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Kindle Fire HDX 7 & 8.9 Launched

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Zangetsu
Zangetsu Original post #1
Oct 24, 2013 at 8:33 PM
Amazon released HDX and its now for preorder in their website

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I hope it comes in India too...Amazon.in :hyper:
the specs are eye popping :cryeyesout:

Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" Tablet - Best Movie Tablet, Gaming Tablet, and Business Tablet

Specs: Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 specs
kg11sgbg
Oct 25, 2013 at 6:47 PM
^An awesome Tablet at the same time awesomely priced at Premium...
Cost is too high.Better if at Rs.20k or so.

What is the capacity of RAM for HDX8.9" Tablet by Kindle?
Zangetsu
Oct 25, 2013 at 6:52 PM
What is the capacity of RAM for HDX8.9" Tablet by Kindle?
2GB for HDX7 & 8.9
better to import from US (cost will around 24k for 8.9)
kg11sgbg
Oct 25, 2013 at 6:55 PM
Yeah Friend got it(2GB RAM),actually the product tour video itself is amazing and excellent.

Are you leaving out the central excise + other taxes or included in Rs.24k?
Zangetsu
Oct 25, 2013 at 7:01 PM
Are you leaving out the central excise + other taxes or included in Rs.24k?
if u import it then consider those instead get through friends or relatives in US.that way u will get it in exact Rs/$ rate
$hadow
$hadow #6
Oct 25, 2013 at 8:36 PM
What is the expected prices of nexus 2nd Gen in India. But 20k is kinda confusing whether to go for it or not.
quagmire
Oct 25, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Re: Kindle Fire HDX 7 & 8.9 Launched

A worthy contender for N7 2013 (if its released) and Retina mini.

Should be the first sub 20k Snapdragon 800 device in India.

Sad that services like Amazon Prime are not available here..

Media content also seems to be quite expensive. I doubt it will succeed much in India.
srkmish
srkmish #8
Oct 25, 2013 at 10:32 PM
Hdx 8.9 sounds amazing. Much better than the toy nexus 7 :p. Now confusion bw this and ipad air
quagmire
Oct 25, 2013 at 10:47 PM
^Nexus 7 a toy compared to HDX 8.9? No comments buddy.
srkmish
srkmish #10
Oct 26, 2013 at 12:46 AM
^Nexus 7 a toy compared to HDX 8.9? No comments buddy.

I meant a toy in the sense that 7 inch is too small to really enjoy web browsing/ pdfs.
$hadow
$hadow #11
Oct 26, 2013 at 6:53 AM
I meant a toy in the sense that 7 inch is too small to really enjoy web browsing/ pdfs.
It depends since you can't carry ipad in your pocket but you can carry nexus 7 with ease.
srkmish
srkmish #12
Oct 26, 2013 at 11:21 AM
It depends since you can't carry ipad in your pocket but you can carry nexus 7 with ease.

Pants pocket with ease: never. Jacket pocket: yea

Anyways 7 inch tabs are redundant for me now as full sized tablets are becoming lighter every generation. One of the other great things especialy abt a 10 in android tab is u can connect mouse n keyboard to make it a laptop. ( yeah yeah it cant do stuff like i7 lappy does but.it does make user input process very easy when needed)
$hadow
$hadow #13
Oct 26, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Pants pocket with ease: never. Jacket pocket: yea

Anyways 7 inch tabs are redundant for me now as full sized tablets are becoming lighter every generation. One of the other great things especialy abt a 10 in android tab is u can connect mouse n keyboard to make it a laptop. ( yeah yeah it cant do stuff like i7 lappy does but.it does make user input process very easy when needed)
Well all these are personal preferences I have both mini and nexus and always find nexus more useful to me in terms of portability.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #14
Oct 28, 2013 at 1:18 PM
Re: Kindle Fire HDX 7 & 8.9 Launched

A worthy contender for N7 2013 (if its released) and Retina mini.
N7 2013 might be a contender to HDX 7 but can't succeed them in specs :mrgreen:
quagmire
quagmire #15
Oct 28, 2013 at 5:14 PM
^Next July baby, next July.. :wink:
quagmire
quagmire #17
Oct 29, 2013 at 4:20 PM
^Yeah. N7 2013 is almost twice as fast N7 2012.. So I predict N7 2014 to be better.. :mrgreen:
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #18
Oct 29, 2013 at 4:51 PM
^Yeah. N7 2013 is almost twice as fast N7 2012.. So I predict N7 2014 to be better.. :mrgreen:

off-course N7 2013 is better than N7 2012...
i was comparing it with HDX 7 & 8.9
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #19
Oct 31, 2013 at 7:55 PM
Review: Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Review and Giveaway
I'm impressed by the packaging of Amazon...:clap2:
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #20
Nov 26, 2013 at 8:02 PM
when it will be released in India?
on ebay HDX8.9 is overpriced :evil:


Q: Can we install .apk files from PC in Kindle Fire?
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #21
Dec 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM
HDX 7 32GB is available @ Rs 20,490
and 16GB Rs 16990

what u think is it worth?

also is the screen scratch resistant?