the occasion of the availability in France of a new Kindle tablets, the Fire HDX 7 inch version, you can now choose between two 7-inch Kindle Fire, a proposed from 139 €, and another from 229 €. While there is no doubt that the new tablet is better equipped than the version “base”, and the least expensive version is quite capable of handling the digital reading in all its forms, the HDX version yet few arguments for this purpose that deserve a second look.
One of the best screens in the market
screen Kindle Fire HDX used on both the 7-inch model on the 8.9-inch model, according to some tests would be the best on the market before the the iPad Air. This screen offers indeed an impressive color accuracy (100% of sRGB), through the use of non-white and blue LEDs for greater color accuracy.
In terms of resolution, the screen offers 1920 x 1200 pixels or 323 pixels per inch. Kindle Fire HD also offers a good resolution, but lower at 1280 x 800 or 216 dpi, which is still a noticeable difference.
Finally, the dynamic contrast used by this promises better screen visibility both indoors and outdoors, the screen is supposed to adjust the color of the pixels in the ambient brightness.
To read the resolution of the top screen is always welcome, and improve readability. Here again, the dynamic contrast, if proven and actually change the visibility depending on the ambient light, will bring even more comfort. To watch children’s books, comic books, articles, magazines, but also look at pictures or videos, the color accuracy is also a real plus.
A more powerful processor
After proposing a 1.5GHz processor on the Kindle Fire HD, Amazon has impressed in his new ads HDX tablets with quad-core 2.2 GHz processor and 2 GB of RAM. The tablet will be one of the most powerful on the market.
CPU power does not take much for reading an ebook, but will certainly offer by an application more fluid experience when using reading of another type. For magazines or news applications type Flipboard, Pulse, Pocket … where the presentation is very visual and very modern interface, a more powerful processor will bring more convenience.
few grams lighter, a few more minutes of battery life
When we talk about digital reading, a reading light is often favored by its weight in hand, less than 200 grams for newer models.
Opposite, the 7-inch tablet weighs more. But the HDX version is much lighter on the scale that the HD version, with only 303 grams against 345 grams. The 42 grams of difference between the two Kindle Fire did not look like much, but to read, especially with one hand, this difference quickly is important.
In appearance, able to use the tablet 10 hours or 11 hours did not change much. But when you read a lot, this additional time may just make a small difference.
So what model of Kindle Fire to read
This course is primarily a matter of budget and use. For a so-called “family” use, the Kindle Fire HD is (very) far from being bad, since it was the most powerful Amazon tablet date. Note however that the price difference is also justified by the difference in available memory, Kindle Fire HD offering a minimum of 8 GB of internal storage against at least 16 GB for the Kindle Fire HDX. A storage equal to either 16 GB, the difference is already less, since the Kindle Fire is 169 €.
For playback, the screen really is a true cut above, whether by resolution or acurate colors, the latter being more or less important Depending on what you read (or rather ebooks magazines or papers). The dynamic contrast could be the point that makes the difference, and will normally comfort. In all cases, the reading seems greatly improved by this impressive display.
Wi-Fi MIMO faster, coupled to the processor 2.2 Ghz quad high performance and 2GB of RAM make the reading experience very fast, it s ‘whether to consult the web from a browser or application, but also open larger files, or read magazines.
Finally, its lighter weight is an additional argument in the balance.
Ultimately, digital reading experience will be quite comfortable on both tablets. But improvements in the HDX Version bring more comfort than one would imagine at first, especially if your readings are not limited to only ebooks.
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