for longer, get an extended warranty and replace the battery right before the end of it, though they'll only do that if the battery is at half capacity by that point and they'll probably do it by replacing the whole Kindle.