Thread: New 6.8" Paperwhite - thoughts?
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Old 04-22-2022, 11:38 AM   #19
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by tomsem View Post
I had this feature on my Voyage but have lost any ability to compare as I no longer have one. I would imagine it is about the same.
It works OK on my Voyage, but I have it turned off.
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What do you mean by ‘bright ambient environment’? In full sunlight? If you can’t notice it, what can possibly be alarming about it?
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Originally Posted by Sirtel View Post
Battery drains very fast with the light up 100%.
What Sirtel said.

For details of Voyage brightness effect on battery drain, see:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=293683

This should be significantly worse for the Oasis because of more LEDs and smaller battery. I assume the PW5 battery is larger, but still...
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