Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9: interim reviews - Eeevolution

online reviews on Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The Amazon tablet will be available in the U.S. from November 15 (in Italy from 21) with prices starting at $ 379. It ‘a top of the range, has a better screen rivals Retina, autonomy fantastic and the best Snapdragon processor on the market.

Into Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 receives positive ratings, above the average of 7 (or 4 out of 5 stars) but it remains a tablet particular, be directed to a specific range of users, much cheaper than many equal size but less mainstream the younger brother. Here’s what comes out of international reviews. Kindle Fire HDX has been tested by theverge, engadget, cnet, wired and techhive uses.

• The design is to HDX 7 Fire, nothing changes;
• ergonomics is very good for a tablet so great. It weighs 34% less than the 2012 model and 20% less than the iPad Air, and is perfectly balanced for use with one hand;
• it functions also support the cover with “origami”
• gives her best in landscape mode, the buttons on the back are more easily
• the contrary, it is inconvenient to find the volume keys and power back when you are in portatrait
• the rear 8 MPX camera is average, not great;
• stereo audio confirmation of the good things of the previous model, but loses some ‘quality
• the screen is on absolute levels for sharpness, contrast and color range, is the best possible display for watching movies (all consider it to be better than the one mounted on iPad Air)
• high brightness and anti-glare treatment make it good even outdoors
• reading mode is actually useful (adjusts the screen so tiring as little as possible and consume very little – autonomy see note below)
• is no support Miracast and WiFi MiMo but not yet the functionality of the sub-screen promise (and it is unclear when it will be implemented)
• Fire OS 3.0 does not convince as of 7 inches. Great content with Amazon but still limited;
• is much improved content management, both local and cloud
• assistance MayDay is confirmed useful, but it will be re-tested in the most intense periods;
• compression technology of the Silk browser makes it fast when it is running smoothly, but it is not always efficient;
• lacks support for wireless printers
• the performance is excellent, there is provided the fluidity and increased the sensitivity of the touchscreen
• only in the most demanding games, since the density of pixels to handle, captain of hesitation;
• the 16 GB version has 10.9 GB free, if the goal are few movies and music;
• optimal temperatures, the tablet is never hot enough to cause discomfort;
• autonomy with average use / intense is 10 hours. In read mode will exceed 15 hours.

HDX 8.9 Into Kindle Fire is the best tablet Amazon but as written at the beginning of article (and as confirmed by international) is a model turned to a user specifies. Customers with Amazon movies and multimedia content to be “consumed” will find it perfect (also in relation to the sale price), while all other Fire is advisable to buy HDX 7 inches. Or – as cnet writes in reference to the U.S. market – it is advisable to take this model HDX 8.9 as a pretext for a subscription Prime.

Into The new Amazon tablet will arrive in Italy next week. Since November 13, we will have HDX Fire 7-inch and 21 from the larger model. There will be no difference in the marketing of weeks USA / Italy as happened last year, and this is undoubtedly a sign of the company’s growth in Europe. Amazon aims to Christmas 2013, which is why I hope to see even offers and promotions on the new tablet. Keep an eye on the section Fire HDX Amazon.it .