Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Google Nexus 7

11. Birds posted on 18 Sep 2012, 18:27 5 0

Are you kidding me? What will a consumer see when he/she goes to the store? Two awesome hellafied seven inch tablets right? So can they, off the bat, tell the difference between the two? The simple answer is no! If the consumer comes online and reads this review they will undoubtedly have a better understanding of these two tablets and the niches they are for. The Nexus if for android purists and people who want the best specs for the price, while the amazon kindle fire HD is for people who want to jump right into a cradled ecosystem. This will ultimately give a consumer a choice. Do they want a tablet with subscription based services that is extremely easy to use, but with limited app support or do they want a tablet with access to 600,000+ apps but with a slightly stricter learning curve? It comes down to that and that is simple enough for most consumers to break down and digest.

14. Jimstar posted on 19 Sep 2012, 03:27 0 0

I believe this was more of a comparison of the tablets themselves, rather than the experience. And to me the tablets themselves match up pretty well. Might be even harder to tell in the future if modders can unlock the Fire.

15. ConnieL429 posted on 20 Sep 2012, 09:37 0 0

Nah, as a former owner of the original Fire and current owner of the new one, i can definitely say I'm glad I have something to hold onto now. The new Fire is a vast improvement over the original and the original wasn't all that bad.

17. gragonHDfones (unregistered) posted on 25 Sep 2012, 19:08 0 0

Yea the first was okay.... but the new one anyways, is a much bigger improvement, the bezel is not all that a big deal... it looks annoying here but just by looking at it in person i was impressed, then i got used to the bezel. I understand why people want nexus over this because Android experience is better but people would not be disappointed with this kindle.... I too am collecting all of them.

6. ervman1 posted on 18 Sep 2012, 11:21 3 0

They would only be adding the play store to sell a few more kindles but then their content sales will drop like crazy. People will most likely use only 1 market, play store or amazons app store. Amazon is focused on content which is very smart.

Look at apple, the iphone remains relatively unchanged and is not necessarily the best hardware wise but the content they deliver makes for a solid experience. That said I still think Apple products are extremely overrated and will not be buying anything they produce.

13. Jimstar posted on 19 Sep 2012, 03:21 0 0

Not really. Generally speaking the best of the apps in the playstore are all in amazon's app store anyway aside from apps like rootkeeper and others for more advanced users.

12. Jimstar posted on 19 Sep 2012, 03:18 7 0

what the heck is your wife doing that requires two tablets?

19. BetseyD posted on 07 Dec 2012, 23:43 0 0

NHMom01, This is funny, as I am in almost exactly the same boat as you. I even live in NH.

My 16 Y.O. Son, who is also big-time into YouTube and MineCraft, wants a tablet for Christmas, and I was seriously considering the Kindle Fire HD - until I read this comparison review. Now, I am totally confused as to what to get him. I think that the biggest thing that has me leaning towards the Kindle is the fact that it has the e-reader function; he has recently been reading a lot more than before, and I want to do whatever I can do to encourage this. Besides having all of the Amazon content at his finger-tips, the Kindle seems to have a better screen-reading/video-viewing (as in color rendering) screen - and also seems to be a bit more intuitive to use, thus encouraging him to use it (hopefully for reading) more often. Also, I like the idea of the mini-HDMI port on the Kindle, as Amazon has a lot of video content, and it would be nice to be able to access, and share it, via our TV.

One other thing with my Son is that he already has a laptop (a cheapie special, which has proven to be nothing but problematic), so, if he were that enamored of Google content, he could always use that device to access it.

I feel as though whatever I choose, my Son will be looking at upgrading to another new device within the next couple of years. So, I guess what it boils down to, in choosing either tablet, is what you want for your Son to be able to easily access for content - and what kind of learning curve you want to throw at him. Generally, kids in that adolescent age range are not known for their patience; they just want a device to work, be intuitive to use, and not freeze-up/crash every five minutes. As long as whatever you choose accomplishes these goals, your Son should be happy with either tablet, at least until the next best thing comes along.

Good luck with your decision!