Sage Kobo sage battery report

[MGlitch]

The power covers were never available AFAIK from the time they put the Sage up on their site up to and including today.

The text under the cover has changed from I think sold out originally or unavailable to coming soon which is what it said the last time I bothered checking.

I suspect they’re still in production or maybe awaiting some approval, since again AFAIK, this would be the first cover with a battery Kobos has ever sold.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Fozkas

Hi, and thank you!

Totally forgot about those, shame on me.

My usual usage:
Wifi and sync off
Frontlight max 10% on half the reading time
Auto confort light on
Refresh every 6 pages (every page on manga)

Thanks!

You may not need to refresh every page.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by graycyn

I spotted this YouTube video on the topic of Sage battery life just this morning, may be helpful to those wondering.

[JSWolf]

Given the battery of the Sage, I may go for a Libra 2.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Given the battery of the Sage, I may go for a Libra 2.

Can't go wrong with that.

[rashkae]

I would be interested in an objective comparison of Battery life between Forma and Sage. (Same battery and screen size, but Sage has more CPU Power and RAM, which can make a big difference).. I know I was amazed by how long the battery on the Forma lasted, even though it is smaller. (By comparison, the Kobo Aura One and Oasis 2 readers had pathetic battery life. They never failed me, but watching the meter and battery anxiety were a thing over weekend reading binges. That's *never* been an issue for me on the Forma.

[martinot]

Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

IIRC, NO e-ink ereaders have backlights. Many, otoh, have frontlights

Turn it upside down.

[martinot]

Originally Posted by rashkae

I would be interested in an objective comparison of Battery life between Forma and Sage. (Same battery and screen size, but Sage has more CPU Power and RAM, which can make a big difference).. I know I was amazed by how long the battery on the Forma lasted, even though it is smaller. (By comparison, the Kobo Aura One and Oasis 2 readers had pathetic battery life. They never failed me, but watching the meter and battery anxiety were a thing over weekend reading binges. That's *never* been an issue for me on the Forma.

The battery life of the A1 was OK, but the battery life of the Forma is really great. Seems Forma is one of the absolutley best optimized e-reader from Kobo.

[koboy]

Originally Posted by rashkae

I would be interested in an objective comparison of Battery life between Forma and Sage. (Same battery and screen size, but Sage has more CPU Power and RAM, which can make a big difference).. I know I was amazed by how long the battery on the Forma lasted, even though it is smaller. (By comparison, the Kobo Aura One and Oasis 2 readers had pathetic battery life. They never failed me, but watching the meter and battery anxiety were a thing over weekend reading binges. That's *never* been an issue for me on the Forma.

they both have 512MB of RAM.

best wishes koboy

[koboy]

Originally Posted by Fozkas

I really considered it, but being so old a device (comparatively) i have some reservations.

just because the Sage is newer it doesn't necessarily mean it's better.

best wishes koboy

[Fozkas]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You may not need to refresh every page.

I've had some more ghosting than I'd like on mangas, even so. I get the much lower read time with manga

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Given the battery of the Sage, I may go for a Libra 2.

Already have the libra h20, I'd like more space and better contrast, but not worth the money to upgrade i think

Originally Posted by koboy

just because the Sage is newer it doesn't necessarily mean it's better.

best wishes koboy

For sure! That said, i bought the libra when launched and was quite pleased (in fairness as have been with all kobos I've had)

My qualm with the forma would be more "an upgrade to an older device than my current one".

My brain does not compute that ahah

The upgrade to the sage would be mainly for the bigger screen. Guess I'll have to keep waiting for kobo to release an 8 inch purelly for reading (no audio or note taking business). Would it be much to ask also of it wasn't a square? I happily trade the buttons for a beter fit on my carry bag eheh

[koboy]

Originally Posted by Fozkas

Would it be much to ask also of it wasn't a square? I happily trade the buttons for a beter fit on my carry bag eheh

like you i'm no fan of squarish e-readers, i blame the Kindle Oasis for it, but, of course who knows for sure why Kobo went square

best wishes koboy

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Well, that's not a deterrent to me personally, as I liked the original Oasis, and I'm never away from my home for longer than a few hours. I wish Kobo would release that power cover for the Sage, though. It's still not in stock anywhere.

But the original Oasis came stock with the battery cover, if I remember correctly, so you never had to deal with a short battery life.

This is not a big deal to me (personally) because the size (too big for me) and shape (not a fan of square readers) would have deterred me anyhow. But, since the Sage is already significantly heavier than the Forma, it seems like a couple ounces more for a higher capacity battery may have been a good idea.

[LDB]

No, square isn't so good. I guess I'll be sticking with my Aura One at least a while longer hoping for a normal shaped reader with minimum 8" screen and higher power engine inside.

[Deobulakenyo]

I love square ereaders

I might get the Sage when Kobo solves the battery issue later