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Testseek.com have collected 153 expert reviews of the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 inch and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 inch.
Award: Good Buy December 2013
December 2013
 
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The editors liked

  • Quality design
  • Lightweight
  • Smart
  • Effective interface
  • Attractive
  • Light
  • Yet sturdy design
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • All the apps you need
  • Great price
  • Access to tons of awesome content
  • 2560x1600 resolution
  • Fast performance nearly on the level of the iPad Air 2 and SHIELD Tablet
  • Good sounding speakers (albeit rearfacing)
  • Mayday button for live tech support
  • Fancy features like Firefly
  • Easy to use. Light
  • Durable body. High-res screen. Solid audio. Excellent technical support.
  • Sturdy construction
  • Bright
  • Sharp screen
  • Excellent integration with Amazon's cloud and content services
  • Helpful Mayday 24/7 tech support
  • Rear-facing camera added
  • Long battery life
  • Excellent parental controls
  • Attractive design
  • High-resolution display
  • The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a performance monster that speeds through Web sites and UI navigation at a frantic pace. Its screen is impressively sharp and its body amazingly light for a larger tablet. The Mayday feature gives personal and near-instan
  • The display has bestinclass color and is even readable outdoors
  • Superlightweight and easy to hold with one hand
  • XRay
  • Mayday
  • And parental control features are valuable and unique to this device
  • Fire OS 3.0 keeps your focus on the content you want to e
  • Slim
  • And sturdy
  • Very long battery life
  • Mayday 24/7 tech support is helpful
  • Well-done integration with Amazon ecosystem
  • Fast. Gorgeous screen. Very easy to use. 24hour
  • Ondemand video tech support.
  • Excellent screen
  • Mayday works as advertised
  • Slick
  • Portable design
  • Super-sharp screen
  • 4G support
  • Slim and very light
  • Great screen
  • Smooth performance
  • Impressive battery life
  • Thin and light
  • Tight integration with Amazon's services
  • Speedy performance with everything
  • $379 cost is pretty easy on the pockets
  • Thin and light design
  • Detailed and bright screen
  • Tacksharp
  • Vibrant screen. Superb battery life. Topnotch stereo speakers. An immersive headphone experience with Dolby Atmos. Great integration with Amazon services. Unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content makes the 16GB version doable. 24/7 video help
  • Great design and build quality
  • Very lightweight and comfortable to hold for a long period of time
  • Beautiful display
  • Extremely long battery life
  • Amazon content ecosystem including books
  • Movies
  • Music is quite good
  • Helpful Mayda
  • Bestlooking tablet screen on the market
  • Lightweight design
  • Good performance
  • Highquality Camera
  • Strong performance
  • Mayday tech support and other helpful software features
  • Great display
  • Decent sound quality
  • Grippy and light chassis
  • Fast WLAN
  • Good camera pictures

The editors didn't like

  • Silly Origami camera mode
  • Smaller screen than you might like
  • Specs don't add up to industry-leading performance
  • Software has some bugs
  • Optional keyboard feels cheap
  • Camera's are merely serviceable
  • Tied tightly to Amazon's services. Limited storage in the initial configuration
  • Lock-screen ads cost extra to remove
  • No MicroSD card slot
  • Amazon Appstore remains a fraction of the size of Google Play
  • Power and volume-button location
  • Mediocre cameras
  • Smaller app selection than competition
  • Limited onboard storage
  • The remote video viewing feature won't be ready at launch
  • And ad-free versions still cost an extra $15. The 16GB of space runs out quickly when storing HD movies
  • And there's no built-in storage expansion. Lack of Google Play access means many apps still
  • No challenge to the iPad as a productivity device
  • Not that much less expensive than an iPad
  • Its superiority as a content device is contingent on buying most of your books
  • Movies
  • And music through Amazon
  • No HDMI port or MicroSD card slot
  • Amazon Appstore is about a tenth the size of Google Play
  • Power and volume buttons poorly located
  • Lousy cameras. Not as many apps as standard Android tablets or iPads. Interface very focused on buying things from Amazon
  • Tied into Amazon architecture
  • Adverts
  • Google Play
  • Cameras are just average
  • User interface is overly simplified
  • Not a whole lot that's dramatically different
  • The experience still lacks productivity depth
  • Platform is still limited with its apps selection
  • App ecosystem lags behind iOS and Android
  • And Google apps could fill in big gaps. The best deal is an 16GB version with lockscreen ads
  • But the an adfree 32GB HDX jumps up to 4. Doesn't look any different than the last one. Firefly doesn't always work
  • Mediocre camera
  • Can't access to Google Play Store apps
  • The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ tablet is available starting at $379 for Wi-fi version with special offers. If you are shopping on Amazon
  • Have Prime subscription and want to enjoy their content
  • This is a
  • No microSD memory card slot
  • Heavy Amazon advertising
  • No Google Play access
  • $80 more expensive than its predecessor
  • No storage expansion
  • Unreliable GPS module
  • Only 12 months warranty
  • Temperatures a bit too high

