Hi William. I have ended up sending my Kindle Fire seven back, not because it
didn't do what I want, but because it does seem a little sluggish. I realise
the startling differences between this and the 8 inch version which was
released on exactly the same day last year. I went into my local electrical
shop as they advise me that the new kindle fire eight was available to have a
look at. Turns out it wasn't, and what I was looking at was the previous 2015
version. Couldn't believe the difference in speed when loading apps on the home
screen. I also dislike the placement of the speaker which sits on the back at
the bottom right hand corner. The newer version has the speakers on the side
and they'll stereo.
I found though that I have started to watch a lot more videos from Amazon than
previously, and I do intend to get the newest model for my birthday or
Christmas, which ever my husband decides :-)
Sent from my iPhone
On 27 Sep 2016, at 22:53, William Brandes <williambrandes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
hi all. fyi. here are processor specs. note that the kindle fire 8"
has double the ram, but, the same processor.
as for sluggish, it has always taken awhile to load before unlock and
then for the apps to load on the home page. when opening an app there
is a lag time, but, i haven't thought that much a problem. anyway,
here are some specs.
kindle fire 8".
Quad-core 1.3 Ghz processor
1.5 GB RAM (50 percent more than previous tablet).
kindle fire 7".
1.3 GHz quad-core processor.
kindle fire 6".
quad-core processor up to 1.5 GHz.
not sure of the listening speed problem. i'll have to muck around.
stay well ... william
