Near-retina quality 8.9" tablet for $299? Hot damn.
The 768p iPad mini will look like garbage compared to the Fire HD.
Oh you've seen the exact specs and display on the iPad Mini...please do tell and show us.
Near-retina quality 8.9" tablet for $299? Hot damn.
The 768p iPad mini will look like garbage compared to the Fire HD.
AT&TThe $50 annual data plan is the most intriguing part of the new Kindle Fire package, imo. What carrier is that through??
or profits.
I had the same attitude a couple of months ago but after trying the Nexus7 I'm a little more tolerant of it. At the price point of ~$200 it doesn't bother me. Besides, it reduces weight which is definitely a plus.Since I got an aluminum iPad, I am kinda disinterested in those plastic things ;(
I'm not wasting my money on any Amazon crap
I'm going to play Hater On Amazon right now:
This thing is simply a bigger Fire. The most innovative thing (if you can call it that) about this thing is the cheap LTE plan! Amazon seemed to market the hell out the of the specs, which didn't really translate into noticeable benefits for the consumer. Who will actually notice that their new fire has two smart-switching antennas? Did the old Fire have an issue streaming stuff? I'm guessing no, so...as long as you can stream a video without noticeable buffering pauses, WHO WILL CARE?
This is the same Amazon front-end it has always been. Which is the point, I know, but still...I was hoping for a more ferocious competitior to the iPad.
/Hater
I can't wait to see this thing in action!
Wrong
Google has its Play Store which sells content. Microsoft will have their own store. Amazon is nothing unique in this area.
Oh you've seen the exact specs and display on the iPad Mini...please do tell and show us.
Yes because you guys know EXACTLY what resolution screen Apple is releasing with the iPad Mini.
Do you really think Apple is going to have an Retina iPhone and a Retina iPad and then release the mini with a sh-t display?
Really? Have you not seen what Apple has released the last year with the iPad and MBPro?
I think amazon just stole the tablet market.
The problem is Amazon is just as closed that the Apple Market. I've know a couple people buy them thinking they were getting Android only to take them back when they realised that Amazon has to approve all Apps meaning that many of the popular ones are not supported
Near-retina quality 8.9" tablet for $299? Hot damn.
The 768p iPad mini will look like garbage compared to the Fire HD.
How so? Where exactly is the innovation? The Kindle Fire is a pretty bland little tablet.
It has a much better screen and faster processor too. I am never sure what people expect product upgrades to do. Most of the presentation was about software updates.
Amazon is only closed with respect to its version of android, but the popular thing about amazon is the openness of their ecosystem compared to apple's. For example, I buy apps from the app store for my ipad, but I (personally) never purchase books, movies or music from itunes. I do that from amazon, because I know I can read, watch, listen, on any device (including just about tv)... even if I move away from the apple ecosystem.
the innovation in LTE data pricing and competitive hardware pricing
It's freakin awesome that all these tablet/smartphone makers are trying to one up each other.
If it has a retina display, they are going to be charging $399 for it, and not a penny less.
They aren't going to sell a retina ipad for $299 and a non-retina for $399. Doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
Are you still pretending that Apple has any secrets left?
Well yeah, it's bigger, I hope it has a better screen and processor! I want it to be more that just a larger Fire? The way Apple updates products to DO something NEW?
Aahhh so all those cheap Chinese knockoff tablets are actually "innovative" and not just pieces of junk.
Good to know.
I hope the resolution of the iPad Mini was a joke. Because compared to 8.9" Fire HD, it will look bad.
Well yeah, it's bigger, I hope it has a better screen and processor! I want it to be more that just a larger Fire? The way Apple updates products to DO something NEW?
relative to the size, it's probably retina quality by Apple's PPI standards.
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the innovation in LTE data pricing and competitive hardware pricing