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The Kindle HDX 8.9 has exceptional battery life for a multimedia tablet
Reading and watching and listening on the Fire HD is sublime. Once you're in
You're in. The improved screen and body really do make a difference
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The screen in particular is wonderful
And holding the 7-inch tablet in portrait is actually
The Fire HD is very well put together. It's not rugged per se
But it definitely feels much more premium than you would expect. Significantly more sturdy than the Nexus 7
Fire OS has gotten hugely better in this latest iteration. Everything is smoother
Kindle Fire HD makes strides as tablet
With Bluetooth access
Better onscreen keyboard
And a better e-mail app
HD screen has a good level of detail and even illumination
Storage bump to 16GB gives more flexibility away from the cloud
If you have an A
Bright screen. Solid build. Amazon Prime streaming and FreeTime kids' content. Very easy to use.
Low price for features
Stunning-sounding speakers
Excellent Wi-Fi reception
Good battery life
Pleasing
Sharp display
Tight integration with Amazon services
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 is faster than last year's model and starts at an affordable $140 (£120). Amazon's Sangria OS is user-friendly and new features make the tablet easily shareable for families
Gorgeous screen. Very easy to use. Amazon Prime members get lots of video and book content. Multi-user parental controls.
Crisp and bright display
Impressively loud speakers
Large selection of movies and music
High-quality Skype calls
Kid-friendly FreeTime mode
Double the storage of Nexus 7
Excellent display
Wonderful array of Amazon content
Easy to use
Great customer service
Wonderful array of
Gorgeous screen. Very easy to use. Amazon Prime members get lots of video and book content. Multiuser parental controls.
Beautiful 7-inch HD display
Excellent stereo sound
Vast library of content
Affordable
Cheap
Good screen
Great if you're already part of the Amazon ecosystem
Excellent Dolby sound
Great access to Amazon content
Clear HD screen
Great battery life
Terrific display
Ecosystem with Prime is outstanding
Faster performance all around
Sharp looking display
Peppy performance from its CPU
Where do you store all those books and videos? Amazon's cloud
Of course
Though the Fire HD ships with 16GB of storage
Which is more than you get on most tablets in this price range. (The Nexus 7 starts at 8GB for the same price.) You can double that st
Amazon's rear-facing camera has average image quality
The software still has a long way to go before it's on the same level as iOS or Android. The OS-level lag everyone saw in the hands-on demos after the announcement is not nearly as bad in a normal use environment. But there's still more lag launching larg
The UI lag can be pretty bad at times
But most of it occurs switching between tasks and opening up apps. I'm not sure what the deal is here
The older processor
Or Amazon's poor use of the UI thread. When you're just kind of moving around Fire OS
It's
Battery life
While decent
Is not as promised
Browser is still slow
Despite the ostensibly more mature Silk predictive loading system and MIMO hardware
Features like X-Ray and FreeTime are either unreleased or underdeveloped at this point
Ugly
The a
Extremely limited memory in the base configuration. Short battery life
Lock-screen ads cost $15 to eliminate
Modified Android OS excels at serving up Amazon content but remains cluttered and restrictive
Amazon App Store can't compete with Google Play
Heavier and wider than some competing tablets
Limited to Amazon's Appstore
Its plastic redesign feels cheap and it lacks the Mayday instant customer service feature. Free space on the 8GB models runs out quickly and there's no expandable memory option. The Amazon app store is less extensive than the Google Play store
Bottom Line
The 7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire HD is a great way to consume your Amazon content on a small screen
But it's not the fastest or most flexible $200 tablet any more
Ads on lock screen cost 15 dollars to remove
Considerably wider than Nexus 7
Smaller app selection than Google Play
Browser off limits in FreeTime mode
Charger costs extra
No access to the Google Play Store or other Google services
No access to the Google
Rigidly locked to the Amazon ecosystem. Sluggish on occasion. Other tablets have more apps
Clunky
Generic design
Locked to Amazon apps and content
No expandable memory
Sluggish performance for some tasks
Unintuitive interface
Battery drains quickly
Lockscreen ads are blatant and annoying
Amazon goes overboard upselling products
Interface is laggy at times
Limited to Amazon services & content
Amazon email/calendar apps don't match Google's
No homescreen customization
Software can be buggy and sluggish
App selection is still weak
For lean-back experiences only
Lacks Goole Play and other core apps
Still lacking depth of personalization
Silk browser still needs work. No quick app switching. No default camera app. Email
Calendar and contacts feel like afterthoughts — the emphasis here is clearly on consuming content
Abstract: Apple doesn't normally like following suit and playing catch-up to its competitors, as seen by the launch of the original Ipod, Iphone and Ipad. However, in this instance the firm has had to concede defeat and launch its Ipad Mini after the 7in Nexus 7 an...
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Published: 2012-10-24, Author: Andrew , review by: tomshardware.com
Amazon doesn't include drivers that support the native Android Debug Bridge for Android's SDK, which means you need to perform a manual modification for Windows to recognize the tablet (a necessary step if you want to take screen shots on it). Turn on...
Abstract: The New Kindle Fire HD is the successor to last years popular Kindle Fire. So what's new and what has Amazon brought to the table with this device The 7-inch Kindle Fire HD features a stunning HD display with 1280×800 resolution that delivers deep, detail...
Excellent Dolby sound, Great access to Amazon content, Clear HD screen, Great battery life
Lockscreen ads are blatant and annoying, Amazon goes overboard upselling products, Interface is laggy at times, Limited to Amazon services & content, Amazon email/calendar apps don't match Google's, No homescreen customization
The Fire HD is very well put together. It's not rugged per se, but it definitely feels much more premium than you would expect. Significantly more sturdy than the Nexus 7, Fire OS has gotten hugely better in this latest iteration. Everything is smoother,
The UI lag can be pretty bad at times, but most of it occurs switching between tasks and opening up apps. I'm not sure what the deal is here, the older processor, or Amazon's poor use of the UI thread. When you're just kind of moving around Fire OS, it's
To look at the Kindle Fire HD and judge it by its deficiencies versus a "real" Android tablet isn't exactly fair. The Fire HD is kind of about avoiding everything a "real" Android tablet stands for. Amazon wants to discourage your dreams of using a tablet...
Abstract: Video Review: Matt Mira and Dave Holmes check out an e-reader from the latest round of Kindles from Amazon, the Kindle Fire HD 7-inch with its increased brightness and boosted resolution of 1280x800....
This is a device for consuming the products of Amazon's world. As a tablet that does anything other than that, the Kindle Fire HD kind of falls flat when compared to other products like the iPad and Google Nexus 7. That said, if you love Amazon and use it...
Abstract: Once believed to be impossible feat, we’re now in an era where decent tablets can be bought for as low as $200. As we look back on how it all unfolded, the chain of events first kicked off with the Amazon Kindle Fire last year, and most recently, Goog...
Kindle Fire HD makes strides as tablet, with Bluetooth access, better onscreen keyboard, and a better e-mail app, HD screen has a good level of detail and even illumination, Storage bump to 16GB gives more flexibility away from the cloud, If you have an A
Battery life, while decent, is not as promised, Browser is still slow, despite the ostensibly more mature Silk predictive loading system and MIMO hardware, Features like X-Ray and FreeTime are either unreleased or underdeveloped at this point, Ugly, The a
