There is a blueish tint around the edges of the screen, particularly noticeable when looking at completely white backgrounds. It might not have a more eye-friendly e-Ink display like a Kindle eReader, but it’s one of the best 7-inch screens for reading. Colours are well represented and adding plenty of punch for gaming as well. It doesn’t disappoint in the sharpness department either with text and visuals razor-sharp and well defined. For watching video, reading books, and web browsing, it’s up there with the Nexus 7 2 in terms of luminosity. Amazon claims a maximum brightness of over 400 nits and it really shows. The first thing you’ll notice is the exceptional brightness. It works surprisingly well with text and images nicely visible without much of an irritating glare. The chief benefit is to make the screen better for reading Kindle eBooks sitting on the beach soaking up the rays. It manages to squeeze in 323ppi pixel density equalling the new Nexus 7’s display and even uses the same IPS display technology to offer similarly good viewing angles.Īmazon has also introduced new dynamic interest contrast screen technology that can adjust the tone and colour of the pixels depending on the ambient lighting. 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. The HDX looks very different to the Kindle Fire HD and the changes, on the whole, are welcome ones.
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