Review of the Coby Kyros MID7015 - Battery Life of the Coby Kyros MID7015

Battery Life of the Coby Kyros MID7015

I wanted one, I got one. My main concern was battery life, since I intended to use it for light note-taking and light web surfing and maybe a few more apps, but not for gaming or jamming full of stuff that I shove into my laptop.

Stated Battery Life - 7 hours

Battery Life Test Results - from full charge to 'low battery warning' - 6 hours, 45 minutes.

Test procedure - fully charged unit and turned it on at 8:30 am. I used it intermittently for light applications and I was hooked up to the wireless internet. Screen brightness was 50%. Every so often, I checked the level indicator. I kept it awake the whole time (if it went on standby, I'd wake it up right away).

8:30 -   100%
8:48 -    90%
10:14 -  70%
11:11 -  50%
12:55 - dipped to 25% or a second or two, went back to 50%
1:30 -   50%
1:48 -   25%
2:03 -   25%
2:17 -   25%
2:36 -   25%
3:15 -   12% (approx - 1/8 the scale, so math equals about 12.5% or so)

It may have lasted until 3:30 (7 hrs), but most people would want to charge it when it gets that low so as not to chance losing data. So, 6 hours, 45 minutes of usefulness on battery with 50% screen brightness hooked up to the wireless web connection and doing light work.

I did this because I wanted to know rather than hear what people say or belive ads. Oh, and by the way, when not in use for more than an hour, turn it of - the battery will die overnight when left on standby.

- B. Moore