HDX Kindle Fire, Amazon goes on the attack - Wired.it

Into presented today the new tablet of the American multinational. It renews the operating system and the processor and display specifications boast first-class

Into The history of Kindle Fire Jeff Bezos so far has been more than happy. On the contrary: since their launch on the market proved to be the first (and in some ways even among the few) credible competitor to the iPad and iPad Mini. But the time has come to engage the fifth of Amazon: Kindle with Fire HDX unveiled to the public today you have the feeling that the CEO of the multinational shopping want to overdo it with specifications that are second to none.

Meanwhile, in the two versions of the HDX presented – with a 7-inch display and a display with 8.9 – the place is ultra-powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800, a quad core last generation here supported by 2 GB of ram. It is so powerful pairing to pull off in this sense also the archenemy Nexus 7, which mount a Snapdragon S4 Pro Last year, the Google tablet had nibbled a slice of cake Fire also by virtue of the technical specifications excellent, but this year the battle promises to be much more balanced.

Also because another fundamental aspect of every self-respecting tablet, the screen on Fire is a new real X factor. Amazon starts with the model 7 “which hosts a panel full hd for a resolution identical to that of ‘last Nexus 7, to get to 2560×1600 pixels variant of the 8.9 “that Mountain View does not even have in stock. In addition, the battery of the HDX resist for 11-12 hours in mixed use , the Dolby stereo should ensure an excellent performance in the consumption of multimedia content, the 4G Optional you can always stay connected while away from the wi-fi hotspot and a renewed operating system promises to simplify the management of the app (with a grid arrangement) and many other common tasks.

In this c ‘ is waiting for a reply from Apple with its new iPad and iPad Mini, even though we already know that Apple is not playing exactly the same game as Google and Amazon. The game of the latter in fact takes place exclusively in the field of the ecosystem, and the cost of device physical a variable that the two giants have decided to overlook: a strategy that Cupertino would not adopt ever.

So here HDX Kindle Fire 7 “will cost 229 dollars while version 8.9 “ will 379 . Exactly in the middle of the square is Google, the new Nexus 7 is already available from 269 euro. A great challenge.