Battery usage monitor?

allowingtoo · 12-10-2016, 09:17 PM

Forgive me if this has been asked before. I looked and Googled and did not see an answer. Is there any way of checking a Kindle battery usage like an iPhone?

The reason I ask is that I bought a refurbished Kindle Voyage from Amazon and I was just curious about the battery. Is it used? Half used? New? Or should I return the Refurbished Voyage and buy a new one since I read a lot?

I never even thought about this until I bought a refurbished iPhone from Amazon and when I received it today the battery was half used up! Not what I was expecting to say the least.

I just thought refurbished meant they put a new battery in it at least. Now I think it means they turn it on and if it works then it is good to go.

Cinisajoy · 12-10-2016, 09:34 PM

Just use it. I use a basic kindle from 2011 and the battery is still good.

barryem · 12-10-2016, 10:59 PM

I've been buying Kindles since 2009 when the Kindle Keyboard first came out. Nearly all my older Kindles are now being used by people I still talk with and none have had any serious battery problems yet. Or any other kind of problems. That's a pretty good record and I doubt it'll last much longer but that's how it is for now.

Barry

Yourcat · 12-16-2016, 01:30 AM

If you jailbreak it you can access the voltage value directly.
Anyhow cells are usually charged to 80% before packaging. Reveiving it with 50% may indicate that there is a problem but you have 30 days to test this.
Replacing a good battery makes little sense and increases the refurbishing costs so it may be an old on with some charging cycles.

12-10-2016, 09:17 PM	#1
allowingtoo Bibliophile Posts: 154 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Amazon	Battery usage monitor? Forgive me if this has been asked before. I looked and Googled and did not see an answer. Is there any way of checking a Kindle battery usage like an iPhone? The reason I ask is that I bought a refurbished Kindle Voyage from Amazon and I was just curious about the battery. Is it used? Half used? New? Or should I return the Refurbished Voyage and buy a new one since I read a lot? I never even thought about this until I bought a refurbished iPhone from Amazon and when I received it today the battery was half used up! Not what I was expecting to say the least. I just thought refurbished meant they put a new battery in it at least. Now I think it means they turn it on and if it works then it is good to go.

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12-10-2016, 09:34 PM	#2
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Just use it. I use a basic kindle from 2011 and the battery is still good.

12-10-2016, 10:59 PM	#3
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I've been buying Kindles since 2009 when the Kindle Keyboard first came out. Nearly all my older Kindles are now being used by people I still talk with and none have had any serious battery problems yet. Or any other kind of problems. That's a pretty good record and I doubt it'll last much longer but that's how it is for now. Barry

12-16-2016, 01:30 AM	#4
Yourcat Groupie Posts: 175 Karma: 54048 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: PW3 5.6.5-usbnet	If you jailbreak it you can access the voltage value directly. Anyhow cells are usually charged to 80% before packaging. Reveiving it with 50% may indicate that there is a problem but you have 30 days to test this. Replacing a good battery makes little sense and increases the refurbishing costs so it may be an old on with some charging cycles.

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