The relationship of Kindle Fire y iPad has always been a bit peculiar since in the past, although the tablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), comfortably dominated the sector, the device of Amazon was the first to present a firm rivalry and a business model that may eventually dethrone that of the iPad, especially if Google y Amazon They continue to apply it with such determination and provide us with products of such quality. It only goes without saying that the day after showing up iPad mini, Kindle Fire HD recorded his best day of sales.
As we mentioned yesterday, it seems that these two teams they are imposing on competitors in terms of sales during Christmas, at least as far as the North American market is concerned. For this reason, we have found it interesting to recover a video comparison of both devices to analyze the differences between the most compact and affordable versions of each of them, as well as their strengths and weaknesses.
Starting with outward appearance, it cannot be denied that the iPad mini It is a more worked device and it could not be otherwise, knowing the philosophy of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), when designing your gadgets. Its case is really thin, made of metal and very small if we take into account the 8 inches of its screen and the long life of its battery. Secondly, Kindle Fire HD It is not so strong in this section, the frame that surrounds the screen is quite thick and the housing, made of plastic. Of course, its constitution is very practical, comfortable to the touch and easy to grip. In addition, although it is not as much as the iPad mini, it is also a very fine device.
In the interface we can find big differences, the kind of carousel on the desktop of the Kindle Fire HD does not quite convince, we remember that your operating system is built on Android 4.0, although it may not seem like it, and it is not at all that powerful when not being able to use widgets, or customize the desktop. On iPad mini the interface is the same as that of its 9,7-inch older brother and gives access to a large number of applications specially optimized for tablets. However, in terms of content, especially books, the Amazon, has no possible competition, at the moment.
In terms of performance, both teams have a great response, perhaps a little softer in the case of the iPad mini, but in return the resolution of the Kindle Fire HD it is quite old. When browsing we see how the speed loading pages of both devices is also very similar: the device of Amazon It has a double antenna that enhances the effect of the WiFi connection and iPad mini with the operating system iOS which, in general, is more fluid than that of competitors.