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Eight months after the Kindle Fire HD is available at Amazon in Germany, he may now be purchased in Austria – just as cheap, but with reduced multimedia offering. The future zone, the Android tablet and its great FullHD brother, the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 was tested.
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October launched the 7-inch tablet Kindle Fire HD in Germany, on 13 March was followed with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9, the larger version with high-resolution display. In Austria, both models were not officially available until recently. Although you could buy a roundabout way the tablets, but then access to Amazon’s own App Store, music, e-book and video store was denied. At least the bulk of it is now unlocked for users from Austria. The future zone has the low-cost tablets that are available from 199 and 269 euro tested.
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Kindle Fire HD
display:
7-inch IPS LCD display, 1280 x 800 pixel
Processor:
1.2GHz TI OMAP4460
RAM:
1 GB Memory:
16 or 32 GB internal, no mm jack, Wi-Fi (b / g / n), Bluetooth, Micro USB, Micro HDMI
Camera:
1.3 megapixel front
Dimensions:
193 x 137 x 10.3 mm, 395 grams
Price:
From 199 €
The 7-inch tablet has a rubberized casing that not only the back but also the edges covered. At the back of an aluminum strip is fed, in the left and right edges are slots for the stereo speakers. The touch of metal to enhance the visual and tactile quality. If you hold the tablet in landscape mode on the middle finger are usually on the metal bar. Necessary, the metal surface would not have been, since also the rubberized case feels good and looks decent.
Less good is the wide frame around the display. As a result, the Kindle Fire HD is almost 2 inches wider than the Google Nexus 7, which also has a 7-inch display. With 395 grams of Fire HD is also heavier by 55 grams. At 10.3 mm, the Fire HD is not slim, but can still pleasant in portrait and landscape mode and keep emergency stuff in the back pocket.
volume and standby buttons are almost seamlessly integrated into the housing. While this makes for a nice, uniform look, but often times can be a beginning of the search keys, since they are not as easy to see and to feel, as with other tablets. In addition to a 3.5 mm jack, there is a micro USB and micro HDMI jack. Is loaded via micro-USB. A cable is included, the plug can be ordered extra (15 euros).
As accessories there are cases in leather look (25 Euro). different colors, enclose the entire unit except for the connections The cover makes the tablet a little thicker, but the handling of the device is still pleasant possible. Similar to the iPad, the tablet wakes up from sleep mode when the lid is opened. Proposes to the flap to the rear, the sleeve can be used as base. The angles are limited because the shell from slipping on smooth surfaces, such as a table backwards.
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Kindle Fire HD 8.9
display:
7-inch IPS LCD display, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Processor:
1.5 GHz TI OMAP4470
RAM:
1GB memory
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16 or 32 GB internal, no mm jack, Wi-Fi (b / g / n), Bluetooth, Micro USB, Micro HDMI
Camera:
1.3 megapixel front
Dimensions:
240 x 164 x 8.8 mm, 567 grams
Price:
From 269 €
Apart from the larger dimensions of 8.9 almost identical to the Fire HD. It is a trace thinner. With 567 grams, it is not one of the lightest tablets, but it is not unbearably heavy. The case is closer to the back of the internal parts. As a result, the cavity is small, the case is less by 8.9 and thus gives a more robust impression than the Kindle Fire HD.
rubberized case feels smooth to the 8.9, but the metal bar has a little more grip than the Fire HD. The buttons are slightly raised and easier to feel and see. Also for the 8.9 there are the cases (40 euros) and with this device is USB cable but no charger plug included in the delivery.
15 euro discount for advertising placementsOne of the main reasons, if not the selling point for Amazon’s tablet is the price. The Fire HD costs 244 € 214 € with 16 GB of memory and 32 GB. For comparison, the Nexus 7 with 32GB costs 249 euros. It is even cheaper if you using the “special offers” takes the tablet. Then the Fire HD comes to 199 euros and 229 euros.
“Specials” are advertisements in the lockscreen Here is a cover for the Kindle is advertised as a new e-book or a series of Lovefilm.de -.. portal in Austria where the film is still not available, whether the Kindle is bought with or without a special offer-subsidization, recommendations are displayed for apps, music and e-books from the home screen -. entirely in the style of the Amazon website However, the recommendations can be disabled in the settings
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The pricing model for Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is similar. With promotional support he comes to 269 euros (16GB) or € 299 (32GB). Without advertising, there are 284 and 314 euros.
operationmenus, service and software is the Kindle Fire HD and 8.9 ident The Amazon tablets rely on a modified version of Android. The menus and settings were reduced, probably to users who have no previous experience with tablets, to allow easier entry.
can about the lockscreen and background image can not be personalized – not even at the ad-free Kindles. The Swype input can not be deactivated with virtual keyboard. Here you can change only the split layout, in which the keys are arranged so that you can easily tap with the thumb when holding the device in your hands.
the top of the display is positioned a Notification bar that contains shortcuts for screen rotation, volume, screen brightness, Wi-Fi and sync. When a song is played here: title, album, pause / play and forward / Zürck be displayed.
hardware buttons on the front there is none. The virtual keys are hidden in a strip on the right side. If you are in an app, the bar appears when the small tab on the right side is touched. If you hold the tablet in portrait mode, the bar is below. In the bar there are icons for the home screen, adjustment, Back, Search and favorites. The favorites are opened as a separate bar that shows the icons of the previously established as favorites apps, e-books and videos.
