If you were thinking to buy a tablet for a gift this Christmas or for yourself, sure right now you are in a “sea of ??doubt” because there are many options available, each with different characteristics and prices. The first thing is to be clear if you want a tablet with a screen 10 inches ronde or another to be between 7 and 8 inches. This is the first decision.
narrow your search, this time we will assume that bets for a 7-inch format as you convince more for their smaller size and weight, probably because these tablets are usually cheaper (less screen, better price). If so, you have two options: Android tablet or an iPad mini with iOS operating system
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Regarding the second option, Apple now been upgraded with the new processor and Retina screen, being a highly recommended device, although the price is a powerful determinant: the cheapest model of iPad Mini with Retina display, of 16 GB capacity and no option to include a card 3G/4G data, ie, the “WiFi only” sells for 389 euros.
if bet on the Android ecosystem, here the range of possibilities is wide. In addition, entry into the market with less tradition brands Acer, Asus or Samsung, for example, has led to a sharp fall in prices, but unfortunately also quality.
Not the case with the new HDX Kindle Fire 7 inch , renewed by Amazon just in time for the Christmas season. For us it’s an excellent tablet with an affordable price, so you should he taken into account in the search for 7-inch tablets, this time in the category of Android, and why, as we shall see, is Android somewhat special. That itself is not “all that glitters gold” because of its special talk later.
The power button is located near one of the corners on the back. The volume buttons are on the opposite side, at the same height. The three images above make it clearer what we mean. Yes, we emphasize its two integrated stereo speakers with Dolby Digital audio system Plus. Their quality is the best I have found in tablets.
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analyze the Kindle Fire 7 inch HD and some of the conclusions we draw are redeemable for Kindle Fire perfectly HDX 7, but it would be unfair not to acknowledge that there are many new features. For starters, the screen (hence the “HDX” instead of just “HD”) now has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 and a pixel density of 323 ppi , while have been reduced glare and improved brightness.
Kindle Fire HD screen with 1280 x 800 dpi and 216 seemed to be excellent, but now goes a step further with vivid colors and, above all, a sharpness level iPad Mini with Retina display, probably the best tablet in the market in this regard. By the way, thanks to dynamic contrast adjustment screen , it will automatically optimize the color of each pixel based on the degree of illumination of the environment and it is true that the videos and pictures look pretty good even in exterior.
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thank Amazon is the processor change, moving from a Dual-Core 1.5 GHz to Quad-Core 2.2 GHz (Snapdragon specifically 800 Qualcomm) or accompanied by 2 GB of RAM. The consequence is that the apps move more freely and that the whole system more responsive. It, along with the screen, the best of the new Kindle Fire HDX.
The third noveltyagainst Kindle Fire is its HD front camera HD designed for 720p video calls with Skype or the famous “selfies” (self-portraits are very fashionable lately). Little more can we add this feature, but we do believe that Amazon tablet as it should have, so it is a wise inclusion.
The fourth novelty lies in the size and weight. The Kindle Fire 7-inch HDX weighs 42 grams less than the Kindle Fire HD (303 grams compared to 345 grams) and measures are smaller : 18.6 x 12.8 x 0.9 cms vs 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.7 cms.
to end the main news, as you will see that there are few, Amazon improved battery life , which now exceeds 11 hours in a mixed use, which is considered to play a little, watch a video, surfing the Web, writing on the Facebook wall, tweet, check email, read ebooks … Obviously, if we are all the time watching movies, this autonomy is greatly reduced, but enough to be slightly more eight hours.
In this image we left at 7 Kindle Fire HDX dimensions of 18.6 x 12.8 cms and right to the Apple iPad mini with a size of 20 x 13.47 cm. There are differences because Apple’s tablet has a screen of 7.9 inch and 7 inch Amazon. Also, on the side bezel iPad mini space has been reduced to the maximum and the Kindle are still chances to win a few millimeters, though, would have to change the location of the camera.
compare the thickness of iPad mini Kindle Fire and HDX 7. The Apple tablet is slightly thinner (0.75 cm vs 0.9 cm) than Amazon.
An operating system with “flavor” to Android
As we discussed at the time to analyze the Kindle Fire HD, Amazon ecosystem in its proposed tablet is closed, much as it is based on Android. Specifically they talk Fire OS 3.0 (aka “Mojito”), a “flavor” of Android that adds the Amazon Cloud services and a content-oriented user interface.
This user interface oriented content means that everything that we open (whether ebooks, apps, web pages, images, videos, etc..) is displayed as a carousel on the home screen. Everything within reach because we are clear that the Amazon tablet is made for consuming content and this interface greatly facilitate this task.
Returning toecosystem “closed”, this is because to acquire apps can not go to Google Play, you have to go through the Amazon Appstore , although it has almost all apps you can find in the Android app store (including most of Google), there are some that are not. Returning to the example of Google, forget about using Chrome, you’ll have to dip into the Silk browser that comes pre-installed on the tablet.
great innovations of “Mojito” are:
- carousel and grid view.
- uninterrupted mode to mute notifications and calendar reminders.
- can go from one application to another by sliding your finger without going through the home screen.
- Manager where improved email account setup is simpler.
- print function to print documents from the Fire.
- accessibility tools such as tactile exploration and magnifier.
- manage different devices (very useful for schools or companies that have several Kindle).
- collections serve to organize apps, ebooks, games or whatever comes to mind.
- archived on 1-touch frees space by identifying items that have not been recently used and archived in the cloud for easy recall at any time.
- now moves faster and has a read images and eliminating unnecessary information to get a clean version.
- to add parental controls password when trying to access the Internet or some content of the above collections Cloud.
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A holster that will surprise
Another novelty of the Kindle Fire 7-inch HDX is a polyurethane sheath Origami , specifically designed to fit this tablet. True, its price (49.99 euros ) is high compared with the Kindle Fire HDX 7, but personally I think one of the most original (and votes) of casings can be found.
is available in five colors (slate gray, lemon, purple, pink and black mineral) and other cases like the house off and on the Kindle, but also directs the sound from the speakers. And so the screen is protected as well as being kept clean, the interior is the same color microfiber exterior polyurethane. In the picture above you can see how once opened if we want to use as a support for our tablet is. Of course, when it closes fully protects your screen.
ConclusionsWe’ve said before, Amazon tablets are for users who are not going to feel corseted by their particular ecosystem. We see this even in his political Price , because if you opt for models that you receive special offers from Amazon (c’mon, advertising), you can save some money: for example, 16 Gbytes costs 229 euros compared to 244 euros the same model but in which you do not get any publicity.
And then there’s the fact that everything you consume have to purchase it (there are many free apps and content, not always pay) at Amazon stores.
If you clear this and do not mind (we personally do not we feel bad), this Kindle Fire HDX 7 is one of the best tablets you can currently buy. Your screen, processor speed, size and weight and overall build quality are highly recommended.
However, it gets our award for “Best Buy” because we understand that the “philosophy” Amazon is not shared by everyone, but believe me he deserves.
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