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Review: Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-Inch

Like the 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX released last month, this new 8.9-inch HDX hitting the market today shows that Amazon is no longer interested in skimping on its mobile hardware.
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Rating:

8/10

WIRED
Class-leading display. Great battery life; expect ten hours or more. Light enough to hold for an entire episode of Breaking Bad without fatigue. Video-chat customer support is helpful, easy. I recommend getting the cool, origami-esque accessory case.
TIRED
Rear-camera is predictably lame. No Google Play access. Button position may flummox some, but I got used to them after a few days.

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