Battery life - Page 2

HarryT · 03-22-2010, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seabound

Has anyone tested how long the battery lasts on one charge when browsing non-graphics-intensive web pages? I'm quite interested in knowing this, thanks.

Like all portable devices, WiFi is a "killer" as far as battery life goes. It'll drain the battery in a few hours.

Doomorama · 03-26-2010, 02:01 AM

Just my 2 cents. Compared to my BeBook One, the battery in the Boox doesn't last nearly as long. I only get 4-5 days putting it to sleep, a bit longer since I've started turning it off.

With my BeBook, I could put it to sleep and let it sit for weeks and it would come back to life fine. I only charged that thing like once a month. The Boox will die over a weekend in sleep mode.

I thought it the screen used basically zero power once the image was refreshed, so what's killing the Boox battery when it's in sleep?

Oh, and I never use wifi for anything.

Seabound · 03-26-2010, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doomorama

I thought it the screen used basically zero power once the image was refreshed, so what's killing the Boox battery when it's in sleep?

Good question.

Doomorama · 03-26-2010, 02:27 AM

To kind of answer my own question regarding battery life in sleep mode, in another thread, MikeOnyx says this has been addressed in the 1.3 firmware. I'm installing it now.

pietvo · 03-26-2010, 08:31 AM

I haven't noticed an improvement with 1.3

Purple Lady · 03-27-2010, 01:25 AM

I haven't noticed any improvement with 1.3 either. still get only 4 - 5 days a charge - it seems to lose a bar a day even when I don't use it.

HarryT · 03-27-2010, 03:45 AM

The "sleep mode" is just a "button lock", essentially. I suggest you enable the auto power-off feature; that gives you excellent battery life, and it boots sufficiently quickly that it really shouldn't be an issue for most people.

weedfreak · 04-05-2010, 04:03 AM

I noticed that even with 1.3 firmware my boox loses it's charge completely within a week when turned off. I had my boox charged 100%, went away for a few days without it, when I came back it was completely empty/

pietvo · 04-05-2010, 05:14 AM

Are you sure it was off (blank screen) rather than standby (screensave picture)? If so, then it should be repaired or the battery replaced.

I still think that one week on standby is also too little. There is no way I could read 7000 pages in one week, and on standby it should use even less than in reading mode.

Purple Lady · 04-08-2010, 10:58 PM

I thought that the Wacom screen was supposed to be off when the pen is in its slot. I just dug up my old tablet pc and its pen worked on the boox even with the boox pen in its slot. maybe that is where all the battery power is going?

Delta Tango · 04-09-2010, 01:43 AM

That's an interesting twist. Makes you wonder if it's a software problem or there was never a stylus-in-the-slot switch at all.

HarryT · 04-09-2010, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I thought that the Wacom screen was supposed to be off when the pen is in its slot. I just dug up my old tablet pc and its pen worked on the boox even with the boox pen in its slot. maybe that is where all the battery power is going?

The Wacom screen uses essentially zero power unless it's actually being used.

03-26-2010, 02:01 AM	#17
Doomorama Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: BeBook	Just my 2 cents. Compared to my BeBook One, the battery in the Boox doesn't last nearly as long. I only get 4-5 days putting it to sleep, a bit longer since I've started turning it off. With my BeBook, I could put it to sleep and let it sit for weeks and it would come back to life fine. I only charged that thing like once a month. The Boox will die over a weekend in sleep mode. I thought it the screen used basically zero power once the image was refreshed, so what's killing the Boox battery when it's in sleep? Oh, and I never use wifi for anything. Last edited by Doomorama; 03-26-2010 at 02:02 AM. Reason: added wifi note

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03-26-2010, 02:27 AM	#19
Doomorama Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: BeBook	To kind of answer my own question regarding battery life in sleep mode, in another thread, MikeOnyx says this has been addressed in the 1.3 firmware. I'm installing it now.

03-26-2010, 08:31 AM	#20
pietvo Reader Posts: 519 Karma: 24612 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Utrecht, NL Device: Kobo Aura 2, iPhone, iPad	I haven't noticed an improvement with 1.3

03-27-2010, 01:25 AM	#21
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	I haven't noticed any improvement with 1.3 either. still get only 4 - 5 days a charge - it seems to lose a bar a day even when I don't use it.

03-27-2010, 03:45 AM	#22
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The "sleep mode" is just a "button lock", essentially. I suggest you enable the auto power-off feature; that gives you excellent battery life, and it boots sufficiently quickly that it really shouldn't be an issue for most people.

04-05-2010, 04:03 AM	#23
weedfreak Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 185297 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Device: calibre	I noticed that even with 1.3 firmware my boox loses it's charge completely within a week when turned off. I had my boox charged 100%, went away for a few days without it, when I came back it was completely empty/

04-05-2010, 05:14 AM	#24
pietvo Reader Posts: 519 Karma: 24612 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Utrecht, NL Device: Kobo Aura 2, iPhone, iPad	Are you sure it was off (blank screen) rather than standby (screensave picture)? If so, then it should be repaired or the battery replaced. I still think that one week on standby is also too little. There is no way I could read 7000 pages in one week, and on standby it should use even less than in reading mode.

04-08-2010, 10:58 PM	#25
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	I thought that the Wacom screen was supposed to be off when the pen is in its slot. I just dug up my old tablet pc and its pen worked on the boox even with the boox pen in its slot. maybe that is where all the battery power is going?

04-09-2010, 01:43 AM	#26
Delta Tango Groupie Posts: 161 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Device: Onyx Boox	That's an interesting twist. Makes you wonder if it's a software problem or there was never a stylus-in-the-slot switch at all.

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