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Old 01-16-2019, 04:28 PM   #1
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Kindle Fire finally died... next e-reader?
Hi! I've been using my 1st gen Kindle Fire as a tablet & e-reader and recently the battery life has been unusable outside of the house. Conveniently, I'm also at the end of my phone contract and will be upgrading in the next month - what phone would you recommend to both replace my current iPhone 5 and the Kindle? I've got a Carphone Warehouse near me so will be having a look at some this weekend but some ideas before I go isn't a bad idea

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Old 01-16-2019, 04:32 PM   #2
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Fire tablets aren't Kindles in the true sense of the word. Kindles are e-ink Devices, dedicated e-readers.

I prefer having an e-ink device for most of my reading. I use a 2017 Oasis and my phone is an iPhone 7+.

For magazines and books that have lots of pictures, I use either my iPad mini or iPad Pro, depending on where I'm at.

Adding...I wouldn't use a Fire tablet now even if it was given to me. I dislike android, and my experiences with previous Fire tablets left a bad taste in my mouth.
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Old 01-16-2019, 05:11 PM   #3
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Deskisamess Amazon Named the Tablets as Kindle Fires. they Dropped Kindle After the 3rd gen or HDX

Wressle You can change the Battery .... https://www.bing.com/search?q=Changi...e9798ae9340ed7
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Old 01-16-2019, 06:43 PM   #4
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Yeah changing the battery on the old fire is super easy. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Kindle+...placement/7741 https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/K...ry/IF239-001-2
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Old 01-16-2019, 07:44 PM   #5
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- what phone would you recommend to both replace my current iPhone 5 and the Kindle?
Are you wanting to stick with iOS, wanting to switch to Android???
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you should buy an ereader for it will be better on your eyes than a phone. I am not a fan of the kindle fires since they cheapened down the build
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