I think 2h is a bit on the short side. you may want to set the wifi to auto off when there is no activity. also, check for firmware (android) update... that worked for me big time :-) also, you may have a (stuck) app chewing 100% cpu in the background, check power consumption and running tasks maybe you find something there. and last, maybe you want to get it replaced, it could have a bad battery ...
On December 26, 2011 23:52:52 Shawn wrote: > So I picked up a Kobo Vox today as my boxing day gift to myself. This > is the newer color tablet that runs android. > > While the underlying system is based on Android, they do replace the > default desktop with a Kobo specific theme. I could live with that - > afterall, it IS supposed to be a dedicated book replacement device, not > a generic tablet. But, the battery life on it is rather bad. After a > full charge, I was only getting about two hours of usage before it > needed recharging. The battery life may have been extended some if I > turned off the WiFi, but then the device is kinda useless unless you > already have all the books downloaded. And most of the other services > require a live net connection (i.e. shopping for books). For > comparison, I get a full day or two from my phone when I have WiFi AND > Bluetooth turned on. > > Being the sort of guy who could dive into a book and read for hours on > end, this situation kinda sucks. So, it has received a factory reset > (Settings -> Privacy -> Factory Reset) and it is getting returned tomorrow. > > I'm debating if I should pick up one of the black/white models - I've > heard good things bout them from a few friends who own them. The > problem I have is that I don't know if I would actually use it. I mean > I do most of my electronic based reading on my Desktop as is, and both > my phone and HP TouchPad could fill that need as well. Hmmm, maybe > there is life in the TouchPad afterall... :) > > Anyways if you are looking at picking up a color Kobo, consider the > battery life... > > My thoughts. > > Shawn > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
