Like the world needs another 7" Android tablet. Well, maybe it does. Or (more likely), it doesn't. No matter where you stand, the Kindle Fire couldn't be less relevant to this debate. It isn't just another Android tablet. It's a hardware Amazon account, 7 inches tall by 5 inches wide. If tablets are for fun and laptops are for work, the Kindle Fire is for shopping.
If you put Amazon and the Kindle Fire in a multiple choice question, the answer won't be A) Because everyone else is doing it. It's more like B) We need to do for music, videos, apps and games what Kindle does for books. Simple as that.
The Kindle Fire isn't about versatility in an ultra-portable form factor. Some tablets are. The Fire isn't desperate to unsettle Apple's iPad. Some Android tablets are. We'll say it again. The Kindle Fire isn't your average Android tablet. In a way, it isn't your tablet. Well, yes, it's yours to have but the content to enjoy on it is Amazon's to sell.
Specification:
- 7" 16:9 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen of WSVGA resolution (1024 x 600) pixels
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity
- 1GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, TI OMAP 4430 chipset
- License-free Android-based OS
- 8GB of on-board storage, free cloud storage for all Amazon content
- Weight of 413 grams
- Accelerometer
- Excellent HTML5 browser
- Adobe Flash support, Flash videos up to 720p
- Standard microUSB port, mass storage
- 3.5mm audio jack
- No 3G
- No memory card slot, limited inbuilt storage
- Reflective screen of poor brightness
- Very limited video codec support
- No camera
- No physical volume controls
- Non replaceable battery
- No native Google apps, no access to the Android Market
- Some features unavailable without an Amazon Prime account
- Video streaming not available outside US
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