KINDLE FIRE - $200 (Rs 13000)

Kindle Fire [Image source: www.amazon.com]

        With the introduction Kindle fire Amazon has definitely attracted many people around the world who were looking for a low budget tablet but with all facilities. Amazon has done exceptionally well about the Kindle fire. It is a 7” tablet which integrates Amazons awesome collection of music, video, books and magazine services into a single package. Apps will not be present as in android market but you can always rely upon Amazon who prefers quality over quantity. When we consider the display quality it is so great than many other highly priced tablets. But anyway due to the very low price it lacks many features such as 3G, Bluetooth, camera, GPS. One of the main problems is the absence of expansion slot and internal memory is just 8 GB. Overall Kindle fire provides outstanding value for money.

SPECIFICATIONS:
*  Android 2.3 gingerbread OS
*  1 GHz dual core processor
*  512 MB RAM
*  7” display
*  1024 x 600 screen resolution
*  8 GB internal memory (No expansion slot)
*  No camera
*  Wi-Fi, micro USB
*  Battery life: 8 hours
*  Preloaded apps: Email, Amazon silk browser
*  Supported text formats: AZW, PRC (Mobipocket), PDF, DOC, TXT, DOCX

PROS:
*  Ultra affordable price
*  Awesome screen quality in this range
*  Solid build quality
*  Access to Amazon’s large media
*  Amazon also offers cloud drive service

CONS:
*  No google play access
*  Only 8 GB internal memory and no expansion slot
*  No 3G, Bluetooth
*  Apps are less
*  Occasional sluggish performance
*  Amazon prime subscription is needed to fully utilize the Kindle fire

           Kindle fire is a perfect tablet for low budget customers with great value for money. It feels good in hand and also looks good. It wins over many tablets which are priced higher but when we compare it with high end tablets we can see the difference. Its performance is sometimes slow, it has no 3G, Bluetooth and its memory is limited. The absence of google play access is a huge disadvantage. High end tablets has many other features than Kindle and performance is also better but you should keep the fact in mind that these tablets are priced 3 or 4 times Kindle’s cost! All in all its not as perfect as an ipad but it’s definitely worth buying.