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widget is completely omitted. The home screen shows a Cover Flow-like carousel view apps, music albums and e-books. The most recently used apps and media content are ranked ahead. For e-books to cover a percentage is also displayed, which is the reading progress. Instead of the icon of the browser the site is displayed that was last viewed.
the carousel each category are selected. “Shopping” is a customized version of Amazon.de. “Web” opens Amazon’s Silk browser. With games, apps, books, music, videos, photos and documents each of the content in the cloud or on the device can be displayed. Music, photos and videos can be streamed as about on the web or download to your device. 5 GB of storage with Amazon Cloud Drive for free. About Amazon purchased content, such as music albums, do not occupy any space in the cloud. The cloud storage can make PC using the URL amazon.de / cloud drive are filled.
The Golden CageThe main reason why Amazon offers the tablet is relatively low, that it is tied to Amazon’s offerings. Instead the Google Play Store is the Amazon store for apps, e-books and music. In Germany, there is also a video portal with Lovefilm.de – not in Austria
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The direct connection to the e-book and music store is quite positive. If one member of Amazon Prime (Kindle when buying one months free, then € 29 per year) you have the e-book store access to the Kindle Lending Library to there once per month free for one month to borrow an e-book . The downside is that Amazon App Store is much less well equipped than Google Play. In addition, usual apps like Google Maps or the existing maps on the iPad counterpart from Apple.
missingIf you have already bought about other Android devices paid apps in the Play Store, so you can not use this on the Kindle Fire HD tablets. Conversely, it is possible in some cases. If you installed on his Android device the Amazon App Store, some apps bought there can be used. It is annoying that this is not the case for all apps -. Particularly fee-based games are often included as “Kindle version” in the App Store and is not compatible with normal Android tablets and smartphones
Hermetically sealed the golden cage Kindle is not. So you can allow installing apps from unknown sources and easily transfer music or video via the USB cable and drag and drop it on the device even with Kindle tablets. The Google Play can be installed on the Kindle Fire HD tablets when on the device has root privileges.
displaysThe Kindle Fire offers a HD resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels at 7 inches. 8.9 When there are 1920 x 1200 pixels at 8.9 Zoll.Das display of the Kindle Fire HD is color-fast and pure white looks as though the 8.9. This is the Kindle Fire HD, not because of its pocket size book, well suited for e-books.
The high pixel density of 254 ppi (Retina iPad: 264 ppi) provides an impressively sharp images. Especially the icons in the carousel, as the retail version of the recently opened website to see impressive. FullHD videos also look very good. Since the display of the 8.9 but reflects more than the small tablet brother, watching the movies outdoors is hardly possible. For use indoors and in the shade the display brightness is good if it is set to maximum.
of 8.9 is less suitable than the Kindle Fire with 7 inch HD because the display has a slight green tint for reading e-books. This is particularly striking in white background. In many games or movies the color cast is barely or not noticeable. For reading comics from the e-book store of 8.9 is good, but not perfect. The display is a bit too small to comfortably read the entire page without having to zoom in on the individual sections. In addition, many of the comics are not adapted for the high-resolution display – Pictures and texts are therefore somewhat blurred, which is not conducive to the reading experience
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is 8.9, not entirely suitable, despite the good resolution for viewing high-resolution photos. When you zoom into the picture, you will notice that only a high-reduced version of the actual image appears.
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performance monsters are not both tablets. The Kindle Fire HD relies on a dual-core 1.2 GHz, the 8.9 to 1.5 GHz, both have 1GB of RAM. When opening more complex sites, the tablet brothers do something difficult, scrolling is rather slow and choppy. Also, when typing on the virtual keyboard slight delay between the input and the appearance of the letters on the screen are noticeable. Add to this that the virtual space bar is not high enough and they are often missed during fast typing times. At least the browser problem can be reduced: If you install Google Chrome (as APK, since not available in the Amazon App Store), you are surfing the Web liquid
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Elaborate game apps run smoothly, once they are started. Some, such as World War Z, one has to adjust to one minute charging time, before you even see the main menu. With Real Racing 3 is 38 seconds. In demanding apps, just like 3D games, the 8.9 is very warm after about 15 minutes. To the aluminum bar, there may even be uncomfortably hot. The 7-inch version is cooler.
The sound has the 8.9 in front. If the tablet on a flat surface, the sound is loud enough to sound for a living room party. The sound quality is also still in order. Without sound box, so if you hold the tablet in hand, the tone sounds too stale and is less noisy. Using the shell, the sound quality is poor. The best result achieved with envelope, if one uses it as a base for the 8.9. When 7-inch Kindle Fire HD the maximum volume low and the sound quality is poor. From 2/3 of the maximum volume, the sound starts to rattle.
Amazon promises Kindle Fire in HD 10 hours of battery life at 8.9 and 9 hours. But at a reduced display brightness, without location services without Wi-Fi. So for a flight to the USA you could definitely get from a single charge. In everyday operation, enabled with Wi-Fi and location services, and the screen brightness set to 2/3 to maximum, 5 to 6 hours for the 8.9 or 7 to 8 hours for the Kindle Fire HD realistic.
ConclusionThe Kindle Fire with 7 Inch HD is a good complement to the classic Kindle e-reader, if you have not already have a tablet. If you already have an Android tablet in this size, such as the Nexus 7, you could also just install the Kindle app and read his already purchased e-books there.
The 8.9 is a good size, the sleeve is done and also the display can convince the most part. But will you really use for watching movies, you should have to buy the 32 GB version. Because with the 16 GB version only 12 GB for content is free. With good backups of your own Blu-rays (because Lovefilm.de still does not work in Austria, you have to somehow bring movies and series on the device), this is sufficient in FullHD quality for just 2 to 3 movies.
two tablets one must be clear that the low price is paid with the loss of some freedoms. If you are used to an Android smartphone or tablet, is a leave the extensive range of the Play stores. Experienced users can use their devices rooten, but these are likely to fall even more powerful Android tablets. Those looking for a simple, relatively easy-to-use tablet that is not too big and not too small – and ideally have e-books and MP3s bought from Amazon – will be happy with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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