Wow! and double WoW! - if you want to keep up with the "bleeding" edge of 7" Android tablets - the announcement of the new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 - has got to be interesting news.
It directly takes on the new 2nd gen Google Nexus 7.2 (2013) - and just when I found out about it - PCmag.com has already done a comparison - there is a mistake in their comparison table about the Android version - but the text is fine.
The Kindle HDX 7 has a later and faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-Core processor @ 2.2Ghz vs the 2013 Nexus 7 Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad-Core @ 1.5Ghz - PCmag says the difference might not be so big - so have to wait for the benchmarks to truly see - nevertheless this is still a material improvement over the Nexus 7.2 which is again hailed as a benchmark for 7" tablets.
Of course the Kindle has "Fire OS 3.0" (also called "Mojito"), an Amazon-built shell over Android - so it is not native Android which can put some people off. But most will probably look to Root the Kindle so it becomes full fledged native Android.
For the photography oriented the HDX claims " perfect color accuracy (100% sRGB) "
Either way - this is all good news and should herald better things/value to come.
Actually just as interesting is the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" - same faster processor - but: 2560 x 1600 (339 ppi) screen again 100% sRGB.
Neither have microSD expansion but are also available with 32GB and even 64GB - of course more expensive than buying even the fastest rated microSD card....
Both are special priced (makes the Kindle HDX 7 the same price as the Nexus 7.2.) with: "Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers display on Kindle Fire tablet lock screens and do not appear while you are using the device. Sponsored Screensavers include movie posters, album art, book covers, ads, and information about digital content or other products sold on Amazon.com."
This is probably moot if one roots the device?
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It directly takes on the new 2nd gen Google Nexus 7.2 (2013) - and just when I found out about it - PCmag.com has already done a comparison - there is a mistake in their comparison table about the Android version - but the text is fine.
The Kindle HDX 7 has a later and faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-Core processor @ 2.2Ghz vs the 2013 Nexus 7 Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad-Core @ 1.5Ghz - PCmag says the difference might not be so big - so have to wait for the benchmarks to truly see - nevertheless this is still a material improvement over the Nexus 7.2 which is again hailed as a benchmark for 7" tablets.
Of course the Kindle has "Fire OS 3.0" (also called "Mojito"), an Amazon-built shell over Android - so it is not native Android which can put some people off. But most will probably look to Root the Kindle so it becomes full fledged native Android.
For the photography oriented the HDX claims " perfect color accuracy (100% sRGB) "
Either way - this is all good news and should herald better things/value to come.
Actually just as interesting is the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" - same faster processor - but: 2560 x 1600 (339 ppi) screen again 100% sRGB.
Neither have microSD expansion but are also available with 32GB and even 64GB - of course more expensive than buying even the fastest rated microSD card....
Both are special priced (makes the Kindle HDX 7 the same price as the Nexus 7.2.) with: "Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers display on Kindle Fire tablet lock screens and do not appear while you are using the device. Sponsored Screensavers include movie posters, album art, book covers, ads, and information about digital content or other products sold on Amazon.com."
This is probably moot if one roots the device?
--
Vincent
Picasa Web Albums - UnknownVincent
http://UnknownVincent.Shutterfly.com
http://UnknownVT.Shutterfly.com
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