Amazon Fire HDX is more closed than iOS. I like Amazon and buy stuff from them but not their Amazon buying device otherwise known as the Amazon kiosk. Im still wondering why Apple elected not to use the best display tech around.
It doesn't use IGZO. It says right in apple's tech specs it's an IPS display. In-plane-switching is used in LCD displays. It has a new touch technology though, GF2 or something, they probably got those mixed up. Though, you'd think they would know the difference, being in the business if displays...
This review didn't surprise me. I've been using the Kindle Fire HDX and it is the perfect e-reader tablet combo. I probably won't need the Mayday button, but it beats calling Applecare and being asked for my credit card for basic troubleshooting. I use my iPad for some things at home but for an on-the-go tablet, reader, browser device, this Kindle cannot be beat.
It doesn't use IGZO. It says right in apple's tech specs it's an IPS display. In-plane-switching is used in LCD displays. It has a new touch technology though, GF2 or something, they probably got those mixed up. Though, you'd think they would know the difference, being in the business if displays...
A display can be IPS and IGZO, just like an apple can be red and smooth. (they are different characteristics of the same object)
Not sure why anyone would decide to compare these devices. The Kindle with it's 16:9 ratio is made to consume content sold by Amazon. It will be fairly popular with Amazon Prime members. The iPad is a different animal. The HDX is a good product for those that want to watch a lot of movies.
The HDX appears to be a nice bump compared to the Fire HD.
Not sure why anyone would decide to compare these devices. The Kindle with it's 16:9 ratio is made to consume content sold by Amazon. It will be fairly popular with Amazon Prime members. The iPad is a different animal. The HDX is a good product for those that want to watch a lot of movies.
It's 16:10.
Its display is essentially an Retina iPad Mini that's 1¼" taller.
I would have bet big the first IGZO screen would have been touted to the rooftops.
Did APPLE really just let that slip out unmentioned?
They did tout it.... indirectly. They even changed the iPad's name because of the advantages it brought. No reason to mention it by name, especially when the Fire uses the even better LTPS (which the iPhone also uses)
Test the screens after 6 months of real world use, and then let's talk. Do the same for the battery, the speakers, the processor etc. You will find that Android garbage degrades rather quickly.
Love the Amazon shills who just joined to tell us how great the Fire is. Sorry I wouldn't buy one just because of that stupid mayday commercial they keep running. And why aren't all the privacy nuts complaining about this feature? We know if Apple was able to remote access someone's device the media would be all over it.
Oh and as far as AppleCare, I've used it recently and I didn't have to provide any credit card information. It worked really slick and they solved my problem right away.
Love the Amazon shills who just joined to tell us how great the Fire is.
I'm the only one who just joined, so you must be talking about me? Except I never said (or even implied) that the Fire is great. Now I'm confused. Who are you talking about?
Apple gets beaten out by Amazon in display hardware? Pathetic. Go ahead, Tim, just keep sitting on that $146B cash hoard like it was your own piggybank and Apple is going to get passed up by a profit-less Amazon. No wonder why Amazon's share price is relatively so high and Apple can barely get past $530. There shouldn't be any non-hardware company that has anything close to what Apple should be able to do with its abundance of wealth.
Nice to learn there's room for future improvement in efficiency for the Air without loss of image quality.
Going into the biggest shopping season of the year, I can't imagine Apple would want to risk production of millions of units right now on what would be the largest by far LTPS display at 9.7" diagonal (16:10). The 8.9" (only 16:9) HDX isn't even available for over a month, on Dec. 10th. The display area of the Air is roughly 30% larger than the HDX. The Displaymate tests would seem to be on a pre-production model, too, so I'm not sure how representative these results will be when the HDX goes into production. I wonder why results for the 7" HDX weren't included, since it is in production.
As in the past, I expect we'll never know how many HDXs are sold by poor, unprofitable Amazon.
Nice to learn there's room for future improvement in efficiency for the Air without loss of image quality.
Yay! Finally someone looks at the bright side! An article educating people on displays is good for everyone.
The Fire uses 23% less power per area while having a display that is 65% more dense. Because the Air is unlikely to increase in pixel density, it looks like there is quite a lot of room for efficiency improvements.
I'd be more interested in these comparisons were the competition not employing malware as an OS. Let's be quite clear, from the perspective of the user, Android is malware, in that it is designed to deliver to Google's clients, its advertisers, a product, being users of the OS. To deny this is to live a fairytale. In respect of performance, Apple is an Earthly company, with access to Earthly technologies, the same as Amazon. The overall user experience however, is what is selling Apple products.
