![]() Ports USB 2.0 (micro-B connector), 3.Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9in 2014: performance Wi-fi connectivity Dual-band, dual-antenna wi-fi (802.11a/b/g/n) with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication does not support ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) wi-fi connectionsĤG connectivity 4G LTE wireless networks with HSPA+, HSDPA, and with Vodafone wireless, EDGE/GPRS fallback compatible with mobile networks using LTE Band 3 (1800MHz), Band 7 (2600MHz) and Band 20 (800MHz). Storage 16GB (10.6 GB available to user), 32GB (24.9 GB available to user), 64GB (54.3 GB available to user) unlimited cloud storage for Amazon contentīattery life Up to 12 hours of reading, web surfing over wi-fi, video watching or music playback up to 18 hours of battery life for reading onlyĬharging Fully charges in under 4.5 hours using the included Kindle power adapter, or slightly longer with other micro-USB power adapters Weight 374g (wi-fi only) 384g (LTE + wi-fi) IPS touchscreen (339ppi), video playback up to 1080p Processor 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU, with Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB RAMĭisplay 2,560-by-1600-resolution 8.9in. Mayday service helps with technical problems.Two obvious alternatives come to mind, depending on your choice of entertainment ecosystem the iPad Air or Nexus 10 are obvious contenders. And if Amazon can persuade developers to start building more apps for Fire OS (likely to happen if HDX sales rocket) then this could quickly become the tablet to beat. Business users will like its excellent e-reader capabilities which will make Word and Excel far more agreeable to consume. Like the Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch its primary aim is to function as a gateway to Amazon's products and services, so if you are looking for a tablet for general usage and don't intend to make Amazon's services the heart of your digital life then you may find it a more limited experience.Īt the moment the splendid hardware is held back by an underwhelming set of apps, and that app ecosystem is big part of the equation choosing a tablet. The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 inch is an impressive hardware package, and if you are already bought in to the Amazon world of books, music and more – or are already an Amazon Prime customer - then you will find it a very rich experience. To do more than just read the documents you'll need to buy OfficeSuite Professional from Amazon Appstore. The easiest way is to email them to yourself, of course. There are other options, though: sync them from a computer clip them from the web transfer via USB. Getting documents onto the device is a little fiddly: if you want to email a document directly to a Kindle, you first need to authorise the sender's email address, for example. ![]() These (even simple Word documents) look very elegant on the Kindle, and I can see it finding a niche as an executive e-reader. The 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX is a better match for enterprise usage than its smaller 7-inch sibling, and I think is most likely to crop up in an enterprise setting as a handy device for reading documents. However, all the basics are in place and there are workarounds for the absence of some apps - the baked-in email application did a nice job of displaying my Gmail, for example.Īmazon has touted the Kindle's enterprise-ready credentials, citing support for encryption, Kerberos Intranet, secure wi-fi connections and VPN integration - all welcome additions. ![]()
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