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Originally Posted by Ebosu
My current device is a Pocketbook Pro 912. I have no experience with Android devices, so that's why I was asking for clarification on that. "Shorter battery life" doesn't really mean much, since that's such a wide range of possibilities. Battery life that's counted in days instead of weeks is a much more useful measurement and massively shorter than I'm used to. I think that alone makes me lean more towards a Pocketbook Inkpad 3.
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There are two aspects to consider with battery life:
1. How rapidly the battery drains when you’re using the device.
2. How rapidly the battery drains when you’re not using the device.
Linux and Android are similar for point 1, but very different for point 2. A Linux-based reader can “go to sleep” when not in use and use minimal power. The battery charge on my Kindle Oasis will drain by around 1% in 24h if I don’t use it, for example. Android devices use a LOT more power when “asleep” because there’s a lot more going on. You can switch them off if you’re not using them, rather than letting them go to sleep, but then you have to wait for them to reboot, of course.