October 17, 2013, Amazon has unveiled its new range of Kindle Fire tablets HDX (as well as a new Kindle Fire HD). The firm of Jeff Bezos put the dishes in large to offer tablets rooted in the era of time. The model Kindle Fire 7 HDX thus acquires a near Full HD (resolution of 1920 by 1200 pixels) display, a resolution of 323 ppi (pixels per inch), a new processor and a new version Fire OS, the Android fork developed by Amazon.
Fire HDX lot of dust
So she swapped her SoC TI OMAP Snapdragon the most complete and most powerful ever offered by Qualcomm to date.
Snapdragon Krait cores integrates 4 800 400 at speeds up to 2.2 GHz and a GPU Adreno 330. This SoC is supported by 2 GB of DRAM. On paper, Amazon’s tablet is more powerful than the Nexus 7 2013 Asus inherits a more powerful version of the APQ8064 SoC (with 4 core Krait GPU Adreno 300 and 320).
on paper but also in practice, since the flow is at the rendezvous. In our test, it was never to be incorrect with perfect ease to see a 3D game like Real Racing 3.
an aside to indicate that the tablet has the wired accelerated charge with Quick Charge technology from Qualcomm. Amazon talking PowerFast for this system implementation Qualcomm which requires the use of the charger supplied with the tablet. However, it is possible to use any other AC adapter with output microUSB (charging time will exceed 4 hours announced by Amazon).
Quick Charge increases the electric current when the battery is deeply discharged exploiting the fact that the voltage is lower, the power delivered does not increase then. Then, when the voltage increases, the current decreases to reach that would have provided a “classical” magazine.
this kind of functionality, so it is advantageous to charge the tablet when it is unloaded. The battery life is 11 hours in mixed use and 17 hours for use of such reading light. In the latter mode, the tablet off unnecessary processes to provide greater autonomy.
sunblock
While some are skeptical about the profusion of pixels on the screens of smartphones, on a 7-inch screen, the benefit of a resolution of 323 dpi is undeniable. At the finesse of the screen, plus a high brightness of it. Small problem however, since the white appear slightly tinted. Simply place the next Kindle Fire HD (screen it does not have this setting) so that it becomes even more obvious. While noteworthy, this flat is in no way prohibitive.
resolution of 1920 by 1200 pixels sounds like an invitation to play videos encoded in 1080p. Much to say right now, the 16GB model does not lend itself at all because only 10.6 GB is available to the user without the possibility to add a microSD card to expand the capacity. A film such qu’Avengers can therefore invite the internal memory of the Kindle Fire 7 HDX with 16 GB
Experience Full HD video also not be able to go through Amazon as the video service of the company is not available in France.
This is all the more regrettable that a second screen experience is announced.
Kindle Fire 7 HDX (and the 8.9 model) bear indeed soon a second screen technology for streaming from the cloud. Content stored in the cloud can be streamed to the PS3 / 4 and Samsung Smart TV, and controlled remotely from the tablet. In addition, Amazon may soon leave the Firetube Amazon (Amazon’s response to Chromecast Google) that will provide a low-cost second screen function any HDTV equipped with an HDMI input.
It is not known precisely when the second screen feature will be activated.
It will also access metadata for movies and TV via X-Ray Amazon functionality (that is, without access to the Internet): song titles, X-Ray players … music will also have access to the words (displayed as and when the song) a song which Amazon owns the rights.
Regarding X-Ray Amazon, Music Xray and Xray Movies & TV technology work without internet connection.
In addition, the tablet supports wireless display technology Miracast. For a suitable box connected to your HDTV (or directly if your TV support Miracast), you can wirelessly stream content on the screen. In passing, note that the micro HDMI connector present on the previous version of the Kindle Fire HD disappeared. The tablet is not compatible with MHL or SlimPort via its micro USB port. We must therefore invest in a Miracast box if you want to service the HDX Kindle Fire as a media box connected to your HDTV.
Usability
Kindle Fire HDX retains its singular form. The edges are beveled and largely welcome the physical buttons for volume and on / off. It is rather convenient to access when holding the tablet in landscape mode but much less when in portrait mode.
Incidentally, the tablet is lighter and thinner as it weighs 303 grams (345 grams for the Kindle Fire 7 HD model) with a thickness of 9mm (against 10.6 mm for the Kindle Fire HD 7). It is heavier than the Nexus 7 2013, but less than the iPad Mini with Retina display (although larger screen of 0.9 inches) that weigh respectively 290 g and 331 g (Wifi Version).
Amazon had the good idea to create the Origami wallet it is really advisable to acquire. It will protect the tablet perfectly and keeps the vertical tablet (in landscape mode). In addition, it has the advantage of turning the tablet automatically when opened (and off in the same way) when the farm (even by magnetization process for the cover of the Kindle reading light Paperwhite .)
However, if folded over the back of the tablet is fully magnetized and therefore does not interfere, it no longer allows access to physical buttons.
