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Originally Posted by HarryT
...the reader can "sleep" between page turns, which the Android device can't do.
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You've got to remember that the "Ice Cream Sandwich" (4.0) version of the OS running here is six years old. Android has improved their "sleep" mode considerably since then. That's why folks want to get up to at least KitKat (4.4) if they can.
Plus Android's biggest "weakness" here (battery life/sleep mode) is also its biggest "strength". You can run any number of 3rd party apps. How efficient those apps are though vary a lot from developer to developer. Some also call Bluetooth or WiFi modules constantly for "cloud" features which kill battery quickly. "Airplane Mode" doesn't seem to be implemented on ereaders (at least under ICS).