Thread: My experience with the Kindle Oasis 2 and the Kobo Aura One
View Single Post
Old 09-22-2018, 01:57 AM   #9
Josieb1
Grand Sorcerer
Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Josieb1 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 5,090
Karma: 18051062
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2, Clara BW
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pjama View Post
Cons
- For me, appalling battery life of two days.
- Angular shape, which is just a leetle too large for my hand for comfort (I know a lot of people get cross when others voice this opinion, but, it’s my experience that it is too sharp and the buttons never seem to be quite in the right place. I miss the smooth, silky feel of the back of the Voyage, but I don’t miss the haptic buttons at all).
- Hefty price, for two days reading, seems ridiculous. I have my little lipstick-sized charger in my purse, but I would prefer the reader to just last a little longer really). I sort of regret trading in my Kindle 4 (the one with the buttons). It was very basic, low-res, no lights, no touch, and the battery lasted eons, book after book. No frills, but lots of reading]

[So, now I don’t know if I should just cut to the chase and ask for a replacement, or switch back to Kobo. I wish I could just settle on a device and be happy with it. I pretty much am happy with the KAO2 apart from the battery life - it’s just that I expected to be blown away by the Oasis, made complete by it. And I wasn’t.
The Oasis 2 has poor battery life. It’s a known fact. You could ask for a replacement but the new one might be the same.
Josieb1 is offline   Reply With Quote