Kindle Fire becomes Full Hd: More comfortable and faster resolution - Computer Minds

Into Six months have passed from the arrival in Italy of the first Kindle Fire, the Android tablet produced and distributed by Amazon. The offer is now complete with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 “, available from March and as always characterized by a particularly aggressive price. Missing a 3G version, available in the United States instead. The new model differs from the Kindle Fire HD 7 “especially for the display and the faster processor, and of course the size. It grows clutter but the thickness decreases slightly, from 1 to 0.9 centimeters. We start from the display, certainly the main raison d’etre of this model. Has a diagonal of 8.9 “and a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels (WUXGA) conditions, with aspect ratio of 16:10. Compared to the more expensive iPad with Retina display 4:3 has a slightly more elongated, and the ratio of 16:10 is a compromise that allows both to see good movies in Full HD 1080p both read easily tabloid newspapers, comic books and various publications, which are displayed with black borders on the sides smaller than a 16:9 screen. In this regard, as we had already noticed on the Kindle Fire HD, even here we find a thick frame around the display, whose aesthetic impact is not exactly the best. This display has a very high yield: it is built on technology IPS (In-Plane Switching) and has deep blacks, bright colors, good brightness and wide viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically. The pixel density is 254 pixels per inch, not too far from 264 iPad Retina. Recall that the Apple tablet has a resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels but also has a larger screen with a diagonal of 9 .7 inches. In practice, putting the two next Amazon tablet will notice very well the difference: the greater definition of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 “is immediately evident in the film as in journals in electronic format. This tablet gives you the best of themselves with the color publications, which are displayed in spectacular fashion. Excellent text readability, even with the font size particularly low. The color temperature seems colder than the Kindle Fire HD, but overall the colors are rendered in a realistic way. The anti-reflective coating advertised by Amazon actually slightly improves the readability under direct light sources, use the tablet outdoors on a sunny day is always problematic, on this and all other competitive products. The hardware platform is now based on the Texas Instruments processor Qmap4 4470, equipped with 13 GHz dual core CPU and GPU PowerVR SGX544.

Into A decisive step forward compared to the 7-inch brother, which uses a TI chipset production but always with a frequency of 1.2 GHz with the benchmark that we were able to carry out the performance improvement is evident, both in regards the pure computing power of the CPU is regarding the 3D graphics. When compared to those of the latest Android tablet with quad core processor, the performance appear less logically, we have to consider also that the proprietary interface is a software layer in more manageable and can affect the results of the tests. This is not a sample of speed in short, but I give that matters is that the user experience everyday is always flowing and without uncertainty. Even on this new model there are two aspects caratterisnci typical Kindle Fire: audio performance definitely above average, thanks to the two stereo speakers with good quality and at their correct position, and the interface Wi-Fi dual band / dual radio, compatible also with network s at 5 GHz and with an engaging stable signal even if you move away from the router. Among the deficiencies are to be reported back camera, the GPS receiver and, once again, the power supply USB. The appliance comes the only cable, to charge the battery must be connected to a PC or any USB universal power supply.

Into do not recommend the first option because the full recharge takes place in 15 hours, an unacceptably long time. Amazon justifies the lack of charger with the desire to contain the price as much as possible and with the fact that most users already have a USB adapter in possession. A choice that we agree, especially when Amazon sells the original chargers to hardly justifiable price of 19.90 €. With the purchase of a Kindle Fire tablet goes throughout the Amazon ecosystem, which becomes the main channel for the use of content, whether they are books, movies, apps, games and more. There is no reference to the store for Android, namely Google Play. On that A mazon is a selection of apps, but not the hundreds of thousands available on Google Play. It must be said, however, that those that are essential are already presintallate and the choice is quite rich. In addition, you can install the app by hand size. Apk files by copying them to the internal memory and then using a file manager. Another detail that should be noted is the presence of suggestions for purchases in the lock screen and a bar that automatically appears at the bottom of the home page. I’m not too annoying, with a surcharge of 15 € you can delete them, but there seems to be a necessary expense. Last, but not least, the user interface is proprietary, it is quite similar to that of the other tablet Kindle. Pleasant, fast and complete, it is probably the easiest to use that we have ever seen on a tablet. It is particularly suitable for those who are totally fast computer. The last elements used, app or data that may be, automatically appear on the home page i n a scrolling mode reminiscent of the cover flow in iTunes. The main menu is always visible at the top and gives you access to games, applications, books, music, video, web browser, documents, to the Amazon store and special offers. The Web browser is preinstalled Silk, which has shown good speed in the opening pages thanks to the cache system remotely managed on a cloud. In any case, at least for now, there are alternative browsers on the Amazon store. With regard to autonomy, with Wi-Fi always on and surfing the web or reading books we found 9 hours of operation, a value not far from 10 hours reported by Amazon.