Kindle Fire HD 8, the tablet of Amazon, pointing to a slice of the market that expects a good product at a competitive price, albeit with a experience mixed with that of the famous portal.
Macitynet had already tested the model super-cheap 7" of last year with good results, considering the price: this year, Amazon looks to Christmas with a model and more courageous, both for the features for the price. The impression we had is that, without a doubt, the price is worth the candle, and this Fire HD 8 is better in everything and for everything to model 7, although it still remains a purchase to make an informed decision.
Fire HD 8, (more) big is better
The main note of this tablet is definitely the display 8" IPS (1280 x 800 pixels), wide format which makes it much more enjoyable for both the reading and the use of some Apps. The difference with the model 7 you immediately feel, even for a more pleasant sense of handling.
Amazon has started a care of details of secondary importance that had been little considered: the volume keys and the power off now, are the silver color, other than black, the more visible in all conditions. The packaging is minimalist, inside the box is just place the tablet, the Micro USB cable and the power supply (in the pictures in the English version, but the agency has assured us that in the edition of on sale this will be in the Italian version).
The back surface is in black plastic, porous, and leaves hold well in the hand, and also the weight is not excessive, although perhaps still too much for a eBook reader which the Kindle fire aims (also) to be.
Audio, photo down
One of the things that we enjoyed most is, without a doubt, the stereo sound with Dolby: great to turn Kindle Fire HD 8 on a portable player when we are in the office, but that makes it even more in the evening when we watch films in bed with Plex. Of course, it is possible to draw the whole Android compatibility with regard to devices such as Speakers, laptops, or Bluetooth headset.
Poor quality, the camera, the real Achilles heel of this model: 2 megapixel is enough for the front, while to the rear the market offers much better.
A heart Android, well disguised
once turned on, the procedure of customization of the device is very simple and you only need to enter the data one screen at a time, without any use of the computer and only with a Wi-Fi network available.
the power of The processor (quad-core 1.3 Ghz) offers an experience of the use of fresh, and devoid of uncertainties, since browsing between the different sections of the tablet: unlike what is offers iOS, or Android, Fire OS is characterized by a Home, divided into several sections: Apps, Books, Videos, Games, Buy, App Store and Music Store, each of which offers content to the theme, including those purchased and those found locally, giving priority to those most recently used.
the low cost of the Kindle Fire HD 8 is also due to the fact that for Amazon every tablet sold is basically a form of promotion of its services, from the sale of books and music, online store of physical products (recently expanded with a new service): in this, the designers of Fire OS worked well, because the content and the promotions are there, but are never intrusive, and substantially, the system is suitable for those who have never tried a tablet, and wants a simpler system Android pure.
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