Good Idea to Get Kindle Oasis 2?

[Wearever]

Originally Posted by beninma

Battery life has never been an issue for me.

The only people who seem to notice differences in battery life in various eInk readers are people who have many hours to read every day almost every day.

The time I read the most is vacation. I can still probably get through a 2 week vacation without having to charge the Oasis 2. I don't get to take 2 week vacations very often either. Certainly a 1 week vacation I will never wear the battery out and I might not even take a charger.

Otherwise I'm at work, have family obligations. If I get to read an hour a day I'm doing pretty good. I can go a month between charges, I couldn't even say how often it really has to be charged. It all depends on how good the book is I'm reading too of course.

It is nothing like an iPad or smartphone where you are constantly thinking about the battery and making a checklist to take a charger or external battery with you everywhere you go.

The big screen is great on the Oasis 2 and the lighting is great on it too although the Voyage light is also great. Having owned a Voyage prior the only thing that is really a killer advantage with the Voyage is it is REALLY small and it's shape means it fits in a big percentage of pockets. The Voyage will fit in the back pocket of men's jeans. It'll fit in a pocket in pretty much every jacket or coat I own. The Oasis fits in some of my jacket pockets, not all of them, and won't fit in any pants pockets. If you carry your reader around all the time and don't carry a bag the Voyage might win.

True the Voyage is more portable , my smart phone needs to be charged daily it's older and does a lot more than an e ink device. My I pads Mini & Air 2 have much better battery life than my eink Oasis 2. I don't have the luxury of reading for hrs a day. I probably wouldn't read more than the couple hrs. even on vacation as I do now anyway. My Oasis 2 needs to be charged about every
4 days more or less. I do bring a lipstick charger with me just incase.

[PangaDayWalker]

ok, this will be my first post and I will try to make as comprehensive as possible. I was worried to death the time I was thinking about buying the Oasis 2 since my only kindle 4gen the battery was close 3 months. So I made a small table of usage which should give you an idea of battery usage. The Wifi was off and light was set to 9.

Date-------------Time Reading------Battery---------Time reading
02-09-18--------08:35 - 09:00-----98% - 96%-----25m
02-09-18--------23:10 - 00:25-----95% - 94%-----1h 15m
02-10-18--------23:20 - 00:20-----90% - 88%-----1h
02-11-18--------10:50 - 12-10-----86% - 83%-----1h 20m
02-11-18--------23:20 - 00:40-----81% - 78%-----1h 20m
02-12-18--------13:30 - 14:20-----78% - 76%-----50m
02-12-18--------21:00 - 22:00-----75% - 71%-----1h
02-12-18--------22:40 - 23:35-----70% - 67%-----55m
02-13-18--------20:25 - 21:30-----66% - 62%-----1h 5m
02-13-18--------23:45 - 01:35-----60% - 55%-----50m
02-14-18--------20:50 - 21:50-----55% - 53%-----1h
02-14-18--------23:45 - 01:00-----53% - 49%-----1h 15m
02-15-18--------23:05 - 00:45-----49% - 44%-----1h 40m
02-15-18--------00:50 - 01:50-----43% - 41%-----1h
02-16-18--------22:10 - 23:10-----40% - 36%-----1h

Total Battery: 65% used, total reading 16h.

The device was brand new and I learned later it was building its index. You can notice the drop from one day to another. I can say the battery seems to last a bit longer today and I can charge it usually from 14 to 18 days depending on the usage and timing.