There’s no access to the Google Play Store, which means if the app you’re looking for isn’t in Amazon’s AppStore, you won’t be able to use it. Although its an Android tablet, don’t plan on using Gmail, Google Maps, or any other Google-made application on it. The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a gorgeous, lightweight tablet, but it has its limitations. The carousel layout is a refreshing - it's not the tired app grid layout you’ll find on most other mobile devices. Below the main carousel are a few icons for other options in the OS, such as Amazon’s Silk Browser, the stock email app, the tablet’s camera, calendar, and a few other choices. The menu lets you browse different categories such as games, apps stored on your device, photos stored on the tablet, and more. The home screen consists of a carousel of app icons with a menu that sits across the top of the screen. Although it’s technically based on Android, it doesn’t look very much like the software you’d see on a Google or Samsung tablet. Like Amazon’s other devices, the new Fire HDX runs on its Fire OS - a modified version of Android. I understand it probably wouldn’t be possible to make the tablet super slim and light otherwise, but it always throws me off. Both the power and volume buttons are located on the back, rather than along the side. There’s one design quirk that has always confused me when picking up an Amazon tablet. Both Google and Sony’s tablet were quick to pick up smudges, so the tablets would look a little dirty after just a few minutes of use. The back of Amazon’s new tablet is made of a soft, slick material that’s resistant to fingerprints, which is a plus. This makes it incredibly easy to use with one hand. Granted, both Apple and Sony’s tablets come with a larger screen than Amazon’s Fire HDX, but it’s still impressively slim. By comparison, the Nexus 9 weighs 425 grams, the iPad Air 2 weighs 469 grams, and Sony’s Xperia Z2 tablet weighs 439 grams. In fact, it might be the lightest tablet at just 375 grams. How It Looks And FeelsĪmazon’s Kindle Fire HDX is undoubtedly one of the lightest tablets you can buy. The new tablet comes with Amazon’s new Firefly feature and runs on a new processor, but those are the only key differences. In all honesty, there isn’t too much that’s different from last year’s model.
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