new Oasis battery life - Page 11

cvkemp · 01-17-2018, 09:32 AM

Yesterday was a very cold day I was stuck indoors so I read for well over 8 hours and I used about 27% of the battery life of my Oasis 2. I do not see that as that bad. Now I keep it in airplane mode except if I am downloading books.

HLS · 01-17-2018, 10:19 PM

I am still in love with the device regardless of the battery.

radamo · 01-18-2018, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcladyz

I am still in love with the device regardless of the battery.

I am very happy with mine as well. I also have it in airplane mode most of the time.

JSWolf · 01-18-2018, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcladyz

Replacing battery will not do anything. Amazon lied about the battery life it seems everyones oasis sucks at battery life. I read for an hour and a half today and lost about 13% battery life I did have the brightness up to 15 but still

Is the Wifi (and if you have 3G) off? That eats battery if it's left on.

ProDigit · 01-19-2018, 05:46 AM

It would help if we all complain on the Amazon Kindle Oasis product page, when writing a product review, found here:

https://www.amazon.com/review/create...in=B06XD5YCKX#

As far as battery life, it would be preferred, if a case or cover came out with a battery included that would plug into the micro USB port on the bottom.

When I think about it, I can easily charge my Oasis with a USB battery pack, gotten for $8 or less, like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Acuvar-2600mA...dp/B00IYUKCUQ/

Though I wouldn't want to carry an extra object with me, dangling off my kindle.

I believe battery life isn't the real problem here. If you want your kindle to last through the week or month, this $8 battery pack will do the trick.
However,
It's the convenience of having it all in an easy to carry and travel pack; as well as battery longevity.
Reading and charging the battery, will result in the internal battery giving the ghost in 2-3 years; and this is serious killer!

Yes, I love the 7" screen, but I would have preferred them to have 5x larger battery over a larger screen!

I've changed the battery in my paperwhite; and I'm sure once my Oasis gives up the ghost, I will be reading from my paperwhite again.

HLS · 01-20-2018, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is the Wifi (and if you have 3G) off? That eats battery if it's left on.

Yes wifi off bluetooth off light level at 10 at night , sometimes a tad higher. drains 6% to 10% a day

HLS · 01-20-2018, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProDigit

It would help if we all complain on the Amazon Kindle Oasis product page, when writing a product review, found here:

https://www.amazon.com/review/create...in=B06XD5YCKX#

As far as battery life, it would be preferred, if a case or cover came out with a battery included that would plug into the micro USB port on the bottom.

When I think about it, I can easily charge my Oasis with a USB battery pack, gotten for $8 or less, like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Acuvar-2600mA...dp/B00IYUKCUQ/

Though I wouldn't want to carry an extra object with me, dangling off my kindle.

I believe battery life isn't the real problem here. If you want your kindle to last through the week or month, this $8 battery pack will do the trick.
However,
It's the convenience of having it all in an easy to carry and travel pack; as well as battery longevity.
Reading and charging the battery, will result in the internal battery giving the ghost in 2-3 years; and this is serious killer!

Yes, I love the 7" screen, but I would have preferred them to have 5x larger battery over a larger screen!

I've changed the battery in my paperwhite; and I'm sure once my Oasis gives up the ghost, I will be reading from my paperwhite again.

That is a neat device but cheaper for you can just plug the Oasis into the charger it came with for free LOL

Pjama · 01-22-2018, 01:23 PM

The only way I can get more than a couple of days use out of my KAO2 is by turning the light off altogether! I'm very disappointed about this, but I think I'm keeping it due to the larger size and waterproofing. I actually dug out my (very) old Kindle Basic 4 and charged it up to compare. I ended up reading it and liking it a lot - the battery life is superb, the screen is much clearer (even though hardly any dpi), having no light scattering layer and no touch layer. It's much bolder and clearer, and super light too, and I was seriously considering going back to it full time (I passed my Voyage down to my son, and I'm not going to take it back from him).

