For readers who are considering buying the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX or the Google Nexus 7, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Kindle Fire HDX comes with a 7 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Nexus 7 comes with a 7 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Kindle Fire HDX comes with 186 x 128 x 9 mm dimensions and weighs 303 grams. The Nexus 7 comes with 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm dimensions and weighs 290 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Kindle Fire HDX is equipped with a 2.2 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Nexus 7 is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Kindle Fire HDX runs on a customised Android Jelly Bean operating system whereas the Nexus 7 runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version.

Camera

The Kindle Fire HDX sports a 1.3 MP camera. The Nexus 7 sports a 5 MP primary camera and a 1.2 MP secondary camera.

Battery

The Kindle Fire HDX comes with a non-removable Li-Ion battery, which allows for a multimedia play time of about 11 hours. The Nexus 7 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3950 mAh battery, which allows for a multimedia play time of about 9 hours.

Price in Australia

The Kindle Fire HDX 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $549.95. The Nexus 7 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $319.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $359.95 in Australia.

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