New Kindle challenges the iPad Air - The Journal

Amazon released to the market a great tablet that weighs less but has a sharper display and a lower price.

The new tablet is priced at $ 379.

New York. – To follow, in response to the new Apple iPad, lighter, Amazon has released large tablet that weighs less but has a sharper display and a lower price. And although the new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX has not received as much attention as the iPad Air, emerges as one of its main competitors.

The new Kindle has many of the features of the smaller version which was released on October 18.

Several

tabs at the top of the screen offer quick access Amazon services , such as e-books, music, video and shopping. Applications and content are commonly used in the middle, so that the user can return to them quickly. And at the bottom are the icons of the applications that are used most frequencies, such as email and the camera.

Need Help ? Just press the “Mayday” and in seconds you’ll be connected to a service representative customer service offered 27 hours, seven days a week. You can see the representative in a small video box, but they can only see you and what you have on the screen of your device, but can guide placing orange markers on your screen or taking control of the tablet.

perceived

representatives were patient while helping me find a book is lost, play a podcast and download material from Dropbox storage service. In one case, the representative called me on my mobile phone, as promised, an hour later, to see how I was doing. Never found a solution to the problem of Dropbox.

The best part of the new Kindle is the price . Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday began shipments and devices start at $ 379. That is cheaper than the new iPad Mini, which costs $ 399, with a screen of 7.9 inches diagonally. The Kindle Fire HDX has a 8.9 inch screen, a hair less than 9.7 iPad Air. And still cheaper the Kindle Fire HDX 7 inch, which costs $ 229.

If you can afford to buy a tablet $ 499 and do not use much of Amazon services, could seriously consider the iPad Air.

And although

Kindle is lighter than the Air , and has a higher resolution screen in practice could not notice much difference when compared.

Kindle promises greater battery life , 12 hours, compared with 10 in the Air. But my experience is that the two devices are battery lasts the same looking video service Hulu.

The new Kindle

large size is a great deal at $ 379. But could be an even better gift for family and friends who love technology because if they have a problem Mayday call and not you . The Kindle is not as good as the iPad Air, but is an excellent choice on the basis of price.