time to take control of Amazon, the Kindle Fire in its HDX Version 8.9 inches just emerging today’s latest tablet, it must ignore the objections of the mercantile system imposed by the U.S. giant e-commerce. Already mentioned when testing the previous version of this tablet operating system called OS this Fire Kindle Fire HDX is based on a version of Android 4.x completely modified by the engineers of the American firm. Furthermore, there a few days, Amazon has updated its OS to version 3.1 with some fixes and providing two new previously unsupported in France: Goodreaders and second screen. Damage.
In practice, this translates into a total absence of the Google ecosystem, whether the Play Store, and services like Google Maps, Google+ and many others. In addition, the GUI is the opposite of what we can know about the Nexus 7 and 10, for example, but also on other custom Android tablets. However, Amazon does not forget the few remarks that the testers were able to launch against the Fire HD launched in September 2012, to make adjustments with the new HDX Fire.
A hardwareupscale
Inside this tablet 8.9 inch therefore, are the latest components as fashionable as the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC 800 mobile chip with four cores clocked at 2.2 GHz supported by 2GB RAM. Same side of the touchscreen 10 points, which also operates without noticeable problem, displays a definition of 2560 x 1600 pixels, a resolution of 339 dpi. Very well made here, the screen is the first element on which the eyes are asked. And the number of hours that will be given to the tablet, this is quite important, especially for reading digital books, videos that will be transferred over and of course the thousands of web pages available on the browser home named Silk.
| Model | Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “ |
|---|---|
| system exploitaiton | Fire OS 3.1 |
| Screen Size | 8.9 inches |
| Definition | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Technology | IPS-LCD |
| density pixels | ~ 254 dpi / ppi |
| Solution treatment against bumps and scratches | No |
| SoC | Snapdragon 800 |
| Architecture | Krait 400 |
| Number of heart | 4 (quad-heart) |
| Frequency | 2.2GHz |
| engraving | 28 nanometers |
| graphics chip (GPU) | Adreno 330 to 400 MHz |
| Memory (RAM) | 2GB |
| Memory (ROM) | 16 GB |
| Support micro SD | No |
| Webcam | 720p |
| Camera | 5 megapixels |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, standards a, b, g, n (Dual Band) |
| Bluetooth | Yes, 4.0 (EDR, A2DP) |
| GPS | No |
| NFC (Near Field Communication ) | No |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Brightness, Rotation |
| Ports (I / O) | micro-USB 2.0 (SlimPort) mini-jack audio 3.5 mm |
| Battery | N.C |
| Dimensions | 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm |
| Weight | 374 grams |
| Color | Black |
| Price | € 379 with advertising |
Side storage, Amazon offers its tablet in three storage sizes with 16, 32 or 64 GB of internal memory occupied in part by the operating system and applications User brighten at leisure with its own gaming content. Attention, it is not possible to drag a microSD card. Therefore exit memory expansion if we saw a little too tight at the time of purchase.
“Spicy or not spicy? “
It will also deal with the other options available when ordering with a choice, a version that displays advertising for Amazon content – of course – on the unlock screen, or without, but the price of 15 € more on the bill. Thus, the tablet 16GB is sold at the call price – with advertising – 379 €. A good price, given the technical characteristics announced.
But hardware is not everything. Even if the chip that drives the Fire HDX is swift – it has never doubted as evidenced by the few benchmarks launched – was still able to notice some slowdowns when loading web pages a bit heavy while on games, a little greedy perhaps, the quality can be temporarily degraded. Asphalt with 8 eg, the game is clean as a whole, but it has suffered some jaggies images in our shopping sprees.
about the proposed interface with Fire OS, the set is consistent. But as already noted with Fire HD, it is clearly not possible to customize a little bit carousel which lists recently launched applications or even a simple wallpaper replacement sad black background. This translates into an effective grip to be sanitized but still prompts the user in the Amazon store applications to find a new use of the tablet.
this title, AppShop offers some recent titles and essential to start as the famous Candy Crush Saga or Twitter. But before you download anything, we must first have a look at the tablet settings to record his account. There emerges a process that ends with the recording of his credit card to activate the command “1 click”. No way to escape.
No credit card, no salvation …
This is the power of Amazon, but especially his business. This totally indispensable function to facilitate maximum impulsive consumerism that is realized by downloading all available on these catalogs as digital books, music or applications and games content. Also be added that the registration of the credit card is also required for free apps. It’s not really fair play.
Met so your CB before downloading!
go back on subjects far more down-to-earth appreciation with the format of the new Kindle Fire HDX and materials used here. Slightly thinner than its big sister, she underwent a slimming cure sacred. It rises from 567 grams to 374 grams. The grip is then better in this latest release. Since we are talking grip, Amazon has chosen to place the power button on the tablet on the left rear, just like the two buttons volume management on the opposite side. Putting his hands on either side of the Kindle, fingers facing more or less naturally above. Finally, it was the aim of the manufacturer. But with large hands, looking buttons is a little more tedious. The choice may be questionable according to the morphology of the user, especially when a good old button on the wafer is largely the case.
Always in the hands, the Kindle Fire HDX has also changed her dress with a texture a little “peach skin” that attracts fingerprints like a magnet. Part of end game to finish leaving aside fat, a little sweat. Most maniacs that will take hits to these unsightly tasks will have cut out – no pun intended. Continue on the qualitative register with this shiny black rod that sits on top of the tablet (taken in width) with the photo sensor of eight million pixels also has autofocus and a flash in the center. The photo application also has an HDR option.
A word about the quality of photos taken with this sensor. The photos are clean and noise management is correct. With HDR, it is possible to lead gray areas or mitigate a strong light source such as the sun to discover some details hitherto Cramer. With the treatment of Snapdragon 800, the trigger fast enough.
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “
tour is continued, this time with the ends of the long strip where there are two speakers on the tablet. The sound is okay, but nothing more. The relatively thin (7.8 mm) not helping, the resonance is not as important as the Fire HD, then get feels a slight decline in the quality bass reproduction for example. However, the movie playback is acceptable if the explosions are not there legion.
An Amazon tablet that is, but for what?
testers we are, this tablet leaves a little to be desired: can not change anything on the interface, catalog applications actually quite poor compared to the competition, a second content catalog such as digital books and music that can be directly acquire the web interface of Amazon, to finish on a video section of the desert. Normal service has not yet opened in France. These are the main criticisms that can be made against this new model.
The Fire HD left the Fire HDX right …
But wait, it is finally talking about the operating system or software orbiting the Kindle Fire HDX. Indeed, there is nothing wrong on the tablet itself. This is a good product that we like to have in their hands. The finish is worth the asking price. We add almost good old adage: “It was worth our money,” without it being derogatory. Amazon can still fix some bugs and slowdowns we have suffered while keeping this in mind actually quite practical for a first grip of portable computing.
This is precisely the target of this HDX Kindle Fire: customers who do not want to bother with the transfer of music, photos or books because everything is in the virtual shelves of the giant e- trade. We still keep in mind that future customers Kindle Fire HDX must then only shop at the huge temple of digital consumption. Otherwise, it will try to connect the tablet to your PC in order to transfer its library of music, videos and photos fingers crossed that the tablet does not regurgitate violently.
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