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  Published: 2016-11-07, Author: Tim , review by: wired.com

  • Tacksharp, vibrant screen. Superb battery life. Topnotch stereo speakers. An immersive headphone experience with Dolby Atmos. Great integration with Amazon services. Unlimited cloud storage for Amazon content makes the 16GB version doable. 24/7 video help
  • App ecosystem lags behind iOS and Android, and Google apps could fill in big gaps. The best deal is an 16GB version with lockscreen ads, but the an adfree 32GB HDX jumps up to 4. Doesn't look any different than the last one. Firefly doesn't always work

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  Published: 2015-06-14, Author: Florian , review by: notebookcheck.net

  • Great display, Decent sound quality, Grippy and light chassis, Fast WLAN, Good camera pictures
  • No storage expansion, Unreliable GPS module, Only 12 months warranty, Temperatures a bit too high
  • In Review Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. Test model courtesy of Amazon Germany.Once again, the fourth generation of the Fire HX 8.9 is a good multimedia tablet and control center for the Amazon services, which are pretty comprehensive by now. It offers the combinat...

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  Published: 2015-05-20, Author: Melissa , review by: computershopper.com

  • Sturdy construction, Bright, sharp screen, Excellent integration with Amazon's cloud and content services, Helpful Mayday 24/7 tech support, Rear-facing camera added
  • Lock-screen ads cost extra to remove, No MicroSD card slot, Amazon Appstore remains a fraction of the size of Google Play, Power and volume-button location
  • This latest-gen Fire strikes a satisfying balance between display size and weight. Family-friendly features and tight integration with Amazon's store make it a good pick for Amazon-hopping families. Read More…...

 
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  Published: 2015-02-12, review by: recombu.com

  • Super-sharp screen, 4G support, Slim and very light
  • Google Play
  • As a media and all-round entertainment machine, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a solid rival for the iPad Air 2. However, there is a caveat, and that's the tablet's deep roots in Amazon's ecosystem. Prime members will delight in the Instant Video integ...

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  Published: 2015-02-07, review by: thegamescouts.com

  • Abstract:  Amazon has made tablet buying incredibly easy. It's no longer necessary to give up an entire paycheck for an overpriced iPad just to have good performance and screen quality. Amazon's Fire HDX lineup isn't just a cheaper alternative, it's a superior produ...

 
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  Published: 2014-12-31, Author: Ed , review by: tabletpcreview.com

  • Bestlooking tablet screen on the market, Slim, lightweight design, Good performance, Long battery life, Highquality Camera
  • No microSD memory card slot, Heavy Amazon advertising
  • Thanks to its outstanding hardware, the 2014 version of the Fire HDX 8.9 is one of the very best mid-size tablets on the market. The strong ties to Amazon's webstores might turn away some potential customers, though....

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  Published: 2014-12-23, Author: Josh , review by: gottabemobile.com

  • The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is an excellent tablet for users that want to watch, read and play. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 Design The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 looks a lot like the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 from 2013, so don't go looking for many changes to the design ...

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  Published: 2014-12-18, Author: David , review by: androidpolice.com

  • Abstract:  Your cousin/nephew/niece/sibling/whatever got you one of those Chromecast things, but honestly, you don't even want to try how to learn to use it, so it's still in the box. You read eBooks on your old Kindle DX, and you use your laptop as your TV a lot th...

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  Published: 2014-12-11, review by: hothardware.com

  • 2560x1600 resolution, Fast performance nearly on the level of the iPad Air 2 and SHIELD Tablet, Good sounding speakers (albeit rearfacing), Mayday button for live tech support, Fancy features like Firefly
  • Camera's are merely serviceable
  • Find The Fire HDX 8.9 @ Amazon.comThe Fire HDX 8.9 is a lesson in tablet redemption. Whereas we were less than enthused about Amazon's entry-level Fire HD 7, the refreshed Fire HDX 8.9 is an improvement in just about every way possible, save for price -- ...

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  Published: 2014-12-11, Author: Jaynesis , review by: nerdreactor.com

  • Abstract:  The holidays are just around the corner, and you're either an avid book reader or know someone who is. I mean, c'mon, nerds read! Why else would you be on a site like Nerd Reactor? Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure elaboration! Take a look and...

 
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