Thankfully, with the Kindle Fire HD and
HDX tablets released in 2012 and 2013 (respectively) the speaker, volume, and sound performance has greatly increased.
A software update will add the new Goodreads features to the Kindle Paperwhite (all models), the Kindle Voyage, and the current entry - level Kindle, as well as the confusing number of Fire HD and
HDX tablets released over the past couple of years.
Not exact matches
Amazon
released a new video feature for their new line of
HDX tablets called Mayday.
The Fire
HDX line of
tablets were initially
released in late 2013 and this is the first time that a major operating system update will be available.
The Fire
HDX line of
tablets were initially
released in late 2013 and this is the first time that a major... [Read more...]
Update: Amazon has now
released new HD and
HDX tablets in 2014!
Or on more comparable terms, the upcoming 8.9 - inch HTC Nexus 9 or the Super AMOLED Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 costs $ 399, while yesterdays
released new Kindle Fire
HDX 8.9 costs $ 379 (with the 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor), and Samsung Galaxy Tab PRO 8.4 costs around $ 349, and all of these
tablets have great displays with even higher resolution, and on Samsung's models, more features too.
2014 UPDATE: After the 2014
tablets were
released, the 2013
HDX 7» dropped in price to $ 179 (16 GB), $ 199 (32 GB), $ 239 (64 GB).
The Kindle Fire
HDX 8.9 has the highest resolution out of any
tablet the Seattle based company has ever
released.
If you have, or are interested in, any of Amazon's newer
tablets (
released 2012 - 2014) then see this new article about Everything the Kindle Fire HD /
HDX Can Do!
I've been testing the new Fire HD 6 extensively since it got
released last week, and I wanted to do a comparison review between it and the 7 - inch Kindle Fire
HDX, mainly to show the difference in size between a 6 - inch and 7 - inch
tablet.
Amazon's new 2015 Fire
tablets this year are either basic or HD, no
HDX's this year, and are «Kindle Fire 5th generation» (since this is the fifth year of
releases).
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it's
releasing two new
tablets this fall, the Kindle Fire
HDX and a new Kindle Fire HD that will sell starting at just $ 139.
An ad on Amazon's site describes the kindle fire
HDX 8.9 as 20 per cent lighter, 950,000 more pixels and $ 120 less than iPad Air, clearly directly targeting Apple's latest
tablet release but neglecting to mention its far more limited capabilities.
The
tablet would be the first of a collection Amazon is planning to
release this year that would include a 8 - and 10 - inch screens, the latter of which would be larger than Amazon's current
HDX 8.9
tablet, the Journal reports.
Amazon's upcoming Kindle Fire
HDX 8.9 marketed as iPad Air rival Amazon's latest e-reader
tablet, the Kindle Fire
HDX 8.9, is currently available for pre-order — and with its official
release coming next week, Amazon has been promoting the product as a competitor to Apple's new iPad Air.
Amazon has produced some impressive
tablets in the past, so let's just see how good the latest Amazon Kindle Fire
HDX 8.9 compares to previously
released tablets in the Kindle Fire series.
Amazon soon followed suit,
releasing its own small, cheap
tablet, the Kindle Fire HD, and the revamped Kindle Fire
HDX, while Apple responded with one of the most desirable 8 - inch
tablets on the market, the iPad mini.
Amazon certainly improved its Kindle Fire
tablets with the
release of the Kindle Fire
HDX, and in the case of the 8.9 - inch version, it's now able to offer an experience that can easily rival its competitors and even larger
tablets.
Amazon has also finally
released the Kindle Fire HD and the Kindle Fire
HDX tablets in Australia through Dick Smith and Big W stores.
First to any Amazon
tablet, the
HDX has the Firefly feature from the recently
released Fire Phone.
Amazon just went massive late night press
release and product announcement on us, with an unveiling of their new Kindle Fire
HDX line of
tablets.
The
release of the
HDX also beings in a lot of great features that users have been requesting since Amazon's first foray into
tablets.