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leebase · 06-05-2019, 02:43 PM

Well...it's not that bad in practice for my type of usage. This is not "all day disconnected at the beach without a worry" type battery life.

Frankly, if I wanted to read a lot every day and this was my device....I might just buy two and keep one on the charge and swap. $64 each and it's still below a good eInk device.

I don't tend to read more than an hour or two at a time. And since the battery doesn't seem to drain all that much when you aren't actively using the device....it's not all that bad.

And while I'm not thrilled with 16:9 (except for video), it's really not that bad to read two column in landscape.

$64 is also not the "on sale" price or "with ads". Fire Tab HD 8 without ads is $95 and is heavily skinned for Amazon content. This tablet has an extra navigation "button" alongside the normal back, home, list apps buttons.

I haven't used it enough for the AI features of Android 9.0 to really start making a difference either.

There is a lot better experience to be had by paying more money for it. I absolutely love my iPad mini with it's A12 and gorgeous screen, small and light with premium aluminum build.

06-05-2019, 02:43 PM	#49
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,976 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Well...it's not that bad in practice for my type of usage. This is not "all day disconnected at the beach without a worry" type battery life. Frankly, if I wanted to read a lot every day and this was my device....I might just buy two and keep one on the charge and swap. $64 each and it's still below a good eInk device. I don't tend to read more than an hour or two at a time. And since the battery doesn't seem to drain all that much when you aren't actively using the device....it's not all that bad. And while I'm not thrilled with 16:9 (except for video), it's really not that bad to read two column in landscape. $64 is also not the "on sale" price or "with ads". Fire Tab HD 8 without ads is $95 and is heavily skinned for Amazon content. This tablet has an extra navigation "button" alongside the normal back, home, list apps buttons. I haven't used it enough for the AI features of Android 9.0 to really start making a difference either. There is a lot better experience to be had by paying more money for it. I absolutely love my iPad mini with it's A12 and gorgeous screen, small and light with premium aluminum build.