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Originally Posted by GeoffR
One month at half an hour per day is not the same as 15 hours continuous reading time.
My old Glo was originally advertised as having one month battery life, but even though it is almost four years old I still get about 40 hours reading per charge over the course of a week or so.
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Back then, the battery life estimates were based on 1 / hr. per day.
Amazon changed to 30 min. per day, and Kobo shortly followed suit.
I would be interested in knowing what exactly, the reading time is expected in hours on the new Kobo. E-ink readers have, for the past several years, had battery life of 25 - 35 hours, (of course, this will vary greatly based on the number of pages turned, the type of content, (images and PDF's no doubt need more processor.) and the readers light intensity preference.)
If this new Kobo has 1200 Mha battery,, how does that compare to the H20 and Glo HD? I thought Kobo used a 2000 mha battery, but I'm going from memory, and might well be confusing with another device.
Halving the battery life ... I'm not sure it would be a deal breaker, but it would certainly impact how I use and perceive the reader during my occasional reading marathon's.. Neither Kobo's nor paperwhites have ever run dry on me, but I've certainly brought the meter down to a quarter.
Edit: Just popped the back off a Glo HD,, that one packs a 1500 mha battery. I guess the extra weight was just to much in testing..... with all the extra LED's, the one could have used a bit of a battery boost instead of reduction.