Friday, December 13, 2013

Review of the tablet Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 "- ITC Online

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couple of weeks ago we told you about the 7-inch tablet Amazon Kindle Fire HDX and now to our editorial got the biggest model lineup – the 8.9-inch Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “. device is based on the same processor Qualcomm Snapdragon Adreno 800 graphics 330 that her younger brother, but it can boast a much larger screen with ultra-high resolution of 2560 by 1600 pixels.

Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Tablet
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “16 GB of 4370 UAH.
Average price: 4495 USD Offers: 2 Compare Prices


Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “4G 32 GB from 6104 UAH.
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As a junior 7-inch sibling, the model Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “is available in configurations of 16, 32 and 64 GB. Additionally, you can choose only the presence of Wi-Fi module or option with built-in 4G-modem and also save $ 15 by viewing sponsor screensavers. Eventually most affordable configuration of the tablet in the U.S. costs $ 379, and the most expensive at $ 200 exactly expensive.

the online store prices for Ukraine is a tablet exorbitant – an average of Rs 4,500 and above, but you can order the delivery of Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “on the official website of their own and then the device will cost you much cheaper ($ 394 for 16 GB Wi-Fi version without advertising plus $ 21 shipping, total $ 415 or a little more than 3400 USD).

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Options & Accessories

device comes in a flat elongated box matt black cardboard, decorative glossy cover. Interestingly, the designated packing 7 or 9-inch plate is the same – Kindle Fire HDX, so that they will have to distinguish between the size of the box and the screen diagonal, rendered as a series of icons.

Here you can find that more overall model has two cameras instead of one as in the case of the 7-inch Fire HDX. The inside of the box is different contrasting bright orange trim, complete accessories allocated under an enclosed space in which you will find cable USB / micro-USB black and AC charger with folding plug. Charged in the same style as in the case of a younger model, but has a higher capacity – 9 W vs. 5 W.

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For those wishing to further protect the tablet Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “company offers branded Origami cover in polyurethane or leather version. Name fully corresponds to the product, as of its front part is really possible to” fold “useful multimedia stand. added that due embedded magnets can not only cover fiksirovatcya closed, but also allows the tablet to wake and sleep just by opening the cover.


Design

Design Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “completely identical to his younger brother except for the second camera on the back. Otherwise it is the same horizontally oriented tablet, but noticeably bigger.

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To assess growth in size, imagine that its screen area is approximately equal to the entire area of ??the front face 7-inch Fire HDX. Naturally grown and weight, which is more than 370 grams vs 300, but the thickness of the shell even decreased from 9 mm to 7.8 mm.

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front panel contains only the screen and webcam, no additional controls and logos here. The rear panel and sides are made of practical housing rubberized plastic that is visually glossy insert and diluted in the same brilliant logo Amazon.

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buttons on and adjust the volume spaced along the edges of the tablet back, they are easy to touch with a typical horizontal grip. Both connectors are available – micro-USB and audio jack, a couple of microphones and two speakers delivered in the top casing, where they do not overlap or hands in portrait or in landscape position. Can not fail to note the original form of the rear panel and the reverse slope of the sidewalls for easy wiring.


Display

The model

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “uses a different IPS-screen with a resolution of 2560 by 1600 pixels, which corresponds to the density of pixels in the 339 PPI – or a million points more than the 9.7-inch screen Apple iPad. Due to the complete coverage of the sRGB color space differs true color image and a maximum brightness of 400 cd/m2 allows you to work with the tablet, even in bright sunlight.

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interesting that described in the review of Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 “problem with blue glows around the screen associated with the use of blue instead of white LEDs in the older model is completely absent. That is, if you want to achieve 100% sRGB-coverage is quite and you can use familiar white LEDs that leads us to believe that this “feature” is akin to constructive miscalculation.

Functionality

Founded

tablet Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “on the same quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 with an operating frequency of 2.2 GHz and Adreno 330 graphics performance, RAM is 2 GB. Due to the larger number of points the device performance is slightly lower than the junior model, significant slowdown however still not observed.

full battery charge with the bundled charger takes about 5 hours, after which you can count on 12 hours in mixed mode and 18 hours of reading. As well as in the low-end model uses a two-antenna dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11n module and optional 4G-modem hardware GPS.


Interface

device is running proprietary OS Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito”, which is based on the popular Android 4.2. Applications are invited from the set of the shop Amazon AppStore, but are activated in paragraph install applications from unknown sources, you can easily install any APK-files.

top line interface takes utility panel displaying the device name, time, signal strength of the wireless module and the power battery. Just below are grouped different types of content, where you can sort files by name and start time, switch between cloud and local storage and to move quickly in the online shop. In the middle of the main window is the notorious “Carousel” with reference to the most recently used applications or content, and finally located at the bottom of the icons of installed applications on the tablet. Quick setup called a simple swipe from the top of the screen, here you can find the “gear” transition to detailed settings. Context menu appears when you start specific programs, and swipe from the right side is a list of running applications.


Results

Finally, Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “- is a great choice for those who are on the level of comfort of use not satisfied with any compact 7-inch or” pridivannye “10-inch plates. model differs in a number of typical features for Kindle family, but against quality IPS-screen and powerful quad Qualcomm Snapdragon platform 800 they recede into the background. During operation model Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “pleased great big screen, easy practical housing and responsive interface. Using a proprietary interface and store content a bit annoying, but not enough not to take this model into account when choosing Android-tablet.

Like
+ 8,9-inch IPS-display with a resolution of 2560 by 1600 pixels
+ hardware platform (Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, Adreno 330, 2 GB of RAM)
+ minimum thickness, interesting design, softtach plastic rear panel
+ convenient hardware buttons

Disliked
– impractical glossy insert
– especially ecosystem tablet Kindle

product provided for testing an online store Megabite, www.megabite.ua





































Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 “16 GB
from 4370 UAH.

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Type tablet
diagonal, inches 8,9
Matrix IPS
type cover the screen gloss
Resolution 2560×1600
type touch panel capacitive
Multi touch +
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
Kernel Type Krait 400
Frequency GHz 2,2
Cores 4
Graphics Adreno 330
Pre-installed Android (Fire OS 3.0)
amount of RAM, MB 2048
Memory, GB 16
External Ports microUSB, 3,5 mm audio
Card Reader
front camera 1,3 MP
Rear Camera 8 MP, autofocus, flash
Light Sensor +
Orientation Sensor +
Built-in speakers + (stereo)
Docking Station
Stylus included
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n dual band
Bluetooth +
Module 3G/4G (LTE)
Voice in GSM/3G networks
GPS
NFC
Battery Capacity, mA.ch unknown
runtimes 12h to mixed use, to read 18h ??
Weight, g 374
Dimensions, mm 231x158x7, 8
Colour Black
Color front panel Black

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