06-19-2018, 01:32 PM | #1 |
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Onyx boox note battery usage
I am asking my question from those who have already an Onyx Boox Note. How is the battery life? Could you please give us a report about how fast the battery drains? I have a doubt to choose between DPT RP1 and Boox Note
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06-20-2018, 01:06 PM | #2 |
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It's not great. I use it mainly for PDF annotation and notes. After using it for about 4 hours (my daily average), the battery is usually down to ~40%. And if I leave it "sleeping" instead of turning it off entirely, the battery will continue to drain at the rate of a few percentage points per hour. I have to charge it every night. This is all with Wifi and Bluetooth off.
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06-20-2018, 03:14 PM | #3 |
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I'm using it daily, but only for reading technical pdfs (something as 15-30 minutes per day - I use it while in the subway). I don't use the notes feature neither wifi or bluetooh (both disabled).
With this use, the battery lasts quite long, I would say 2 weeks at least. I haven't really measured, but battery is definitely not an issue for me. Maybe it depends on the use of it. I guess that annotations, because they constantly refresh the screen, are more power consuming than simply reading pdf, for which the screen is refreshed only when you turn the page. |
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What irks me is the fact that the battery drains quite fast even when the machine is "sleeping"; it sounds like you're not experiencing that issue though. I wonder what's causing that. |
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https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...6&postcount=29 If battery save mode still can't solve your problem, try to freeze your 3rd-party apps with apps freezer such as Ice Box (no root needed). |
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I've no idea when it'll be released globally. I guess that Onyx will do it when their new note-taking app is done. So they can release the new system with new note-taking app together. Their update strategy is acceptable for a small company. Domestically release first, waiting for feedback, then bug fixing then release globally. Last edited by cqman; 06-20-2018 at 11:04 PM. |
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06-23-2018, 05:57 AM | #11 |
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Hello Mad.
Just for information, I have the 2018-03-19_13-00_1.8.3_9269185 firmware, and the "Power manager" is set as this: - Sleep: After 30 minutes of inactivity - Power off timeout: Never - Network Inactivity Timeout: After 5 minutes of inactivity |
06-23-2018, 10:01 AM | #12 |
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That’s very similar to my settings. If I leave it sleeping for 12 hours, it drains down to 77%. So something is clearly wrong.
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06-23-2018, 11:46 AM | #13 |
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Indeed, it is not normal...
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07-03-2018, 01:32 PM | #14 |
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I can confirm the battery drain while sleeping issue. I ended up setting it to power off after 30 mins of inactivity. I'm looking forward to checking out the update once it comes out officially.
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07-03-2018, 07:30 PM | #15 |
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root the device and use betterbatterystats to pin what is causing the drain
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