Saturday, September 28, 2013

Amazon launches Kindle Fire HDX under Fire OS - LeMondeInformatique

The Kindle Fire HDX exist in versions 7 or 8.9 inches. Credit: DR

Kindle Fire HDX exist in version 7 or 8.9 inches. Credit: D.R

The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet HDX feature screens 7 or 8.9 inches, a quad-core Snapdragon processor 800 2.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM and a battery that provides them between 11 and 12 hours of battery life.

Amazon on Tuesday unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet HDX available in two formats. The first has a 7-inch display that delivers a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels (323 ppi). The second is equipped with a screen of 8.9 inches with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi). Both are suitable for reading in the sun with their brightest screens and a dynamic contrast control that increases the brightness of the shadow areas of images. The manufacturer has also made the addition of the standard sRGB color in its latest generation of tablets. Side storage, they are available with 16 or 64 GB of flash.

HDX Fire running on OS 3.0, known as code Mojito and based on Android 4.2 (not to be confused with Firefox OS Mozilla). They ship a quad-core Snapdragon processor 800 running at 2.2 GHz. They have 2 GB of RAM and support 4G LTE in addition to WiFi. Autonomy announced is 11 hours for the 7 inch version and 12 hours for the 8.9-inch version for a mixed-use. It reaches 17 hours (18 hours for the 8.9-inch version) when used for reading electronic books.

The HDX 8.9 inches comes with a 8 megapixel camera sensor rear which allows for photos and videos, and is enriched by an LED illuminator. A custom application also supports shooting HDR (High Dynamic Range) and panoramas. These tablets can already be pre-ordered. The 7-inch version will be available on October 18 from $ 230 HT (16GB + WiFi) to $ 424 (64 GB + WiFi + 4G). The 8.9-inch model will be released on November 7 from $ 380 HT for the basic version and up to $ 594 tax for the top model. No information has been provided on a European release.

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