Thread: new Oasis battery life
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Old 03-17-2018, 05:16 PM   #311
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Originally Posted by Clawdia View Post
I have a Voyage but am considering getting an Oasis. My only concern is battery life. On my Voyage, I'm having to recharge the battery at least every other day - then again, I do read several hours a day with a rather large font which requires frequent page turning. I'm afraid that the battery on my Voyage may not have a long life expectancy due to being charged so often, and afraid of running into the same problem with one of the new Oasis models. It hasn't escaped my notice that many people are unhappy with the battery life on the Oasis to begin with, and if I'm going to end up with a device that has a battery life expectancy of only one to two years, it seems I'd be paying too much for too little.

Am I wandering down a garden path, or is it a reasonable concern that I have about the life expectancy of a frequently charged battery?
It depends.

Do you keep wifi on or off?

What light brightness do you usually use.

You might need fewer page turns per hour because of the larger screen, but depending on your answers to the above questions and random chance, you might end up disappointed with the new Oasis.
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