I usually see folks complaining about how lengthy it takes for sure ereaders to start out up from a turned off state, and I at all times wish to say there’s a setting to disable auto shutdowns to remain in sleep mode indefinitely, however some folks don’t wish to use that setting as a result of they suppose it’s going to harm battery life.
Whereas that’s true to some extent, battery drain is minimal in sleep mode for many gadgets when utilizing them commonly, however even nonetheless some folks favor to shutdown their ereader to increase battery life. If that’s your fashion, boot time is certainly necessary, so right here’s an inventory of the boot instances for numerous e book readers.
These instances are from a powered off state to when the gadget boots up and is prepared to answer enter. I’m together with the time it takes to press and maintain the facility button for fashions that require that to activate.
Kindles – Quickest Boot Occasions
Kindles are the quickest to activate from a powered off state just because they don’t have a shut down setting like most gadgets. As an alternative they’ve two totally different sleep states, sleep and deep sleep. I examined a number of totally different Kindles they usually’re all about the identical.
Deep Sleep Boot Time: ~5-6 seconds.
If that’s too lengthy for you there’s an choice beneath System Choices to show off Energy Saver mode. Then it received’t enter deep sleep and it’ll solely take 1-2 seconds to activate. I feel it takes about an hour of inactivity for Kindles to modify from common sleep to deep sleep with Energy Saver turned on.
Older Kindles, just like the Kindle Voyage, don’t have deep sleep in order that they activate a bit sooner.
One annoying factor about Kindles is when you have an ad-supported mannequin you need to swipe the display after it wakes from sleep, which slows issues down so add a pair additional seconds to the time for that.
Kindles do have a boot course of that takes longer, however that solely occurs for those who manually choose to restart the gadget or after a software program replace is put in, so that you don’t have to attend for it in addition up earlier than studying.
PocketBook Boot Occasions
I at present solely personal one PocketBook ereader, the Primary Lux 4, so that is an incomplete take a look at. Some PocketBooks run Android and a few run Linux, and there a bunch of various fashions at present accessible so there’s seemingly a distinction between them.
PocketBook Primary Lux 4: ~8 seconds.
PocketBooks are identified for being slightly sluggish so I used to be stunned by how briskly it boots up, particularly contemplating that is their least-expensive mannequin. It’s also possible to disable powering off from settings. From sleep it solely takes about 1 second to activate.
Kobo Boot Occasions
Listed below are the boot instances for 4 totally different Kobo ereaders that I personal. They’re all totally different for some motive, and I examined them every twice to verify.
Kobo Libra Color: ~18 seconds.
Kobo Libra 2: ~28 seconds.
Kobo Clara 2E: ~50 seconds.
Kobo Clara HD: ~30 seconds.
Kobos have the choice to delay or disable the facility off state beneath Settings > Power Saving. From sleep mode it solely takes about 1 second for Kobos to activate.
Sony Readers?
I nonetheless have an outdated Sony PRS-350 and I assumed it will be attention-grabbing to see how an ereader from 2010 compares to newer fashions.
Sony PRS-350: ~25 seconds.
Boox Boot Occasions
Onyx sells a couple of dozen totally different Boox gadgets, however I solely have three on-hand to check, two newer fashions and one outdated mannequin. Right here’s how they evaluate:
Boox Go 7 BW: ~32 seconds.
Boox Go Colour 7 (1st gen): ~32 seconds.
Boox Note2: ~46 seconds.
Boox gadgets have the choice to disable powering off as nicely, they usually have extra setting than most. Turning on from sleep solely takes about 1 second.
Nook Boot Occasions
I don’t have both of the present Nooks so this take a look at is incomplete, however I do have a few older fashions to check.
Nook Glowlight 3: ~52 seconds.
Nook Glowlight Plus (2019): ~65 seconds.
