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.
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
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
Gorgeous Full HD screen, Best speakers on a tablet, Light, comfortable and attractive design
Still some inconsistencies with app stores
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The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9in is a cracking tablet. The display is fantastic; it's as light as full-sized tablets get; and the performance and battery life are simply superb. And despite our qualms about Fire OS, we certainly can't fault its all-round usabili...
Abstract: Amazon's autumn/winter 2014 tablet and eBook reader refresh is headed by the Fire HDX 8.9, an 8.9-inch powerhouse of a slate that sits at the top of the retailer's line-up. Unlike the 6 and 7-inch Fire HD tablets that are more aimed at the family unit an...
Published: 2014-01-16, Author: James , review by: techdigest.tv
So is the Kindle Fire HDX worth it? The 8.9″ version is clearly gunning for the iPad Air and the basic 16GB Air costs £70 more than the basic Kindle Fire model. It is certainly a hugely accomplished Android tablet – it is both fast, feature packed and it...
Published: 2014-01-15, Author: Tony , review by: stuff.tv
Light, Family-friendly, Easy access to media services
Not the best app store, Interface could be slicker, Can be beaten for value and quality
The HDX 8.9 is certainly a safe option. Bigger than an iPad Mini Retina, cheaper than an iPad Air or Galaxy Note 10.1, it's an outstanding middle-of-the-road option, and that's not as much of a contradiction as it would seem. Tidier and simpler than the...
Thin and light, nice design, smooth performance, good battery life
Unfamiliar interface, no Google Play access, average camera
Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a great tablet, but it is let down by Amazon's often over-complicated custom user interface and lack of Google Play access for apps....
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Published: 2014-01-02, Author: Richard , review by: itpro.co.uk
Excellent spec and hardware; Gorgeous display; Rapid response MayDay
No Google Play support or official Google apps; Limited app selection in Amazon App Store; Interface is designed for consumption
The Kindle Fire HDX is a powerful tablet, lightweight tablet. Performance is excellent and we love the overall design but the device is designed for media consumption and shopping. The HDX is not a business device so if you're looking to create work usin...
Supersharp HD screen; Fast Amazon and Lovefilm access; Mayday help feature; Highly portable
Screen could be brighter; Lack of customisation
The Kindle Fire HDX takes an already solid tablet (the Kindle Fire HD) and bumps the screen resolution and performance, making this the ultimate way to digest your books, movies, apps and other content – providing you’re on-board the good ship Amazon. A c...
Really nice hardware design. Great screen. The Fire OS is one of the better tablet OS's out there. The Mayday help function is a game-changer
Amazon shoots itself in the foot by not giving users access to the Google Play store
I'm torn about the 8.9–inch Kindle Fire HDX. It's an exceptionally well-designed tablet with a great OS. However, because of the proprietary nature of the Fire OS, it locks people out of a lot of the great things about Android. It also locks them out of ...
