The idea behind the Kindle Fire HDX is something that was tried before with early Android tablets: If you can't beat the competition on equal footing, why not flank them by outmuscling the competition for cheaper? It worked for Android against Apple, but there's no reason to believe that it will work for Amazon without the user experience to match. Though image and video content will look great, you may be distracted by the constant color fringing on the edges of the screen. You may be distracted by the constant color fringing on the edges of the screen.īy the numbers this tablet bests its competition quite handily in a few measures, but that's missing the forest for the trees: though that screen might hit some attention-grabbing headlines, it's grossly hindered by things that don't show up on a spreadsheet. Oddly fitting given its name, but there are several performance issues that don't show up in the lab that any user can plainly see-the screen fringing for one is quite annoying. Performance Weird scienceĭespite the good score here, I'm going to roast this tablet. While it's not a big issue for those who simply flick them away, others may be very annoyed at the prospect of seeing ads in yet another place where there once was none. It's tough to get over very visible problems like this when you're showing off photos and video to friends, especially when there are better screens for the same price-or cheaper.Īs an aside, the low price of the Kindle Fire HDX 7" was assisted in part by the display of advertisements on your lock screen unless you pay extra for them to go away. Not only is the backlight ill-fit for the Kindle Fire HDX's form, but you'll also notice fringing on all edges as a result. However, the screen is a glaring problem. Underneath the hood is a market-leading Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, along with 2GB of RAM and a drive starting at 16GB of storage space. The soft-touch backing is the perfect texture to combine with the shallow angles of the bezel, and you'll have no trouble using it for hours. The best tablet-based speakers I've ever heard reside on the top of the Kindle Fire HDX. Additionally, the best tablet-based speakers I've ever heard reside on the top of the Kindle Fire HDX. Though the headphone jack and microUSB port used for charging are very basic for a tablet, the Kindle Fire HDX 7" sports a camera on either side of the unit. It's almost unnerving how weightless it is, but don't worry: you won't break it easily. If you do get your hands on a Kindle Fire HDX 7", you'll be treated to a very light and easy to hold tablet. Build quality is also an issue, leading me to believe that the " loss leader" strategy has finally caught up to Amazon. Otherwise, you're paying the same amount of money for ads, a worse screen, poorer battery life, and a worse selection of apps and services. The only thing the HDX has over the Nexus 7 is access to Amazon Prime Instant video. Though the spec sheet reads with many impressive numbers, the HDX 7" still doesn't measure up to the competition. Sure, a 24-hour customer service video-chat app is an innovative feature, but that only goes so far, given that the HDX's access to content is limited to proprietary sources. Though Amazon's newest tablets bear the Kindle OS' latest-and-greatest features, the devices themselves are hit-or-miss.
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