Price
The Kindle Fire's low price shakes up the tablet market. Amazon offers the Kindle Fire at only U.S. $ 199. While the iPad is now starting from U.S. $ 499 to U.S. $ 829, depending on storage capacity and 3G capabilities.
The Kindle Fire is considered favorable for parents, as a gift for their children. However, the price is certainly not the major consideration here, since many other tablets are also sold much cheaper than the iPad.
Screen Size and Dimensions
This difference is clearly visible here. The Kindle Fire's screen size is only 7-inch, while the iPad has a 9.7-inch. The smaller screen size makes the Kindle Fire's low price appropriate.
The Amazon tablet is also twice lighter than the iPad. Smaller size and lighter weight make the Kindle Fire easier and more comfortable to carry anywhere. However, small screen size can be a problem for some tablet users. 9.7-inch is obviously more enjoyable for watching videos or playing games.
Features and Specifications
Of course the Kindle Fire's less price means less features. No built-in camera, therefore there would be no video chat and video recording capabilities. Also it doesn't have microphone, therefore there would be no voice chat and voice recording capabilities.
The Kindle Fire only has WiFi connectivity, hence with no WiFi network around, don't expect to be able to browse and download content from Amazon.
Of storage capacity, the Kindle Fire only has 8GB, while the smallest capacity of the iPad is 16GB. The small storage capacity makes users rely a lot on Amazon's cloud-computing feature, which is free for Kindle Fire's Owners.
As for the battery life, the Kindle Fire only lasts up to 8 hours. Compare with the iPad which can last up to 10 hours.
Apps
The Kindle Fire runs Android Operating System, makes it available to access more than 250K apps in Google Play. The iPad can access more than 425K apps in AppStore. BUT, Kindle Fire also has special access to Amazon Cloud Drive to download numerous contents from Amazon. This gives more added value to this tablet.
That's why Kindle Fire's start screen features a set of digital shelves, looks different than other android tablets. The shelves showcase various contents from Amazon. At least, Amazon provides 11 000 movies and television shows ready to be streamed over the Kindle Fire. At Kindle Fire launching event, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was very proud to show some video content, music, ebook, and games that can be downloaded from the Kindle Fire.
Conclusion
Kindle Fire presence provides a new alternative to tablet users, who have different needs. With its cheap price, it may be understandable if the Kindle Fire has some flaws in its features. But Amazon's rich content, with movies, ebooks, as well as games, makes the Kindle Fire a really good option.
Source: accuviewer.blogspot.com
