- Exclusive 8.9" HDX display—With 30% more pixels than the iPad Air 2 Retina display, Amazon's exclusive HDX display (2560x1600) features exceptional pixel density (over 4 million pixels, 339 ppi) for vivid, lifelike images
- Incredibly light design—Weighing just 13.2 ounces, Fire HDX 8.9 is lighter than iPad Air 2
- Ultrafast 2.5 GHz quad-core processor—70% faster graphics performance with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 420 GPU for quicker gaming and smoother video
- Rich, multi-dimensional audio with crisp, clear sound and no distortion. Plus, the first tablet with Dolby Atmos for a new headphone experience
- Firefly and Mayday—Quickly identify and take action on over 100 million items with Firefly. Get free, live video support with an Amazon expert, 24x7, 365 days a year with Mayday
- 8MP rear-facing camera with LED flash for high-resolution photos and 1080p HD video, plus a front-facing 720p HD camera for video calls and more
- No more worrying about storage space—Get free, unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content and photos taken with your Fire devices
- Best selection of digital content—Enjoy over 33 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, Android apps and games—including Facebook, Netflix, Minecraft and more
- Stay connected and productive—Fast web browsing, email and calendar support including Gmail and Outlook. Plus, edit and view Office documents
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Technical Details
| Display | 8.9" HDX touchscreen display, with 2560x1600 resolution at 339 ppi, 100% sRGB color accuracy, video playback up to 1080p, max brightness over 400 nits, Dynamic Image Contrast, reduced glare and advanced polarizing filter |
| Size | 9.1" x 6.2" x 0.3" (231 mm x 158 mm x 7.8 mm) |
| Weight | Wi-Fi – 13.2 ounces (375 grams). 4G LTE + Wi-Fi – 13.7 ounces (389 grams) Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process |
| CPU ∓ RAM | 2.5 Ghz Quad-core Snapdragon 8084, with Adreno 420 GPU and 2 GB of RAM |
| Storage | 16 GB (9.9 GB available to user) or 32 GB (24.3 GB available to user) or 64 GB (52.9 GB available to user) of internal storage |
| Battery Life | Up to 12 hours of reading, surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, and listening to music. Battery life will vary based on device settings, usage, and other factors such as web browsing and downloading content. Actual results may vary |
| Charge Time | Fully charges in under 5 hours via the PowerFast charging accessory (included in the box), or slightly longer with other micro-USB power adapters that you may already have |
| Wi-Fi Connectivity | Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi (MIMO+HT80) for faster streaming and fewer dropped connections than standard Wi-Fi. Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, or 802.11ac standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks |
| 4G Connectivity | Support for ultra-fast 4G LTE wireless networks with HSPA+, HSDPA, and EDGE/GPRS fallback (4G version only) |
| Ports | SlimPort enabled USB 2.0 (micro-B connector) port to connect to an HDTV or VGA monitor with an adapter or to a PC/Macintosh computer, or to charge your device with the included PowerFast charger |
| Audio | 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack and integrated stereo speakers with the latest Dolby Audio, including Dolby Atmos when listening to Dolby Atmos encoded content using headphones |
| Content Formats Supported | Kindle (AZW), KF8, TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible Enhanced format (AAX), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM/WAVE, OGG, WAV, M4V, MP4, AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MKV, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, HTML5, CSS3, 3GP, VP8 (WEBM) |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS (4G) |
| Camera Specs | Front-facing 720p HD Camera. 8MP rear-facing camera with LED flash, Electronic Image Stabilization, and a wide-aperture 5P f/2.2 lens |
| Location Services | Location-based services via Wi-Fi. 4G model also uses assisted-GPS |
| Additional Features | External volume controls, built-in dual microphone, built-in Bluetooth to support a variety of different wireless accessories such as keyboards or controllers, with support for A2DP compatible stereo headphones, headsets, speakers, and LE accessories |
| Accessibility Features | Screen Reader, Explore by Touch, and Screen Magnifier, enabling access to the vast majority of Fire tablet features. Screen Reader features IVONA's award-winning natural language text-to-speech voice. Also includes adjustable font sizes/color, and built-in Oxford dictionary. |
| System Requirements | Fire HDX 8.9 is ready to use right out of the box—no setup, no software to install, no computer required to download content |
| Warranty and Service | 1-year Limited Warranty and service included. Optional 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year Extended Warranty available for U.S. customers sold separately. |
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12 Reviews
The new Fire HDX 8.9 is definitely one powerful tablet, packed with some pretty nice features. While it does have some small flaws here and there, it generally is an all around great buy. I'll go over some of what I've noticed using the tablet, what I've learned from others who are using it, as well as the specs and how I feel about them. Hopefully it'll give you more insight into the product and help you make an easier decision whether or not to buy it.