Note also that if the shell covers the two speakers, the sound is not muffled either.
Fire OS 3.0: Sweet Jelly Beans at Mojito cocktail
Strictly speaking, this is not Android that is installed on the Kindle Fire tablet, but a fork ostensibly removed from the Google mobile OS.
Amazon delivers a new version of its OS with Fire 0S 3.0: codenamed “Mojito”. This new version is available both on the new HDX and new HD. Amazon has not yet indicated whether “Mojito” happen on older models. Note also that only the Kindle Fire HDX can use all the features of OS 3.0 Fire.
update 3.1 is expected in the coming weeks.
No significant changes for the occasion although improvements are very significant.
Now
a “classic” grid to see the installed applications. It complements the view as carousel.
Cloud Collections adds a way to organize their applications, magazines, books and newspapers in the cloud. They are then ready to be downloaded locally on your Kindle Fire tablet.
Finally, a novelty and not least, made its appearance. Called Quick Switch , it is access to applications running in multitasking. But Amazon’s solution is unique in the sense that one can not only access the applications but also to books and other content (music, videos …) … Quick Switch allows you to switch quickly from one content to another .
Simply finger swipe upward to open the options bar, then press the item you want to open. For an application or a web page in landscape mode, you can also drag his finger from the right edge of the screen to the left to open the Quick Switch.
Amazon’s Silk browser is much more slick and support HTML5.
email and calendars customers have also been improved.
Goodreads , a form of social network for avid readers, will also be present as a means for Paperwhite future update OS 3.1 Fire: functionality will share quotes, see what your friends are reading, write reviews directly from the application to read and access recommendations
Quiet Time to disable notifications and calendar reminders simply by activating a parameter. It is possible to ensure that it is automatically activated when starting an activity such as reading and schedule a time slot.
HDX Kindle Fire rooted in the era of BYOD
Fire OS 3.x includes APIs for the administration of a park Kindle Fire. An IT manager will be able to administer and tablets via the suitable software (Citrix or AirWatch). These are a total of 70 commands that can be configured by IT administrators on Fire OS 3.0 against 27 on Android “Jelly Bean.”
authentication via Kerberos protocol is also supported: it allows you to browse the corporate intranet via the Silk browser is being identified in advance
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Users can also securely access via VPN to corporate networks.
Always
to register security, Fire OS 3.x supports encryption of user partition to ensure data security.
users will soon be able to wirelessly print directly from the tablet.
In the wake of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device ), the Kindle Fire HDX therefore their card to play with the new features.
Support 2.0
owners Kindle Fire HDX overseas receive a support called “Mayday”. Since the scrolling pane, you access interface support via parameters and can seek the assistance of a partner online which will appear in a small screen. Amazon announces a maximum wait of 15 seconds and a 24/7 availability 365 days a year. Kindle Fire HD that does not have a microphone does not support Mayday.
This type of support is not available in our region. However, suffice it to say his phone number via the parameters to be called in 10 to 20 seconds. Tested a Sunday morning
occasion, an Amazon account was created from the Amazon.com website (not. fr). Access to Cloud Player was not then possible: the support instantly understood the problem and proceeded to the “repatriation” of the account while allowing access to Cloud Player, a key component of the offer Amazon Cloud.
Via Amazon cloud, you can store the digital content purchased from Amazon so unlimited. The user can also upload up to 250 music tracks on Cloud Player.
applications
Amazon has made great efforts to expand the Amazon App Shop, as the number of applications increased by over 180% in one year. This is great because, remember, Fire OS does not allow access to Google Play. It also lacks some applications such as Dropbox and more Google applications (YouTube …).
It is however very easy to install these applications “manually” because Fire OS is compatible with all Android applications. For this purpose, it is sufficient to enable “applications from unknown sources” in settings (to allow the installation of applications not from the App Shop).
must install an application such as OS File Explorer (free application) to access the apk you have previously set to a directory on the tablet.
remains the question of security when collecting the apk on the web. In order to avoid any malware, it is advisable to download applications on the official site (Dropbox, among others, provides the apk and its Android app on his site). But we can also find the Google applications without too much difficulty. It will simply install other applications in parallel.
Conclusion
Count € 229 (with 16 GB), 269 € (32GB) and € 309 (64GB) for the Kindle Fire tablet HDX 7 “while the 8.9 model” is proposed to € 379 (16 GB) € 429 (32GB) and € 479 (64GB). Amazon began that day deliveries of Fire HDX 7 while those of the Fire HDX 8.9 will begin on November 21. In addition, the new Fire HD displays price € 139 (16GB) or € 169 (32GB).
the HDX 7-inch Kindle Fire, Amazon is certainly one at top speed, figuratively as literally. The hardware of the highest caliber is now serving a version of Fire OS (3.0 “Mojito”) much more advanced.
There remains some leading features (such as the second screen) are not yet activated and therefore could not be tested.
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