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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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
Published: 2013-12-02, Author: Dave , review by: wired.co.uk
Sturdy but lightweight, terrific screen, slimmed down UI, fast processor, 8megapixel camera
Not such as bargain as the 7inch version, no Google Play app store, no expandable memory
The larger HDX's specs put it into competition with the likes of the Google Nexus 10 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. It may not have the versatility of either of those devices, or the iPad Air for that matter, but it costs less, looks great and is extreme...
Fast, Gorgeous screen, Very easy to use, with live tech support
It's all very focused on Amazon, Less apps than a standard Android tablet, Poor cameras
The Kindle Fire is not a hard-core productivity tablet; it's designed mostly for consuming media from Amazon. While it's certainly possible to load it up with your own content and office apps, that isn't what its super-simple interface is made for. You m...
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Published: 2013-11-29, Author: Chris , review by: reviewed.com
The Kindle Fire HDX tablets don't compete fiercely enough in the price department, making them a tougher sell; other tablets can run circles around these Kindles for the same (or lower) price. Though the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 offers some truly laudable feat...
The best Android tablet to date, with astounding performance and lightweight design. Only the usual Amazon lock-in puts us off...
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Published: 2014-05-20, Author: Mark , review by: pcworld.in
Abstract: Microsoft is expected to launch a new competitor in the productivity tablet space on Tuesday, announcing what pundits are calling the " Surface Mini " at an event in New York.Conventional wisdom says the Surface Mini will come with a digitizer pen, thus m...
Abstract: The Kindle Fire tablets are playing major role against its competitors. Users like Amazon products for the company’s planning and quality of features....
Abstract: The new Kindle shares many of the features found in a smaller version that came out Oct. 18.A row of tabs at the top of the screen gives you quick access to Amazon services such as e-books, music, video and shopping. Recently used apps and content appear ...
Abstract: Amazon has come out with a full-size tablet that weighs even less than Apple's new, lighter iPad, yet sports a sharper display and a lower price tag.Although the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 hasn't received as much attention as the iPad Air, it is emerging as the ...
Published: 2013-11-07, Author: Eric , review by: gizmodo.in
the 7-inch before it, the 8.9 is one solid tablet. And goddamn is it light. Did we mention it's light. It's light,
One of our main beefs with the 7-inch HDX (which still persists in the 8.9 version) is the lack of Google apps. Admittedly thATT#39;s not so much a flaw as it is a choice we're not exactly fond of. But it's a choice that comes with a lot of consequences. The
Probably not, or at least not yet. At $380 (16GB, special offers) the 8.9 is a steal versus the comparable $500 iPad Air; the 8.9 is cheaper, lighter, has a better screen, and is almost as big. But hold on. Hooooold on.The 8.9 is not a slam dunk against t...
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Published: 2014-01-15, Author: Tony , review by: stuff.tv/my/
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 re...
