The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX is more than just a color e-reader, it is a fully functional tablet. With a cheaper price tag than an iPad, the Kindle Fire HDX makes a perfect gift for Mother's Day, a birthday or other special occasion.

The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX's display is vivid and perfect for streaming movies and TV shows. The 2560 x 1600 screen on the 8.9-inch HDX is capable of showing 339 pixels per inch. This is the best pixel density on any Kindle Fire tablet offered, according to Amazon. The display shows over 4 million pixels for great looking images that look even better than HD-quality.

The Kindle Fire HDX will adapt to a user's surroundings. Whether a user is inside or outside, the Fire HDX will automatically optimize the color of each pixel based on the amount of light in the environment. 

With an improved screen, the Fire HDX also shedded some weight from the tablet. The 8.9-inch model weighs in at 13.2 ounces and the 7-inch model weighs in at just 10.7 ounces. The Fire HDX is still very durable despite becoming lighter in weight.

The design of the Fire HDX was streamlined to include a smaller bezel, cleaner lines and better placement of buttons and ports. The design is meant with a user's reading experience in mind, the Fire HDX is meant to be comfortable when held.

The Fire HDX tablets are powerful, being equipped with the 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor. This processor makes the tablet three times more powerful than the Kindle Fire HD. With 2 GB of RAM, apps will load faster and multi-tasking will be easier.

Sound on the Fire HDX is powered by Dolby Digital Plus. The audio experience is automatically adjusted based on the user's activity.

The 12 hour battery life on the Fire HDX is an excellent advantage. This means more time for video-watching, reading, browsing the web and playing games all on a better-than-HD display.

A great advantage to the Kindle Fire HDX is the Mayday button. This button allows users to connect with an Amazon expert at any time of the day. The expert will help answer questions and troubleshoot anything that a user asks.

Amazon is selling the 7-inch Fire HDX for $199 (originally $239). The 8.9-inch Fire HDX is currently selling for $379.