*** BUILD QUALITY ***
One of the first things I noticed was the outstanding build quality. The tablet weighs less than much of its competition, and provides a nice feel due to the materials used in making the case which gives you a nice grip so you don't drop the tablet as easily. Everything feels solid... it doesn't have that cheap feel that some of the Android based tablets have. Apple still holds the title for most durable case as it's aluminum but unless you plan on throwing this thing around, you don't need the aluminum... it weighs more and it's cold!
*** SNAPDRAGON PROCESSOR AND GPU ***
This new HDX 8.9" comes with the 2.5Ghz Snapdragon processor and a nice GPU so this is going to be one of your fastest tablets on the market at the moment, if not the fastest. Intel and NVIDIA are continuously working on CPU's for the tablet and Chromebook markets, bragging about their performance and how they blow away the competition. Acer, for example, is utilizing an NVIDIA Tegra K1 ARM based CPU running at 2.1GHz quad-core. That is insanely fast for something like a Chromebook which functionality wise, is pretty much the same thing as a tablet. Unfortunately for Acer, the Snapdragon CPU on the Fire HDX is more powerful (2.5 GHz vs. 2.1 GHz) and appears to be using less power. Acer (NVIDIA) has some catching up to do! The HDX definitely gets some bonus points in that department.
GPU wise, the HDX comes with an Adreno 420 graphics processor which delivers high frame rates and as Amazon claims, 70% faster graphics performance than the previous generation Fire HDX 8.9. Amazon equates the graphics experience to that which you'd find on a game console which is a pretty impressive claim and from what I've seen, it's legitimate! Graphic-intensive games and advanced apps are ultra-responsive, run smoothly and use less battery power. This power savings is due to the low power consuming processor, and the LTPS LCD screen which I'll discuss now:
*** GRAPHICS & SCREEN PERFORMANCE ***
The screen is simply amazing with a 2560 x 1600 resolution and 30% more pixels than Apple's Retina display, along with the most accurate color calibration, accuracy, contrast, and brightness of any other tablet on the market... it is hands down, the best screen you can get right now, which makes me wonder why Amazon cut corners on the camera? (More on that later.) I'm going to go into a lot more detail on the screen right here so you can skip this part if you're fine knowing the screen is amazing! :-) For the nerdy tech stuff about the screen, read on:
NERDY SCREEN INFO: The screen has low reflectance (if that's a word?) so it's still easy to use outdoors in sunlight, and indoors where you may have a lot of overhead lights that typically would cause glare. Reflectance was measured at roughly 5% which is currently the lowest of all tablets on the market. The brightness is very high, in fact, it's higher than any other tablet at the moment, and it has amazing high ambient light performance. Color accuracy wise, every HDX display is individually factory calibrated for color accuracy and intensity and they've been doing this now since last year I believe. They've done a nice job with that as I've tested the HDX against a specialized photo editing monitor I use and the colors were nearly identical. This has typically been unheard of in tablets but Amazon really raised the bar here. Image contrast is also accurate and the HDX is using a 4 million pixel density (339 ppi) display meaning even with 20/20 vision, the naked eye will not be able to distinguish individual pixels. This also means the HDX has 30% more pixels than Apple's Retina display--Personally I think this is a bit overboard because you'll never notice those 30% extra pixels but who cares, it's an amazing screen! The HDX uses an LTPS (Low Temperature Poly Silicone) type LCD screen which makes it very power efficient giving the tablet longer battery life and allowing it to dedicate more power to the processor and GPU, making the tablet run faster without quickly draining the battery. As a power-saving comparison, the HDX's screen is 30% more efficient than the IGZO display used in the iPad Air.
*** AUDIO ***
Go buy yourself some decent headphones to appreciate the Dolby Atmos sound system built into the Fire HDX! Atmos is a newer sound technology and although it is already being used in other devices, the HDX is the first tablet to implement it. The sound is great but you're only going to get the most out of it with a good pair of headphones! The rear facing speakers are loud enough and decent enough to hear, but they don't take full advantage of the Atmos sound so again, get a good pair of headphones. As Dolby, the designer of Atmos puts it: "The sound comes from all directions, including overhead, to create an immersive experience with astonishing clarity, richness, detail, and depth. Dolby Atmos is the first audio format based on audio objects rather than channels. In Dolby Atmos, any sound--the helicopter, a blaring car horn, a yelling child--can exist as an independent audio object, free of channel restrictions. It can be placed and moved anywhere, including anywhere overhead." That basically sums it up. Needless to say, BOSE has some catching up to do!