In order to use it exclusively with the light off, I have the bold set to 2, in this way I can approximate the clarity of the KB4 screen.

'Weeks of battery life' is false advertising - basically, a lie. I'm surprised at Amazon, as all my previous readers have had excellent battery life, so I trusted them. (I've had the Kindle 2, Kindle Keyboard, KB4, Original Paperwhite, DX and Voyage).

Need I specify in this company that my wifi, 3/4G and Bluetooth radios are off at all times unless I specifically need them for downloading stuff or listening to an audible book?

hacker · 01-22-2018, 01:36 PM

The battery life on my 2-week old Oasis, is absolutely HORRID. I find myself charging my Oasis from nearly empty to full 1-2 times a day, every day.

To validate that it's not just my reading activity, I charged the Oasis from 10% to 100% this morning. It reached 100% at 11:28am, and I left it closed, in standby mode, while I went to lunch.

I returned from lunch at 1:30pm, and opened the lid, bringing it out of standby mode. The battery read 77%.

Remember, it was idle, unused, closed and in standby mode with bluetooth off and airplane mode on (no wifi) for the last 2 hours. In those 2 hours, without a single page turn or wake-up, it drained 23% of its battery.

At that rate, in 8 hours of being idle, it would have nearly completely drained itself. If I was reading a book with the backlight on at all, it would drain itself in about 75% of that time.

Absolutely worst battery life I've ever had in any handheld product. My phone with all of its sensors, radios, bright backlight and smaller battery, lasts 24-48 hours between charges. This Oasis, is absolutely horrible with battery savings.

Pjama · 01-22-2018, 02:34 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hacker

The battery life on my 2-week old Oasis, is absolutely HORRID. I find myself charging my Oasis from nearly empty to full 1-2 times a day, every day.

To validate that it's not just my reading activity, I charged the Oasis from 10% to 100% this morning. It reached 100% at 11:28am, and I left it closed, in standby mode, while I went to lunch.

I returned from lunch at 1:30pm, and opened the lid, bringing it out of standby mode. The battery read 77%.

Remember, it was idle, unused, closed and in standby mode with bluetooth off and airplane mode on (no wifi) for the last 2 hours. In those 2 hours, without a single page turn or wake-up, it drained 23% of its battery.

At that rate, in 8 hours of being idle, it would have nearly completely drained itself. If I was reading a book with the backlight on at all, it would drain itself in about 75% of that time.

Absolutely worst battery life I've ever had in any handheld product. My phone with all of its sensors, radios, bright backlight and smaller battery, lasts 24-48 hours between charges. This Oasis, is absolutely horrible with battery savings.

I had exactly the same experience with mine until I turned the light off altogether. It's a joke, really.

Here's a photo (below) showing my Oasis 2 on font size 2, bold 2, side by side with my ancient KB4 (which has buttons too, incidentally).

I feel like I should send the Oasis back as I don't think it's worth anything like $350 with the poor performance. I used Audible a couple of times, and I could literally watch the battery count down every few seconds. I don't think it's fit for purpose. I also don't think I should have to take recourse to ridiculous workarounds such as never using the built-in light to eke the battery out to three days. I have two original covers for it, however, which I didn't buy from amazon, so I wouldn't be able to get refunded for these.

I still find it very uncomfortable to hold as well.

Sirtel · 01-22-2018, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hacker

The battery life on my 2-week old Oasis, is absolutely HORRID. I find myself charging my Oasis from nearly empty to full 1-2 times a day, every day.

To validate that it's not just my reading activity, I charged the Oasis from 10% to 100% this morning. It reached 100% at 11:28am, and I left it closed, in standby mode, while I went to lunch.

I returned from lunch at 1:30pm, and opened the lid, bringing it out of standby mode. The battery read 77%.

