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November 2013
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The editors liked
Movie- and TV-watching on the HDX is revelatory. Between the beautiful screen (if it's playing high-quality content
E.g. Prime or anything hi-res and native)
The booming sound
And the hand-comfort afforded by the tablet's angled back
You'll wonder why
High quality display
Speedy performance
Solid integration with Amazon’s ecosystem
Through calibration
This is now the best screen on an Android tablet
Performance that bests almost everything we've seen
A focused interface that gives you easy access to the content you want
Free tech support through Mayday
Fantastic battery life
Sturdy design
Great screen quality
Mayday service helps with technical problems
Enormous Amazon content library
Superior speakers
Sturdy
Sleek construction
Mayday 24/7 tech support actually isn't gimmicky
Well-done integration with Amazon ecosystem (at least
For the Amazon faithful)
Good screen quality with high resolution
Sharp screen. Fast processor. Extremely easy to use. Amazing live tech support.
Superb full HD display
Fast Snapdragon 800 CPU
Mayday for newbies. Super-easy Amazon content consumption
XRay and other features enhance reading and viewing
Thin
Light
Winning industrial design
Great battery life
Zippy interface
Amazon Prime overflows with content
Gorgeous display
Amazon's ecosystem is incredible
Mayday is amazing
Bright 1920 x 1200 IPS display
Powerful SoC for the price
Smooth performance all-around
Good outdoor usability and contrast
Better build quality than the previous generation
Improved aesthetics
Now includes WWAN options and a front-facing camera
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Great screen
Long battery life
Lots of welcome enhancements to Fire OS
The editors didn't like
The Kindle Fire HDX's buttons are an improvement on the virtually invisible suckers from the Fire HD
But like we noted
They're still weird. And there are other odd quirks as well. The microUSB port where you'll plug in for charging is angled strangely
Software experience is limiting
Lacks rear camera
No Google means the company's communication services aren't there
The solid body is marred by the shiny plastic piece on the back and mushy buttons
If you're used to the stock Android experience
You might have trouble finding what you want
Accessing f
Limited number of apps
Emphasis on Amazon services
Specifications
Processor Quadcore Snapdragon 800 processor running at 2.2GHz
2GB RAM
Display 1
920by1
200resolution 7in. IPS touchscreen (323 ppi)
Video playback up to 1080p
Max brightness over 4
Lock-screen ads cost extra to remove
Blue halo around screen evident on white backgrounds
No HDMI port
MicroSD slot
Or rear camera
Amazon Appstore is about a tenth the size of Google Play
Ill-placed power
Volume buttons
Consumer testers didn't like the design and feel
Screen is small for the size of the tablet
Heavy for its size
Limited connectivity options
Poor camera/video
Slow system speed
Short battery life. Interface is very geared to buying things from Amazon
OS is highly customized and this isn't a general purpose Android tablet. No access to Google Play
No access to Google Play
Slight inconsistencies in screen brightness
There's no replacement for the Play Store
Core apps still aren't perfect
Some awkward design decisions
Moderate backlight bleeding
Build quality not as rigid as the first generation
No direct access to Android apps or Youtube videos
Rubberized surfaces attract dust and grease and can be hard to clean
No SD reader and the dedicated HDMI-out port has bee
Abstract: Amazon's third try at a tablet takes things to the next level — provided you're an Amazon customer or want to be oneAmazon has a long history with Android, delivering a Kindle tablet that mostly runs it for the last three years. Now we're not going to ...
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 is a great little tablet. It has high-end specs, a beautiful, crisp display, nice speakers, and solid battery life. In terms of hardware, it's exactly what you need from a tablet geared for entertainment and consuming media....
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Published: 2013-11-04, Author: Jose , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: The tablet market doesn't look very different than it did a year ago from the perspective of who's doing well and who's not. Perhaps the most exciting developments came towards the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 from the usual big guys: Google released...
Published: 2013-10-28, Author: Danny , review by: makeuseof.com
Abstract: Quite recently, Amazon released their latest Kindle product — the Kindle Fire HDX . The company's new tablet offering provides a handful of upgrades compared to the various Kindle products we've already reviewed, including the Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, a...
Bright 1920 x 1200 IPS display, Powerful SoC for the price, Smooth performance all-around, Good outdoor usability and contrast, Better build quality than the previous generation, Improved aesthetics, Now includes WWAN options and a front-facing camera, Si
Moderate backlight bleeding, Build quality not as rigid as the first generation, No direct access to Android apps or Youtube videos, Rubberized surfaces attract dust and grease and can be hard to clean, No SD reader and the dedicated HDMI-out port has bee
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7The Kindle Fire HDX 7 is a stronger product at the time of release compared to the Kindle Fire HD 7. Its Snapdragon 800 SoC and Adreno 330 graphics truly do belong on tablets and smartphones worth at least twice the price and its b...
High quality display, Speedy performance, Solid integration with Amazon’s ecosystem
Software experience is limiting, Lacks rear camera
Knowing already what its competition has on the market, you’d think that Amazon would try to somehow one-up the Google Nexus 7 2013 Edition to become the premier 7-inch budget tablet offering heading into the upcoming holiday season. However, that’s no...
Superb full HD display, fast Snapdragon 800 CPU, Mayday for newbies. Super-easy Amazon content consumption
OS is highly customized and this isn't a general purpose Android tablet. No access to Google Play
If you want a tablet primarily to consume Amazon services and content, the Kindle Fire HDX is the way to go. Books, movies, magazines and music--it's all here and easier to use than on a PC with a web browser. Since there's no Amazon Prime Video for A...
Abstract: Sure, sure. The tablet market is teeming with options, but are you seriously going to buy Sony's Xperia Tablet Z? Or Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1, the 2014 edition? No, you're not. That's because the tablet market has conveniently divided itself into two di...
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Published: 2013-10-12, Author: Jason , review by: arstechnica.com
Through calibration, this is now the best screen on an Android tablet, Performance that bests almost everything we've seen, A focused interface that gives you easy access to the content you want, Free tech support through Mayday, Fantastic battery life
No Google means the company's communication services aren't there, The solid body is marred by the shiny plastic piece on the back and mushy buttons, If you're used to the stock Android experience, you might have trouble finding what you want, Accessing f
Beyond all the typical pablum that gets spouted about Android tablets, there's one overwhelming truth: they don't have a clear mission. Listen to the marketing pitches and you'll hear a picture of all-enabling devices, capable of every form of entertainme...
Abstract: Spending the weekend with Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch tablet, it's easy to see why Amazon has built a commanding lead in the Android tablet space. The hardware, design, components, software and a surprisingly useful tech support feature called May Day...
