Could the Oasis' ergonomic design be done with the full battery inside it?

newkindlefun · 04-18-2016, 06:43 PM

That is, without splitting it and putting most of the battery in the case. Do you think they might do it for the next Kindles in the future? Keep the design but stuff all battery power inside the device itself, not the cover. Do you think they didn't do it because it would be too weighty to hold on one side? How much weight does the bigger battery add on its own?

Just looking for some conversation and input on why they split it and whether it is such a big weight difference that it would be difficult to hold the device for long with one hand if it had the full battery. And the future of the ergonomic design for the next generations of kindles.

Nate the great · 04-18-2016, 06:44 PM

Yes .

newkindlefun · 04-18-2016, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Yes .

I know that it is physically possible but I didn't know how else to word the title to expand to the rest of what I am wondering. Do you think it will be further down the line, do you think it would add too much weight to hold one handed or does it not make 'ergonomic' sense etc.

tovare · 04-18-2016, 07:10 PM

I hold my PW2 with cover with one hand all the time, and the Kindle Oasis is 127 grams lighter with the cover on and smaller as well. The total unit with cover is only 238 grams.

I seem to recall a video where they said that the aim is 30 % reduction in each generation. Who knows, the next kindle might not have battery at all, just energy beams sent directly from Amazon Web Services satellites in space :-)

The weight distribution makes a lot of sense while holding it, but it´s very nice that the cover turnes it into a neat solid rectangle.

Barbara1955 · 04-19-2016, 02:50 PM

Now that I like to see .. but then Amazon seems to think its "gods gift to shopping" Who know

Dr. Drib · 04-20-2016, 09:47 AM

Yes, but that doesn't make much sense to my way of thinking.

The next generation may have the solar chargers in the case, rather than one larger battery, and a small battery (as now) in the main Reader.

04-18-2016, 06:43 PM	#1
newkindlefun Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 91298 Join Date: Apr 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3rd gen (2015)	Could the Oasis' ergonomic design be done with the full battery inside it? That is, without splitting it and putting most of the battery in the case. Do you think they might do it for the next Kindles in the future? Keep the design but stuff all battery power inside the device itself, not the cover. Do you think they didn't do it because it would be too weighty to hold on one side? How much weight does the bigger battery add on its own? Just looking for some conversation and input on why they split it and whether it is such a big weight difference that it would be difficult to hold the device for long with one hand if it had the full battery. And the future of the ergonomic design for the next generations of kindles.

04-18-2016, 07:10 PM	#4
tovare Addict Posts: 221 Karma: 1133312 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oslo/Norway Device: PRS-600, Kindle kb Wifi, new Kindle NT, PW2, Kindle Oasis	I hold my PW2 with cover with one hand all the time, and the Kindle Oasis is 127 grams lighter with the cover on and smaller as well. The total unit with cover is only 238 grams. I seem to recall a video where they said that the aim is 30 % reduction in each generation. Who knows, the next kindle might not have battery at all, just energy beams sent directly from Amazon Web Services satellites in space :-) The weight distribution makes a lot of sense while holding it, but it´s very nice that the cover turnes it into a neat solid rectangle. Last edited by tovare; 04-18-2016 at 07:13 PM.

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Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Yes .

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,736 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Yes, but that doesn't make much sense to my way of thinking. The next generation may have the solar chargers in the case, rather than one larger battery, and a small battery (as now) in the main Reader.

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