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Originally Posted by RhD97
I have had my Kindle 8th generation for 6 days now and I have used it for about 30-40min a day. I have made downloads and connected to a wireless network a few times. After 6 days the battery level is on 76%. I wonder if that is normal or it is draining quicker than expected. When I put it aside and pick it up the next day the battery usually goes down 1 or 2%, without being connected to any networks. Is it normal for a 8th generation kindle? I know it is not the most sophisticated edition that's why I wonder if this is normal for its kind of battery.
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Hello again.
Amazon say battery life of four weeks reading 30 minutes a day. So 76% after six days reading 30-40min a day sounds almost spot on.
As Harry says, if you've downloaded a lot, that'll also use up power in indexing the books.
If your battery was now at 10%, that would be cause for concern.
On a related topic:
Lithium ion batteries (like the Kindle's) are said do better being regularly charged up, rather than waiting for the battery level to drop to near zero before charging. I mention this only because older battery technologies (e.g. nickel cadmium) were reputed to be the other way around.
Whether this is a real effect or not I don't know but, anecdotally, people who charge regularly (say once a week) seem to have better long-term battery performance than those who only recharge when absolutely necessary.