I'm the only one who just joined, so you must be talking about me? Except I never said (or even implied) that the Fire is great. Now I'm confused. Who are you talking about?
They've probably already been culled lol. Look forward to your contribution.
I'd be more interested in these comparisons were the competition not employing malware as an OS. Let's be quite clear, from the perspective of the user, Android is malware, in that it is designed to deliver to Google's clients, its advertisers, a product, being users of the OS.
The Kindle Fire fork of Android is as free of Google services as iOS.
Actually, scratch that.
The Kindle Fire uses fewer Google services than iOS. The Kindle's default web search engine isn't Google.
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It doesn't use IGZO. It says right in apple's tech specs it's an IPS display. In-plane-switching is used in LCD displays. It has a new touch technology though, GF2 or something, they probably got those mixed up. Though, you'd think they would know the difference, being in the business if displays...
A display can be IPS and IGZO, just like an apple can be red and smooth. (they are different characteristics of the same object)
Not sure why anyone would decide to compare these devices. The Kindle with it's 16:9 ratio is made to consume content sold by Amazon. It will be fairly popular with Amazon Prime members. The iPad is a different animal. The HDX is a good product for those that want to watch a lot of movies.
The HDX appears to be a nice bump compared to the Fire HD.
Not sure why anyone would decide to compare these devices. The Kindle with it's 16:9 ratio is made to consume content sold by Amazon. It will be fairly popular with Amazon Prime members. The iPad is a different animal. The HDX is a good product for those that want to watch a lot of movies.
It's 16:10.
Its display is essentially an Retina iPad Mini that's 1¼" taller.
Amazon Fire HDX is more closed than iOS.
The Kindle Fire is more open than iOS. It lets you install apps without going through their store or jailbreaking/rooting.
But it does have a worse app selection.
Did APPLE really just let that slip out unmentioned?
I would have bet big the first IGZO screen would have been touted to the rooftops.
Did APPLE really just let that slip out unmentioned?
They did tout it.... indirectly. They even changed the iPad's name because of the advantages it brought. No reason to mention it by name, especially when the Fire uses the even better LTPS (which the iPhone also uses)
Oh and as far as AppleCare, I've used it recently and I didn't have to provide any credit card information. It worked really slick and they solved my problem right away.
Love the Amazon shills who just joined to tell us how great the Fire is.
I'm the only one who just joined, so you must be talking about me? Except I never said (or even implied) that the Fire is great. Now I'm confused. Who are you talking about?
Nice to learn there's room for future improvement in efficiency for the Air without loss of image quality.
Going into the biggest shopping season of the year, I can't imagine Apple would want to risk production of millions of units right now on what would be the largest by far LTPS display at 9.7" diagonal (16:10). The 8.9" (only 16:9) HDX isn't even available for over a month, on Dec. 10th. The display area of the Air is roughly 30% larger than the HDX. The Displaymate tests would seem to be on a pre-production model, too, so I'm not sure how representative these results will be when the HDX goes into production. I wonder why results for the 7" HDX weren't included, since it is in production.
As in the past, I expect we'll never know how many HDXs are sold by poor, unprofitable Amazon.
Nice to learn there's room for future improvement in efficiency for the Air without loss of image quality.
Yay! Finally someone looks at the bright side! An article educating people on displays is good for everyone.
The Fire uses 23% less power per area while having a display that is 65% more dense. Because the Air is unlikely to increase in pixel density, it looks like there is quite a lot of room for efficiency improvements.
I'd be more interested in these comparisons were the competition not employing malware as an OS. Let's be quite clear, from the perspective of the user, Android is malware, in that it is designed to deliver to Google's clients, its advertisers, a product, being users of the OS. To deny this is to live a fairytale. In respect of performance, Apple is an Earthly company, with access to Earthly technologies, the same as Amazon. The overall user experience however, is what is selling Apple products.
All the best.
I'm the only one who just joined, so you must be talking about me? Except I never said (or even implied) that the Fire is great. Now I'm confused. Who are you talking about?
They've probably already been culled lol.
Look forward to your contribution.
I'd be more interested in these comparisons were the competition not employing malware as an OS. Let's be quite clear, from the perspective of the user, Android is malware, in that it is designed to deliver to Google's clients, its advertisers, a product, being users of the OS.
The Kindle Fire fork of Android is as free of Google services as iOS.
Actually, scratch that.
The Kindle Fire uses fewer Google services than iOS. The Kindle's default web search engine isn't Google.