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Into A Kindle Fire HD with 8.9-inch screen and 16 GB of space (of which about 13 are available). He arrived in late July and has joined the tablet at home to surf the web and social networks, read a bit ‘of books, technical manuals and comics, play games, watch videos and listen to music.
Here are my impressions cold and considerations of use.
Into The build quality of the tablet is objectively very good : picking it up Kindle Fire HD gives an impression of solidity and, thanks to rubber backing, the grip is firm and the tablet does not slide that much when it is resting on a surface.
For almost the entire period of the test the tablet has been inserted into an equally strong Amazon leather case (optional, costing about 45 euros), which protects the adhering perfectly. The housing includes a mechanism similar to that of the iPad Smart Case “wake up” and “asleep” the tablet when it raises and lowers the cover.
More than good autonomy , and in line with the competition: is around ten hours and allows you to use it with ease even for various activities in the course of several days without having to worry about keeping an ‘eye on the battery icon or nasty surprises. In contrast, the connectivity (only) WiFi , which is dual-band, dual antenna, did not shine , penalizing heavier downloads (music, magazines, some app): the cause is probably not brand new access point and a home network very heterogeneous hypothesize that has clipped the potential of the tablet.
is not an Android tablet
Into let us just one thing: the Kindle Fire HD is not the right choice for those looking for an Android tablet. Although based on the work of Google, its operating system has been substantially modified and bent to the needs of Amazon. Less than intervene heavily in software, it is impossible to customize the interface or draw the entire park Android software, in particular software Google. Almost everything that’s on the screen, the user pushes purchase at Amazon, use a pie with a ‘pushed contextual tips.
Into That said, we must admit to Amazon good care general graphics, attention to detail (very much in the images that appear in the wake of the tablet) and a certain originality of the general interface. The “home” of the Kindle Fire does not resemble that of Android tablet or iPad but most view “Cover Flow” iTunes.
Better
large and small
Into The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is part of a family of tablets that includes three models . Two have a 7 “screen and HD not only has more power, Dolby sound, better WiFi connectivity, storage capacity of 16/32 GB instead of only 8 GB, but above all it has a crisp display high density and bright. The Kindle Fire “great” is only HD, with a high density screen that supports 1920×1200 from movies up to 1080p.
Into Prior to the older brother I had the opportunity to try for a while ‘even the Kindle Fire HD 7 “that he behaved very well for many of the activities. In some cases, however, the seven-inch were tight if not frustrating. Navigation of the websites, the use of app , play games and watch movies earn a lot from (almost ) two thumbs becoming more comfortable and more spectacular. E activities such as reading magazines and comics , that should be done in portrait mode (where you can not even do zoom freely), become feasible.
What is missing
Into What should be a strong point of the Kindle Fire HD, or the use of books, magazines and comics, unfortunately, is dwarfed by little choice in the catalog , from limitations inherent in Products and display method .
illustrated volumes in the Italian language are few and often not ready for a HD screen: The picture may be enlarged but generally are practically always at low resolution. Comic books do not take up the whole screen, can not be zoomed freely, and sometimes guided reading and poor magnification granted are not enough to read the texts and even appreciate the designs.
Accessories (essential or not)
Into Amazon has managed to keep content the price of the Kindle Fire HD: the model with 8.9-inch screen and a capacity of 16 GB costs 269 Euro and tried the top of the range, with double the storage memory, it costs 299. Along with the Kindle is not, however, provided no accessories , only a USB cable and a thin piece of paper with the quick start guide. If the housing you can probably do without, it is virtually indispensable spend another 15-20 Euros for theConclusions
Into The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 “is a tablet which caters explicitly to ‘ users” consumption “ who wants a device not too expensive but well made and reliable way to acquire and enjoy digital content .
Into many ways (cost, ecosystem, build quality and attention to detail) the tablet from Amazon itself as a viable cross between the Apple iPad and Android tablet to medium-high and high. Specifically, it is ideal for anyone who is a user (and buyer) with a regular Kindle ebook reader , which is an ideal complement .
Fire HD integrates and expands the experience of using the Kindle allows you to read all the texts on the tablet already purchased, in addition to books, magazines, comic books, music, software, games, and other content. You can charge the tablet with books, music, videos and your app, the Kindle Fire and its interface with insistence propose and push the purchase of digital goods (or not) on the online store of Amazon, but it must objectively increase a little ‘both the quantity and the quality of the catalog if it wants to tap the full potential of the tablet that he proposes.
Into Note: We would like to thank Serena Di Virgilio Thank you for your cooperation in the drafting of the article and in the creation of images.
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