Thread: 32 GB Kindle Oasis (new) $170 on Woot
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Old 03-27-2021, 01:06 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
Did they fix that with the Oasis 3? Or does it also have a poor battery life?
The Oasis 2 battery life is only poor for certain use cases. One reason it is less than prior kindles is its small battery. The Oasis 3 battery is slightly larger, but still small. The warm light feature on the Oasis 3 might make it even worse than the Oasis 2, depending on the setting. Of course, the warm light feature could be kept off if its benefits are less important than battery life.

In any case, 5.13.x probably sucks the battery dry on the Oasis 3 as well as the Oasis 2.

I bought a new Oasis 3 at Best Buy this week and it came with 5.12.4

Oh, and auto update on 5.12.x is hard to block unless the kindle has been jailbroken. I think that with the 5.13.x fiasco, ability to block auto update is one of the best reasons to jailbreak.

5.13.x Kindle Oasis Extreme Battery Drain thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=335150
Last edited by j.p.s; 03-27-2021 at 01:19 PM. Reason: Add 5.13.x info
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