Amazon’s new 7-inch Kindle Fire HD (Photo: Amazon).
Here’s one for the little guy. Correction: here’s one for the little guys
The arrival of Apple’s iPad Mini raised the stakes in the small tablet space once dominated by Android devices.. Now Amazon is literally doubling down on its small tablet lineup by offering two new variants of its Kindle Fire tablet HD.
The part of the 2014 Kindle refresh que Introduced the new Voyage Kindle, the Kindle tablet for kids, and a new version of the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, Amazon Kindle Fire Also unveiled the HD 7 as well as the smaller Kindle Fire HD 6.
From Either warrant an upgrade from the Kindle Fire HD? Here’s the lowdown of key features from Both tablets
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The Kindle Fire HD is available with a 6-inch or 7-inch screen display, as well as seven colors. (Photo: Amazon)
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Size: The previous Kindle Fire HD cam with a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 by 800 at 216 pixels per inch. The new Kindle Fire HD 7? Actually, it comes with the exact same numbers. In fact, it’s the Kindle Fire HD 6 que brings something new to the table in the form of a sharper resolution of 252 pixels per inch, though at the expense of less screen real estate. Note que although Those numbers used to be enough to beat the original iPad Mini, They have now fallen behind the iPad Mini with Retina display the, Which boasts a resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 at 326 pixels per inch.
Brains: The processor is where the new Kindle Fire HDs Their muscles start to flex against the previous model. Although the previous Fire HD used a 1.2 GHz dual-core chip, the new HD7 HD6 and use the quad-core 1.5GHz processor split between two colors and two 1.2GHz to balance power efficiency with optimal loads. This means faster app loading, smoother gaming and improved overall performance. Amazon claims Kindle Fire que the new drives are twice as fast the previous model and pack three times the graphic punch. Meanwhile, the latest Retina iPad Mini available at the Team Announced the new Amazon Kindle HDs is rated at up to 1.3GHz, According to AnandTech (Apple does not release official speeds for its’ processors iPads).
Camera: The previous Kindle Fire HD only featured a front-facing camera, based on the logic que Usually folks do not use Their tablets to shoot photos. Still, there are always exceptions to the These assumptions my travels around the United States and the world have shown me. No, I did not point and laugh at the Them That would be rude. Anyway, Both new Kindle Fire HD tablets now include a 2-megapixel rear camera For Those Times When You really have to take a photo with your tablet
ASAP and colors:. The new Kindle Fire HD tablets take a page from the Amazon Fire TV by including Advanced Streaming and Prediction, Which tries to predict what movies and shows you want to watch and pre-loads Them so they play instantly. For stylish folks, Also you get your pick of five colors, including bright colors like citron and magenta. Storage options remain the same at 8GB and 16GB
Other features:. We’ve pretty much gone through the key differences between the new Kindle Fire HD tablets and the previous one so I ‘ll rattle October other features here in contrast to the iPad Mini with Retina display. Battery life is rated at up to eight hours vs. 10 hours for the Retina iPad Mini. Weight is 290 grams for the HD 6 and 337 grams for the HD 7, while the 7.9-inch Retina iPad Mini is 331 grams for the Wi-Fi-only version and 341 grams for the Wi-Fi plus cellular version. Wireless connectivity for the Kindle Fire HD HD 6 and 7 is limited to Wi-Fi only with the 4G option.
And there you have the key differences (or similarities) between the new Kindle Fire HDs and the older model, as well as some distinguishing details from the iPad Mini with Retina display as well. Hopefully, this gives you a on idea better whether or not you shouldnt upgrade to the new devices or Whether You should pick Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD or Apple’s iPad Mini.
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