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Plus the slight difference in aspect ratio makes the HD Kindle's screen about an eight of an inch wider and an eight of an inch shorter than last year's Fire.Īccording to a report by DisplayMate, the Kindle Fire HD's screen is one of the best out there and is almost as good as the new iPad. This is most noticeable with the HD Kindle next to the old Kindle Fire, which makes text looks fuzzy and pale by comparison. The increase in pixel density makes text a lot crisper and sharper. Most other 7-inch tablets use lower resolution 1024 x 600 or even worse 800 x 480 screens (the Nook HD is the only tablet to use an even higher resolution screen than the KFHD). Like the Google Nexus 7, it is among the first wave of 7-inch tablets to use a higher resolution 1280 x 800 screen. It has a 10-point capacitive touchscreen that is very smooth and highly responsive. The viewing angles are incredible and colors are very bright and text is extraordinarily crisp and clear, making it superb for ereading. The screen is definitely the Kindle Fire HD's best feature. Check my Kindle Fire HD vs Nexus 7 review for a breakdown of the two.Įstimated Price: $199 - $249 at Amazon Kindle Fire HD Video Review + Tips & Tricks The Google Nexus 7 is going to be the Kindle Fire HD's biggest competitor.
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The bottom line is this: Amazon's software is somewhat limiting and the interface is entirely Amazon-focused, but you are going to be hard-pressed to find a better 7" tablet for the price.
All that while maintaining the same $199 price point. They somehow managed to add a camera, a faster 1.2GHz processor, a much nicer high resolution screen, physical volume buttons, a micro HDMI port, microphone, Bluetooth, double the storage space, and a dual band WiFi antenna. The Kindle Fire HD is almost exactly the same as last year's Kindle Fire from a software standpoint, which is somewhat disappointing since it is so limited and locked-down, but Amazon did a great job of improving the hardware side of things. By default all Kindle Fires now come with advertisements on the lock screen, called Special Offers. The Kindle Fire HD doesn't come with a wall charger, which costs $10 more. Combine that with the complete lack of customizing options and it feels more like it's Amazon's tablet than your own.
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Locked into Amazon's user interface, which is a lot more limiting than traditional Android tablets-no widgets, no folders, no recent apps list, no customization, no wallpapers, etc.New ebook features include text-to-speech, audiobook syncing with ebooks, and X-Ray.Can sideload apps, movies, music, ebooks, and other content obtained from outside Amazon's ecosystem, including competing ePub ereading apps.Dual speakers are the loudest of any tablet yet, and sound fairly decent.
Plus the build quality is solid and the device is comfortable to hold in both portrait and landscape mode.
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