![]() However, in the same comparison, it's obvious that the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 doesn't produce the brightest whites, with a slightly yellow hue. The approach works, and setting the Kindle Fire HD next to the Nexus 10, we found the reflections were reduced. Note the rear display isn't in focus, hence the softness. It has been designed to reduce glare, using the common lamination technique of reducing the gap between the actual display surface and the touch surface. It's an IPS display too with great viewing angles and plenty of punch to colour. ![]() Visually, it's a lovely sharp display to look at and HD content looks stunning on it, be that from games, or streamed content from somewhere like Netflix or Lovefilm. That's lower than the likes of the Nexus 10, but sits pretty close to the iPad with Retina display. It has a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, which gives you 254ppi. One of the highlights of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is the display. If you're planning to rest your tablet on one end while you're reading a book or magazine, then the "other" end is clear of all buttons and connections, so you won't turn it off as soon as you plonk it on the table. There's also a volume rocker and standby button which both sit flush with the edge. READ: Amazon Kindle Fire HD (7-inch) review There's the 3.5mm headphone socket, as well as Micro-USB and micro HDMI for connecting to a bigger screen, for example watching those Lovefilm movies. The physical controls and connections are set into the band around the edge. You'll feel that weight if you're holding the tablet watching a video in bed, for example, which is where the smaller 7-inch, at 395g, has the advantage. It feels pretty weighty in the hand, a touch lighter than both the Nexus 10 and the iPad with Retina display, although both those devices have slightly larger displays. ![]() ![]() It measures 240 x 164 x 8.8mm and weighs 567g. Around the back it's just black with a metal dividing back that carries the Kindle name and stereo speaker grills. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 shares the same design as the smaller Fire HD: both are well made with a solid construction, so feel like good-quality devices, even at their competitive prices.įinished with a tactile back cover, the Kindle Fire HD is a nice tablet to hold, with soft curves and enough bezel to ensure your fingers aren't obscuring the display. There's only so much you can do with tablet design and not much of that brings differentiation, not while you keep a conventional approach to things - unlike the Sony Xperia Tablet S for example. We like the Kindle Fire HD, but we still think it sits in the shadow of the better, more flexible tablets out there, but it's hard to argue with the price. Outside of those, you can get the Amazon experience and all the best of Google from any number of tablets. That means that the seemingly unique features of the Kindle Fire HD are reduced to a handful: Lovefilm streaming movies and the X-Ray features. All these apps bring the Kindle to any Android device. Amazon has done a good job of enabling its ecosystem to support other devices, so much of what you find on the Kindle Fire 8.9 you can get elsewhere: Kindle for Android, Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon MP3. However, if you’re an experienced Android user, then you might find yourself better served by a straight Android tablet. It does just about everything you could want and is competitively priced. If you’re a fan of Kindle, or of Amazon, then the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 might be just the tablet for you. As for the experience, it’s also easy enough to use, with content being at the forefront.
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