MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Scribe vs Kobo Elipsa/Sage -- lighting

JSWolf · 02-16-2023, 05:02 PM

With eInk, when you have dark mode on, you need more front light to be able to read in the dark. So really, dark mode does use more power then normal mode.

02-16-2023, 05:02 PM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,003 Karma: 147448039 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	With eInk, when you have dark mode on, you need more front light to be able to read in the dark. So really, dark mode does use more power then normal mode.