One of the most stunning parts of the Kindle Fire HDX is its screen, Which Measures in at seven inches and sports a ridiculous resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. Colors are deep, viewing angles are terrific and everything is extremely crisp. Anything you can possibly hope to watch, read and view looks wonderful-better to my eyes than any other small tablet screen on the market, including the Nexus 7 and iPad Mini with Retina. It Creates a more immersive experience, helping to emphasize what’s actually on the screen while the device itself (mostly) fades away. Bezels are kept to a minimum, Which only further emphasizes this effect.
The previous Kindle Fire HD design was quite nice, and I actually prefer it to this year’s HDX. I’m of two minds: the angular sides of the HDX feel good in the hand, and the device itself is nice and compact. But I’m just not a fan of the flush buttons, Which are located on the rear of the device on either side of the Amazon logo When held in landscape. I constantly found myself sliding my finger over the HDX’s rubberized back, searching for the power button to wake the screen from sleep, or to turn the volume up or down When watching a movie. Oftentimes I had to turn the device completely over-not a huge deal at all, just an annoyance-when I wanted to do something simple like put the device to sleep.
Another odd design quirk is Amazon’s decision to angle the microUSB connection, Which seat at the HDX’s slim edge, on the same side as the power button. Plugging the device in to charge is More Difficult than it sounds, and is much more awkward than it Should be. I’m stumped as to why These decisions’ were made, though your experience can certainly vary. Still, They do not detract drastically from the overall experience, and the device as a whole is still handsomely designed.
If you’re into specs (this isn’ta about that), the device features a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, Adreno 330 GPU, Which Amazon says makes the HDX four times as powerful as the previous iteration , and a forked version of Android 4.2. The tablet is quite solid, as expected in a flagship product in 2013; apps open up quickly, and there’s virtually no law (every device team at some point or another). The carousel was always a sore spot, slow and stuttery, but it’s now smooth as silk, and getting from point to point in the Kindle Fire OS 3.0 is very, very quick. I had no issues running Netflix, Fruit Ninja or other popular apps. You will not find the Kindle Fire HDX to be slow, even with Fire HD content beaming into your eyeballs. As far as battery life goes, the Fire HDX lasts forever. Like, forever. I was consistently shocked at how much battery life it had after a day’s use-I mostly read books and watch movies and actually found it lasted more like two to three days without needing a charge. I had to try and run the battery down, rather than worry about if I needed a charge. That’s peace of mind.
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