![]() ![]() The HDX features a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution screen up from the 1,280 x 800 quality display on the Kindle Fire HD 7. Read also: Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 Amazon Kindle Fire HDX – Screen ![]() The only other design aspect to note is that the glossy plastic panel feels like it could have been put on more carefully as it doesn’t quite sit flush with the sides of the tablet. It’s still not a pocket-friendly tablet, but it won’t weigh down your bag and that’s a major plus over the last edition. It’s still slightly heavier than the Nexus 7 2 (290g) and at 9mm thick is marginally more portly than the Asus tablet, but is a little shorter. In terms of actual dimensions, the Wi-Fi model weighs 303g shaving off almost100g from the Kindle Fire HD (395g) and that’s definitely a good thing. If you are looking for the microHDMI port you’re out of luck, it’s gone so you are going to have to rely on the Miracast support for screen mirroring to a TV. Locating the buttons can initially be fiddly but it doesn’t take long to readjust. The volume rocker and on/off button have moved to the back in easy reach, the two stereo speakers are higher up to avoid muffling the sound with your hands and the microUSB charging port and 3.5mm headphone jack are positioned on the edges of the device to avoid wires flailing across the screen. Key design changes are geared towards using it in landscape mode. The HDX is noticeably wider than the Nexus 7 making it much more of a stretch to hold in one hand. If you are planning to use it in portrait mode it’s a less enjoyable experience. There’s the matted, soft touch plastic, but the long black strip on the back is gone and the curvy corners have now been replaced with much more angular ones.įingers now follow the sloped narrow design when holding the HDX in landscape mode, making it more comfortable to grip in two hands. It does still have the glossy black bezel surrounding the 7-inch display with front-facing camera up top, but when you flip it over the differences are quickly apparent. But the thing is, even if you drop it and it breaks, it's $60, so it's not generally considered a bank breaker.The HDX looks very different to the Kindle Fire HD and the changes, on the whole, are welcome ones. This is not a recommendation that you drop your tablet intentionally. I've seen Fire tablets survive falls down the stairs and I don't have any doubts that this tablet probably would too. I didn't put it through any specific testing for that trait, but the tablet did survive a tumble or two off the table during my testing. In the past, Amazon has made a big deal about the durability of this tablet. The game resumed just fine when I turned it back on, but it happened often enough to be annoying. As such, when playing games in landscape orientation, it was common to accidentally bump the power button and turn off the screen. The build of the tablet is a little on the small side for my meat-puppet hands. Games with a lot of animations and graphics can give you problems, but of course, your mileage may vary. Neither of those are good, but you don't need a lot of horsepower for social media and streaming. The Fire 7 gets a Geekbench score of 166/525 (single-core/multi-core). Sure, lighter is better, but overall, I think Amazon kept this device light enough to be a sensible e-reader as well as a video player. I didn't find any discomfort during prolonged reading sessions. Speaking of reading, at 282 grams, this tablet is heavier than the average phone and the Kindle Paperwhite by about one-third. Then again, I also didn't notice any trouble while playing games that are more processor-heavy, so it's likely a combination of both. I did not notice any trouble turning pages when reading though, so that makes me wonder if it's the processor to blame. It's hard to tell if this is because of the screen, or the processor driving the touch controls. It'll get there, but it might take some extra persistence. When you're streaming video and trying to pause or rewind, it sometimes takes an extra tap or two. Touch sensitivity is also not terribly good. At 282 grams, this tablet is heavier than the average phone and the Kindle Paperwhite by about one-third. ![]()
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