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Originally Posted by GoodCompany
I know the Poke 3 is brand new, but if anyone has experience with the Poke 2 or a similar reader, I’d love to hear your thoughts and experience.
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Hi - I have a Poke 2 (in the UK) and am very happy with it.
I wanted it for similar reasons to yourself - I've got a lot of ePubs, but a fair few in the Amazon ecosystem too, and wanted to be able to flip in & out one the one device.
It has matched my expectation in that it does what I wanted. I read my ePubs using the Pocketbook app, Kindle books in the Kindle Android app, Google Play books in that app, plus library books in Borrowbox.
Each app is separate - the controls (eg page turn) are controlled from within the app. If there's a way of over-riding this I can't find it! This is a minor frustration as they are all slightly different.
Battery life is excellent - I use the backlight at about 15% and read for maybe 90 minutes a day and seem to get about 4 days before I feel the need to charge it, although that's at about25% and it may well run for another day or so before dying.
App installation is seamless through Google Play and other app stores as well. Wifi range is good and having the wifi permanently on doesn't seem to impact on battery life. I've got email, a note taking app, and calendar on there (the only app I've had problems using was Google Keep)
I found a cover for a 6" Kindle I'd incorrectly bought for my wife fits the Poke2 with some 'sticky velcro' to hold it in, and a discrete magnet on the cover the turn the screen on when it's opened.
The main difference seems to be Android 9 or 10 as far as I can see.