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Scruffy1 · 05-23-2017, 05:42 PM

Greetings,

I recently purchased a Kobo Aura Edition 2 to replace my 5 year old Kobo Touch as my main ereader. My reading habits haven’t changed. I have noticed that the Aura’s battery lasting about 1 to 1.5 week between charging. Whereas, the Touch’s battery would last about 3 to 4 weeks. The Aura setting are: wifi is disable, sync is off, sleep cover is off and the light is off. The software version is 4.1.7729.

Per Kobo’s customer service, I did a factory reset and am experiencing similar battery drain. It’s an odd battery drain. One day, I am reading (for 1 hour) the battery settings will read only 1 or 2 percent drop. The next day, one hour of reading shows a 13 or 15 percent battery drain.

My question is:
1) is this normal for the Aura Edition 2?
2) what firmware has the best battery management?

Thanks

05-23-2017, 05:42 PM	#1
Scruffy1 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura Edition 2	Kobo Aura Edition 2 Battery Drain Greetings, I recently purchased a Kobo Aura Edition 2 to replace my 5 year old Kobo Touch as my main ereader. My reading habits haven’t changed. I have noticed that the Aura’s battery lasting about 1 to 1.5 week between charging. Whereas, the Touch’s battery would last about 3 to 4 weeks. The Aura setting are: wifi is disable, sync is off, sleep cover is off and the light is off. The software version is 4.1.7729. Per Kobo’s customer service, I did a factory reset and am experiencing similar battery drain. It’s an odd battery drain. One day, I am reading (for 1 hour) the battery settings will read only 1 or 2 percent drop. The next day, one hour of reading shows a 13 or 15 percent battery drain. My question is: 1) is this normal for the Aura Edition 2? 2) what firmware has the best battery management? Thanks