Available in 8GB ($50 £50) and 16GB ($70 £60) configurations, as well as 16GB Kids Edition for $100 or £100 that includes protective case, two-year free replacement policy, one year of FreeTime Unlimitedĭiscount if you purchase multiple Fire tablets.New color options: Black, Punch Red, Marine Blue and Canary Yellow.Access to millions of movies, TV shows, songs, books, magazines, apps and games with free, unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content.On the other hand, the Fire 7 is an Android tablet with many functions. The Kindles sole function is for reading books, comics and documents however, users can also use it to listen to audiobooks bought from Audible or surf the web (not the best experience). Amazon-exclusive features: Alexa, ASAP, X-Ray, Second Screen, Amazon FreeTime, Family Library, Blue Shade, On Deck, Prime Video downloads and more Amazons 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX is the simplest high-quality small-screen tablet you can buy, and ease of use doesnt come at the cost of performance. Whether to purchase a Kindle or a Fire 7 tablet depends on a users needs.Screen sharing: Let an Amazon expert guide you remotely through any feature on your screen, available 24/7, 365 days a year - for free. Up to 256GB of expandable storage via microSD card (up from 128GB on previous model).Front- and rear-facing cameras: Video chat with friends and family, take and share photos, and save them for later with free, unlimited cloud storage for all photos taken on Fire devices.Alexa-enabled: Press a virtual button and ask to play videos, music, audiobooks, ask questions, shop, find news, display the weather and more., read ebooks and listen to audiobooks - it's sufficiently fast, and I found that Amazon's apps, particularly Amazon Video, launched quickly and played content with minimal delay (on a decent Wi-Fi network anyway). For what most people will do with this tablet - surf the web, stream video and I wouldn't call it zippy, but it doesn't feel sluggish and I didn't have a problem with the responsiveness of the touch screen. Yes, hardcore techies can theoretically "jailbreak" the Fire 7 to effectively make it more Android-friendly - you can find instructions online on how to add the Play store - but I'm reviewing the product as is.Īs for performance, the Fire 7 runs pretty smoothly despite its entry-level status. Is that even though the Fire OS is built on an Android foundation, you're locked into Amazon's OS and its less robust app store rather than the Google Play store you'd find on a "real" Android tablet. Worth noting: One downside to Amazon's Fire This bookfocuses on the Kindle Fire HDX (both the 7- and 8.9-inch models), although many of the tips for using the device apply to the Kindle Fire HD. The front and rear cameras haven't been upgraded and are pretty basic by today's standards (the rear captures 720p video), but at least they're there and available for such apps as Skype.
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