Amazon announces new 7" waterproof Oasis with 32GB storage option - Page 14

344a · 10-13-2017, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ottdmk

I'm heavily invested in Kobo, and I love my H2O. This appears to be a very nice reader. Still, the price tag is prohibitive. The 8Gb model is $140CDN more expensive then a top of the line Kobo Aura One, $190CDN more expensive then the Aura H2O2. Amazon is asking for $489.99CDN for the top of the line 32GB model, which also has Cellular connectivity.

I wonder how much of an impact Bluetooth use will have on the Oasis' battery life?

H2O is a high quality well-built product. The quality of H2O is much better than my Voyage.
The problem I have with my H2O is that Kobo got a very bad dictionary. And it is too big for me to put in my pocket. So I sold it, and kept my Voyage.

344a · 10-13-2017, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

One GHz dual core. I have also seen it reported that there would be 512 MB of ram memory which should make it fly!

Dale

I am using Onyx at the moment which got dual core with 1.2G. And I don't see any difference on speed of reponses when reading.

patrickt · 10-13-2017, 08:39 AM

Sadly, there is no mention of a USB C port and fast charging so I'm assuming the "new" Kindle is still using the USB micro, introduced 10 years ago. A new Kindle with ten-year old technology for data transfer and charging.

latepaul · 10-13-2017, 09:00 AM

It does have a micro USB connector but it also supports a fast charger but it's sold separately. It was one of the things they tried to get me to add at checkout.

Unlike my phone I don't really have a need for fast charge on an ereader. That's both because I don't use it as much and because it drains the battery much slower.

HarryT · 10-13-2017, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by latepaul

It does have a micro USB connector but it also supports a fast charger but it's sold separately. It was one of the things they tried to get me to add at checkout.

No, that's just what Amazon call a wall charger. It's a normal USB wall charger.

latepaul · 10-13-2017, 09:18 AM

It's this one. Are you suggesting "accelerated charging" is false advertising?

HarryT · 10-13-2017, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by latepaul

It's this one. Are you suggesting "accelerated charging" is false advertising?

That just means that it charges more quickly than it will do if you connect it to the USB port of a PC (because it supplies a higher charge current). Any 10W USB wall charger will do that (which most chargers are).

JSWolf · 10-13-2017, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by latepaul

It's this one. Are you suggesting "accelerated charging" is false advertising?

Actually, it's not accelerated charging.It's just a 1.8A output instead of a 1A. So it charges a Kindle faster than a 1A charger.

That charger is faster than this charger but it's not accelerated charging. That's just words to make you think it's something special.

You could buy an [urlhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Charger-PowerIQ-Technology-Motorola-Black/dp/B016LPMFUA]Anker USB charger with 2 ports[/url] and up to 2.4a output and it would charge a Kindle every bit as fast as the overpriced Amazon "accelerated" charger.

It's just advertising words to confuse you into buying it for more than you need to spend. And yes, it is false advertising.

HarryT · 10-13-2017, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, it's not accelerated charging.It's just a 1.8A output instead of a 1A. So it charges a Kindle faster than a 1A charger.

Yep. It's exactly the same as my iPad charger, for example.

latepaul · 10-13-2017, 09:28 AM

OK, thanks for the info. Technically that's probably correct but ethically I find it a bit dodgy.

I mean I assumed from the name and the description that it was faster than a regular charger and it was only the fact that I have several USB chargers already and fast charging on an ereader is not something I'm interested in that stopped me buying it. If I had I would have paid over the odds for something one of my old phone chargers can already do.

treadlightly · 10-13-2017, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ottdmk

I'm heavily invested in Kobo, and I love my H2O. This appears to be a very nice reader. Still, the price tag is prohibitive. The 8Gb model is $140CDN more expensive then a top of the line Kobo Aura One, $190CDN more expensive then the Aura H2O2. Amazon is asking for $489.99CDN for the top of the line 32GB model, which also has Cellular connectivity.

I wonder how much of an impact Bluetooth use will have on the Oasis' battery life?

I agree, the Canadian prices are completely out of whack. I have no reason to switch from Kobo.

Bookworm_Girl · 10-13-2017, 09:35 AM

The press release says the following about the battery.

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The all-new Kindle Oasis has a battery life measured in weeks, not hours and it includes a fast-charging capability that allows it to go from no battery to fully charged in less than two hours.

HarryT · 10-13-2017, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by latepaul

I mean I assumed from the name and the description that it was faster than a regular charger and it was only the fact that I have several USB chargers already and fast charging on an ereader is not something I'm interested in that stopped me buying it. If I had I would have paid over the odds for something one of my old phone chargers can already do.

Well, it's faster than a 5W charger. You'd need to look at your existing chargers and see what charge current they supply. You can buy perfectly good 2A USB chargers for an awful lot less than the rather eye-watering £17.99 that Amazon charge for theirs, though. If you own a tablet of any description, you probably already have a 2A charger.

JSWolf · 10-13-2017, 09:42 AM

Most USB chargers these days are 2.1A or 2.4a. 1.8a is an odd output amount. It's not fast enough for general use.

JaneD · 10-13-2017, 10:17 AM

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The all-new Kindle Oasis has a battery life measured in weeks, not hours and it includes a fast-charging capability that allows it to go from no battery to fully charged in less than two hours.

My paperwhite charges fully in less than 2 hours with the old-fashioned charger.

10-13-2017, 09:42 AM	#209
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,814 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Most USB chargers these days are 2.1A or 2.4a. 1.8a is an odd output amount. It's not fast enough for general use. Last edited by JSWolf; 10-13-2017 at 09:45 AM.

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10-13-2017, 08:39 AM	#198
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Sadly, there is no mention of a USB C port and fast charging so I'm assuming the "new" Kindle is still using the USB micro, introduced 10 years ago. A new Kindle with ten-year old technology for data transfer and charging.

10-13-2017, 09:00 AM	#199
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	It does have a micro USB connector but it also supports a fast charger but it's sold separately. It was one of the things they tried to get me to add at checkout. Unlike my phone I don't really have a need for fast charge on an ereader. That's both because I don't use it as much and because it drains the battery much slower.

10-13-2017, 09:18 AM	#201
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	It's this one. Are you suggesting "accelerated charging" is false advertising?

10-13-2017, 09:28 AM	#205
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	OK, thanks for the info. Technically that's probably correct but ethically I find it a bit dodgy. I mean I assumed from the name and the description that it was faster than a regular charger and it was only the fact that I have several USB chargers already and fast charging on an ereader is not something I'm interested in that stopped me buying it. If I had I would have paid over the odds for something one of my old phone chargers can already do.

10-13-2017, 10:17 AM	#210
JaneD Addict Posts: 324 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	Quote: The all-new Kindle Oasis has a battery life measured in weeks, not hours and it includes a fast-charging capability that allows it to go from no battery to fully charged in less than two hours. My paperwhite charges fully in less than 2 hours with the old-fashioned charger.