*** OPERATING SYSTEM ***
Like the iPad and the Galaxy Tab, the Fire HDX has a nicely thought out and implemented operating system to work within. It's based on Android, however, Amazon has removed any references to Android in the software to help distinguish itself as its own OS (more on this in the detailed section below.) Fire OS offers free, unlimited cloud storage for all of your books, photos, music, etc., and Android OS (Google) does this as well for its Galaxy Tabs, although they only offer 15 GB of free storage. Apple's iOS has something similar as well for its iPads. It's hard to say which operating system is better than the other as all three are very well thought out. As I mentioned earlier, however, you're going to find way more apps on the Google Play Store and the iTunes Store. Amazon is continuously adding apps too and the same developers who are making the apps for Google and Apple, are starting to make their apps compatible with Amazon.
NERDY OPERATING SYSTEM INFO: Again, skip this part if you don't need the super-specific details. In case you're new to the Fire OS operating system, it's basically a modified Android OS. Amazon doesn't like to say that anymore since they're trying to make Fire OS its own thing and distinguish themselves from other operating systems so they say it's "Android compatible." In reality, the Fire OS 4.5.1 update you get with this tablet is built using the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which is Unix based and built on Android 4.4.3., API level 20. What a mouthful! It looks nothing like Android but since it's built on it, it behaves the same way and as Amazon says, it's "compatible" with Android. Even though the operating system is built on Android, Amazon has (not surprisingly) blocked Google Play from being a native app on the device. You can still side-load it and use it but to use Google Play Apps, you'll need to switch the "Apps from Unknown Sources" to ON in the Applications Settings Menu.
*** CAMERA ***
I was not impressed with the 8 MP camera at all which is unfortunate because Amazon did such an awesome job with the display! What happened Amazon?! Competitor's tablets, specifically the Galaxy Tab and the iPad have much better camera resolution and overall clarity. If you don't need the camera, no need to worry about this but if it's going to replace the camera on your phone, you better compare the pictures you're getting on your phone or hand-held camera to the ones you're getting on the Fire HDX first. This MUST be addressed by Amazon as it's the biggest pitfall with the product. A later release may address this since so many people have also complained about it.
*** PRICE COMPARISON ***
$379 is a lot of money to drop so it's important to feel out the competition and make an informed decision. Looking only at the price and not comparing the features, pros, or cons, the base model HDX is $120 less expensive than a new iPad Air 2, just slightly less expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S-8, and $100 less expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S-10.5. I've listed the price as both a Pro and a Con because while it is less expensive than some of the other tablets on the market, at $379, it's still out of the budget for many potential customers looking for a tablet for their kids for schooling purposes, games, etc., especially if you're buying more than one!
*** POWERING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME ***
Typical start-up process, similar to what you'd go through setting up a new smartphone, but you'll want to have your Amazon account information handy because like any other tablet, you'll have to go through a quick registration process and sync process to get your Fire HDX up and running. This really doesn't take much time but it is necessary in order to get your WiFi connected and your books, music, videos, and files synced.
*** CONCLUSION ***
The bottom line is, you really can't go wrong with this tablet. What it comes down to is your needs in a tablet. Do you need apps that are only available on the Google Play Store or the iTunes store or have you already heavily invested in them? If so, you may have to eliminate the Fire HDX from your list and stick with the operating system you have now. If you're brand new to tablets in general, or all you're looking for is a great, beautifully performing tablet with the best display on the market, blazing fast processor and WiFi, console-quality graphics, combined with a stable and proven operating system, and a solid feel and durability, then the Fire HDX immediately moves to the front of the line. Besides the camera, I honestly cannot think of a problem serious enough to caution me from giving the green-light to make the purchase. Personally, as much as I love the new HDX 8.9, I'm going to stick with my Galaxy Tab and Chromebook (and Kindle Paper White for eBooks) because I'm so heavily invested into Google apps but I will say this: I will continuously be jealous of the HDX every time I pick up my Galaxy Tab!
Awesome! I love how fast it is.
This was a birthday gift from my husband and I love the size, clarity and its light weight.
I returned a Samsung and got the Fire HDX. MUCH more user friendly and better connectivity. I could barely get reception in my house with the Samsung tablet. No problems with the Fire. Beautiful picture too.