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Originally Posted by NullNix
The question is why it is degrading. The degradation you see in the power-hungry devices is probably due to loss of lithium ions due to plating from deep discharges/charges: the figure I gave is a (very) rough ballpark figure for internal resistance due to oxidation, which is a much slower effect. This proceeds regardless of battery use and charge levels, so the 5 years you report for the non-power-hungry device may be down to this (5 years, 10 years, basically the same: ballpark figure, remember  ). |
True, but I still think the ballpark figure of 10 is a bit on the optimistic side
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Originally Posted by Hollow Man
My point was that most people aren't going to see a serious decline in battery life before they decide to stop using the device permanently. If they use the device all the time, the battery gets proper "exercise". If they use it sparingly, then even if there are deep discharges, it isn't enough to affect to affect life.
Nutshell: if someone notices an issue, by that time they're ripe for a new Kindle.
-HM
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Yes and no. In case of my BeBook Mini, I really don't like it that the battery has degraded to such an extent, as there simply is no replacement for the reader. Nobody bothers to make a 5" reader anymore
On average though, yes, I think you're right. By the time a battery degrades so much it's no longer usable, there are so many so much better devices out there that you are happy your battery is gone and you have a good excuse to get a new one