Remember, it was idle, unused, closed and in standby mode with bluetooth off and airplane mode on (no wifi) for the last 2 hours. In those 2 hours, without a single page turn or wake-up, it drained 23% of its battery.

At that rate, in 8 hours of being idle, it would have nearly completely drained itself. If I was reading a book with the backlight on at all, it would drain itself in about 75% of that time.

Absolutely worst battery life I've ever had in any handheld product. My phone with all of its sensors, radios, bright backlight and smaller battery, lasts 24-48 hours between charges. This Oasis, is absolutely horrible with battery savings.

That's certainly not normal. My Oasis, about 3 months old, is nowhere near as bad. Did you check, possibly something is stuck indexing?

j.p.s · 01-22-2018, 03:27 PM

Mine goes well over a week between charges and I have not let it get very low before I charge it. It certainly runs down faster than I expect, but it is not nearly as bad as the ones that only get a few days.

What I have noticed is that it is often already on when I open the cover. I think that the power button is far too easy to bump on. Since I have stated taking extra care that the power button will not get bumped when I transport it, that does not happen nearly as often.

When you open the cover after over 2 hours of not using it, does it always display a "Waking" message at the bottom of the screen before the sleep screen goes away?

hacker · 01-22-2018, 05:03 PM

I should add, I'm using the "new" 2017 Oasis v2 (with the aluminum back, no external battery possible).

How would I know if it's "stuck indexing"? I tried the ';dm' trick, which didn't show anything obvious in the logs.

HarryT · 01-22-2018, 05:10 PM

Same as any other Kindle: go to the library page and do a search for a string of random characters (so you don't get any real results back). On the results page, if the "Text in Books" tab is enabled, tap it and it'll say "XXX items not yet indexed", should there be any such.

hacker · 01-22-2018, 05:14 PM

I don't have the ability to add a "Text in Books" tab on this OS version, but when I search for a random string of impossible characters, search comes back with: "There are no results". So I guess it's done indexing? I would hope it would be done, as I haven't added any books to it in 2 weeks.

Wait!, I stand corrected.. at the bottom of the search, was a menu option that let me sub-search for "Text in Books", and on that, I see: "Items Not Yet Indexed (724)".

So 724 of my 3,132 books have not yet been indexed. I'll keep checking back to see if that number has dropped. If it can't index 3,132 small books (4.3GB total) in over 2 weeks, their algorithm is horribly slow!

01-22-2018, 01:23 PM	#158
Pjama Guru Posts: 725 Karma: 2347200 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: TX Device: Scribe and Libra Colour	The only way I can get more than a couple of days use out of my KAO2 is by turning the light off altogether! I'm very disappointed about this, but I think I'm keeping it due to the larger size and waterproofing. I actually dug out my (very) old Kindle Basic 4 and charged it up to compare. I ended up reading it and liking it a lot - the battery life is superb, the screen is much clearer (even though hardly any dpi), having no light scattering layer and no touch layer. It's much bolder and clearer, and super light too, and I was seriously considering going back to it full time (I passed my Voyage down to my son, and I'm not going to take it back from him). In order to use it exclusively with the light off, I have the bold set to 2, in this way I can approximate the clarity of the KB4 screen. 'Weeks of battery life' is false advertising - basically, a lie. I'm surprised at Amazon, as all my previous readers have had excellent battery life, so I trusted them. (I've had the Kindle 2, Kindle Keyboard, KB4, Original Paperwhite, DX and Voyage). Need I specify in this company that my wifi, 3/4G and Bluetooth radios are off at all times unless I specifically need them for downloading stuff or listening to an audible book? Last edited by Pjama; 01-22-2018 at 01:31 PM.

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cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	Yesterday was a very cold day I was stuck indoors so I read for well over 8 hours and I used about 27% of the battery life of my Oasis 2. I do not see that as that bad. Now I keep it in airplane mode except if I am downloading books.

