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Kindle fire hd 8.9 teardown7/23/2023 ![]() The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is an 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet. Likewise, there’s no 3G version of the tablet, let alone 4G, meaning you’re going to have to be near a Wi-Fi connection to access the tablet’s many online features. This shouldn’t be too much of concern however as the tablet focuses predominately on cloud-based content. However, given the tablet’s focus is on books and videos, not creation tools or gaming, and given the relatively cheap price tag, its performance is fair and on the whole enjoyable.ġ6GB or 32GB versions of the tablet are available, and neither offer microSD storage expansion. In isolation you wont notice the marginally slower load times, or the odd 3D gaming stutter, but against the competition the HD 8.9 is just a step behind the pack. ![]() Though navigation of the tablet UI is swift and responsive, as the majority of in-app experiences, it’s not quite as smooth as the latest iPad or quad-core Android slates. Under the hood there’s a 1.5GHz Texas Instruments OMAP4470 dual-core chipset backed by 770MB of RAM. Sitting flush in the chassis, it can be annoyingly difficult to find the volume and power buttons however. They include a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microUSB charging port, a microHDMI port, a volume rocker and a standby button. In terms of ports and buttons, they’re all housed around the edge of the tablet. Though its backlighting means it’s not as comfortable as Amazon’s own E Ink Kindle dedicated eReaders for long reading sessions, it’s just as comfortable as rival tablets, and a joy to browse the web or watch video on. As an IPS display, viewing angles are wide and colours are bold, while Amazon attempted to reduce glare over previous models too. That’s a little less than what’s offered by the Retina iPad and considerably less than the Nexus 10, but in practice it’s still fantastically sharp and detailed. Running at a resolution of 1920×1200, it’s packing a 254ppi. Around the edge of the screen is a reasonably thick black bezel, and with the HD 8.9’s focus on video and entertainment apps, that’s a good thing, giving you something to hold without obscuring the onscreen action. These speakers boast Dolby Digital Plus certification, and offer good clarity and superb stereo separation, keeping their definition even when turned up to their relatively loud max. ![]() It’s back still has a dark grey, slightly rubberised, curved finish, making it easy to grip, with a solid black strip around the back housing the speaker grills. Being slightly smaller than the Retina-packing iPad and Nexus 10 devices, it’s slightly lighter, though those looking for Kindle tablet they can comfortable hold in one hand at length should turn their attentions to the 7-inch, 395g Kindle Fire HD.Keeping the standard slate-like design of pretty much every tablet, the HD 8.9 is essentially the Kindle Fire HD super-sized. Measuring 239mm x 163mm x 9mm, and weighing 567g, it houses a gorgeous 8.9-inch HD display. Despite being priced low enough to be considered a “budget” tablet, there’s nothing cheap about the Kindle Fire HD 8.9’s construction.
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