Amazon Kindle Fire 7-inch screen has been announced, we were glad to review the comparison with the rival.Beetwen iPad 2, Galaxy Tab 7.7, and HTC Flyer. Everything is tailored to the Android version 2x.
operating system
Lighting the fire runs its own operating system in particular. But That has not developed from scratch by Amazon – 2.x is based on Android, Android was rumored to 2.2 Froyo. The HTC also has a brochure highly customized version of Android – the which is based on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The iPad 2 races IOS four (soon to be IOS 5) and tablet tab runs Android 3.0 7.7 Honeycomb Galaxy specific as you can see here:
Samsung galaxy tab 7.7
Pricing
The Kindle Fire is slated at $199 in the US, which would probably translate to a £199 price point in the UK – although there has been no confirmation of a UK release as yet. As we know, iPad 2 retails from £399 for 16GB, while the HTC Flyer has finally come down to a decent price point for the 16GB version – £329 and up. We don’t know a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 UK price as yet.
Thickness and weight
The 7-inch Kindle Fire is 11.4mm thick, substantially more than the 8.8mm-thick 9.7-inch iPad 2. The 7-inch HTC Flyer is even thicker at 13.2mm. The thinnest accolade goes to the Galaxy Tab 7.7 at just 7.9mm thick. As for weight, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the lightest at 335g, the Kindle Fire is 414g, the HTC Flyer is 421g, while the iPad 2 clocks in at 601g for the Wi-Fi version. Here’s the Galaxy Tab 7.7:
Screen resolution
The Kindle Fire has a resolution of 1,024 x 600 as does the HTC Flyer. The iPad 2 is next in line at 1,024 x 768 (remember that’s a 9.7-inch display too) but top of the pile is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 with a 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution 7.7-inch display.
Screen type
The Kindle Fire and iPad 2 have IPS LCD multi-touch panels, while the HTC Flyer has a capacitive LCD screen. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first tablet to feature a Super AMOLED Plus display. It’s hugely bright and super clear.
Processor
All the tablets are dual-core aside from the HTC Flyer which uses a still-speedy 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. The iPad 2 uses the Apple A5 (below), while the Galaxy Tab 7.7 uses a (probably Samsung) 1.4GHz model. The Kindle Fire has a 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP chip.
Apple a5
Memory and storage
The Kindle Fire has 512MB of memory, like the iPad 2. However, it only has 8GB of internal memory which by anybody’s reckoning is quite poor for a device based around content. The iPad 2 comes in 16, 32 and 64GB variants as does the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. The Flyer comes in 16 and 32GB memory versions. The Samsung and HTC devices also have 1GB of internal memory.
Camera and video
The Kindle Fire doesn’t have a mic or camera – something which a lot of commentators believe is a sizeable hole in the Fire’s armoury. All the other tablets are capable of 720p HD video and have front and back cameras. The HTC Flyer wins the day here, with a 5MP rear snapper as shown here:
Connectivity
Kindle the fire just connect to the web via Wi-Fi, no 3G cellular data. All other tablets available in the Wi-Fi only plus Wi-Fi + 3G version should you wish. Kindle the fire tablet also just does not support Bluetooth or GPS, too. Of course, Amazon will need to launch the 3G model at some point.
battery
While the Galaxy Tab iPad 2 and 7.7 Samung battery can last 10 hours,Kindle Fire battery life is 8 hours. HTC Flyer battery life “than 8 hours”.
summary
Kindle Fire is clearly not out in England, but if it did not come here for £ 199 or so then it will still steal. The problem is if people buy the Amazon Kindle the Fire expected the experience iPad tablet-a-like management – they will not get it.Kindle Fire is a device content is decent, but Amazon will definitely need to get out of 3G coverage with a full tablet to really compete with the high-end tablet such as iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.
Source: Techradar