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HLS Wizard Posts: 2,054 Karma: 15107670 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	I am still in love with the device regardless of the battery.

01-19-2018, 05:46 AM	#155
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	It would help if we all complain on the Amazon Kindle Oasis product page, when writing a product review, found here: https://www.amazon.com/review/create...in=B06XD5YCKX# As far as battery life, it would be preferred, if a case or cover came out with a battery included that would plug into the micro USB port on the bottom. When I think about it, I can easily charge my Oasis with a USB battery pack, gotten for $8 or less, like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Acuvar-2600mA...dp/B00IYUKCUQ/ Though I wouldn't want to carry an extra object with me, dangling off my kindle. I believe battery life isn't the real problem here. If you want your kindle to last through the week or month, this $8 battery pack will do the trick. However, It's the convenience of having it all in an easy to carry and travel pack; as well as battery longevity. Reading and charging the battery, will result in the internal battery giving the ghost in 2-3 years; and this is serious killer! Yes, I love the 7" screen, but I would have preferred them to have 5x larger battery over a larger screen! I've changed the battery in my paperwhite; and I'm sure once my Oasis gives up the ghost, I will be reading from my paperwhite again.

01-22-2018, 01:36 PM	#159
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	The battery life on my 2-week old Oasis, is absolutely HORRID. I find myself charging my Oasis from nearly empty to full 1-2 times a day, every day. To validate that it's not just my reading activity, I charged the Oasis from 10% to 100% this morning. It reached 100% at 11:28am, and I left it closed, in standby mode, while I went to lunch. I returned from lunch at 1:30pm, and opened the lid, bringing it out of standby mode. The battery read 77%. Remember, it was idle, unused, closed and in standby mode with bluetooth off and airplane mode on (no wifi) for the last 2 hours. In those 2 hours, without a single page turn or wake-up, it drained 23% of its battery. At that rate, in 8 hours of being idle, it would have nearly completely drained itself. If I was reading a book with the backlight on at all, it would drain itself in about 75% of that time. Absolutely worst battery life I've ever had in any handheld product. My phone with all of its sensors, radios, bright backlight and smaller battery, lasts 24-48 hours between charges. This Oasis, is absolutely horrible with battery savings.

01-22-2018, 03:27 PM	#162
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,326 Karma: 98809518 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	Mine goes well over a week between charges and I have not let it get very low before I charge it. It certainly runs down faster than I expect, but it is not nearly as bad as the ones that only get a few days. What I have noticed is that it is often already on when I open the cover. I think that the power button is far too easy to bump on. Since I have stated taking extra care that the power button will not get bumped when I transport it, that does not happen nearly as often. When you open the cover after over 2 hours of not using it, does it always display a "Waking" message at the bottom of the screen before the sleep screen goes away?

01-22-2018, 05:03 PM	#163
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	I should add, I'm using the "new" 2017 Oasis v2 (with the aluminum back, no external battery possible). How would I know if it's "stuck indexing"? I tried the ';dm' trick, which didn't show anything obvious in the logs.

01-22-2018, 05:10 PM	#164
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Same as any other Kindle: go to the library page and do a search for a string of random characters (so you don't get any real results back). On the results page, if the "Text in Books" tab is enabled, tap it and it'll say "XXX items not yet indexed", should there be any such.

01-22-2018, 05:14 PM	#165
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	I don't have the ability to add a "Text in Books" tab on this OS version, but when I search for a random string of impossible characters, search comes back with: "There are no results". So I guess it's done indexing? I would hope it would be done, as I haven't added any books to it in 2 weeks. Wait!, I stand corrected.. at the bottom of the search, was a menu option that let me sub-search for "Text in Books", and on that, I see: "Items Not Yet Indexed (724)". So 724 of my 3,132 books have not yet been indexed. I'll keep checking back to see if that number has dropped. If it can't index 3,132 small books (4.3GB total) in over 2 weeks, their algorithm is horribly slow!

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