[clug-talk] Kobo Vox = poor battery life

[Shawn]

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