Walt Mossberg’s Kindle Fire Review

November 16th, 2011

Walt Mossberg:

To be clear, the Kindle Fire is much less capable and versatile than the entry-level $499 iPad 2. It has a fraction of the apps, a smaller screen, much weaker battery life, a slower Web browser, half the internal storage and no cameras or microphone. It also has a rigid and somewhat frustrating user interface far less fluid than Apple’s.

“Underwhelming” seems to be the right word.