8th Gen Oasis (2016) owners who bought theirs new - How is your battery life?

HotblackDesiato · 03-15-2020, 01:31 AM

Just bought my first Oasis refurbished, for $75. Looking forward to it, and hoping I get at least a couple of years of use with it.

Richwood · 03-19-2020, 01:11 PM

Did you get it with the charging cover with built in battery? The 6" Oasis generation 8 has a minimal size internal battery so without the battery cover the reading time is pretty minimal, particularly if wifi and light are enabled. Why I skipped owning that Kindle reader model and bought the 7" G9 and G10 models.

JSWolf · 03-19-2020, 01:17 PM

The 8th Gen Oasis is one of the worst Reader designs. If you do not use the battery cover, then you get really poor battery life. If you use the cover, it adds weight. Plus, it's awkward to hold.

Sirtel · 03-19-2020, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Plus, it's awkward to hold.

Not at all. It was the most ergonomic ereader I've ever had. (Sold mine last summer, so I can't answer the OP's question).

cvkemp · 03-20-2020, 01:16 PM

Well I maybe one of the few that love my Oasis, I have a really thin cover that makes it easy to hold on to. I admit the battery life could be better, but it is very much Okay as long as you keep the WIFI off. I only enable wifi when I need to sync or download books. I also keep the bluetooth off when I am not using it.

HotblackDesiato · 03-21-2020, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Richwood

Did you get it with the charging cover with built in battery? The 6" Oasis generation 8 has a minimal size internal battery so without the battery cover the reading time is pretty minimal, particularly if wifi and light are enabled. Why I skipped owning that Kindle reader model and bought the 7" G9 and G10 models.

It arrived two days ago, and it includes the charging cover. I quite like it. In good shape for its age.

Replaced my dog-chewed Paperwhite two years ago with a standard non-lit Kindle and it just was never the same. The light seemed like a frill until I no longer had it.

HotblackDesiato · 03-21-2020, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The 8th Gen Oasis is one of the worst Reader designs. If you do not use the battery cover, then you get really poor battery life. If you use the cover, it adds weight. Plus, it's awkward to hold.

It's no harder to hold with the cover than the Paperwhite was IMO. The physical buttons are a big plus for me. My first ereader was a Sony 505 about a year before the first Kindle was released and this feels the closest to it of any.

I don't mind shorter battery life terribly. If I have to charge it a couple of times per week it's a non-issue to me. My main concern was if it would make it through a long day of reading and this one will last multiple days.

HotblackDesiato · 03-21-2020, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by cvkemp

Well I maybe one of the few that love my Oasis, I have a really thin cover that makes it easy to hold on to. I admit the battery life could be better, but it is very much Okay as long as you keep the WIFI off. I only enable wifi when I need to sync or download books. I also keep the bluetooth off when I am not using it.

Exactly my view. I keep the light only as bright as needed too, which I would naturally do anyway regardless of battery life.

03-15-2020, 01:31 AM	#1
HotblackDesiato Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: Kindle Oasis 3; iPhone 11	8th Gen Oasis (2016) owners who bought theirs new - How is your battery life? Just bought my first Oasis refurbished, for $75. Looking forward to it, and hoping I get at least a couple of years of use with it.

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03-19-2020, 01:11 PM	#2
Richwood Astronomy Nut Posts: 519 Karma: 3700000 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Reno, NV Device: Kindle (All), Kobo (Multiple), Sony (most) and Nook Glowlight Plus	Did you get it with the charging cover with built in battery? The 6" Oasis generation 8 has a minimal size internal battery so without the battery cover the reading time is pretty minimal, particularly if wifi and light are enabled. Why I skipped owning that Kindle reader model and bought the 7" G9 and G10 models.

03-19-2020, 01:17 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,015 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The 8th Gen Oasis is one of the worst Reader designs. If you do not use the battery cover, then you get really poor battery life. If you use the cover, it adds weight. Plus, it's awkward to hold.

03-20-2020, 01:16 PM	#5
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	Well I maybe one of the few that love my Oasis, I have a really thin cover that makes it easy to hold on to. I admit the battery life could be better, but it is very much Okay as long as you keep the WIFI off. I only enable wifi when I need to sync or download books. I also keep the bluetooth off when I am not using it.

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