The first thing you notice when you pick up the new and improved Amazon Fire 7 tablet is how it feels in the hand. In the past, Amazon’s tablets have felt a little bit, well, cheap.
That’s all changed with the new 7 – it feels more robust than it looks when you get up close. I’ve been testing one for a week or so, and I can tell you that the improvements do not stop there. The 7 is the smallest in the Fire range, and has been the one to avoid given its under-performing power and disappointing battery life.
These are the very issues Amazon has addressed in this latest update. We have a 2GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM inside now, which makes for a more responsive feel across the board. I’m not going to tell you that scrolling doesn’t lag, and opening apps can still take a while – but it’s more than usable.
