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Company updated its Amazon tablet Kindle Fire, introducing third-generation tablet Kindle Fire HDX and an updated model of the second generation tablet Kindle Fire HD with 7 inch screen.
Recall, the first company released the Kindle Fire in November 2011, then, in September 2012, went on sale the second generation Kindle Fire – Kindle Fire HD, with a 7 inch screen, and two months later – with a screen 8.9 inches.
New Kindle Fire HDX is built on a completely new hardware platform and running the new version of the operating system – Fire OS 3.0, – based on Android Jelly Bean. The new system, according to the developer, contains more than 100 new features. Nevertheless, access to Google Play it still does not provide. In the OS is browser Silk with the compression of traffic.
Kindle Fire HDX contains twice the number of cores and double the memory compared to the Kindle Fire HD. It is equipped with a 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 with a frequency of 2.2 GHz and a new graphics engine that provides three times more performance than the previous generation of the tablet.
Kindle Fire HDX comes with a 7-inch screen and 8.9 inches. Resolution of 7-inch display is 1920 x 1200 pixels (resolution – 323 ppi) compared with 1280 x 800 pixels in the previous generation tablet, whereas the display 8.9 inches – 2560 x 1600 pixels (339 ppi).
Both models are equipped with front-facing camera. In addition, Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a primary camera of 8 MP. In all models, there are stereo speakers and technology Dolby.
Kindle Fire HDX
The battery life is as follows: up to 11 hours in a mixed mode, or up to 17 hours of reading for a tablet with a 7 inch screen and up to 12 and 18 hours, respectively, for the 8.9-inch tablet.
Dimensions Kindle Fire HDX with 7 inch screen is 186 x 128 x 9 mm. Compared to the Kindle Fire HD device was 5 mm shorter and thinner than 1.6 mm. Weight decreased by 42 g to 303 g Second tablet was 9 mm shorter by 6 mm and is thinner than 1 mm (231 x 158 x 7,8 mm) and loses the whole weight 193 g (374 g).
worth noting now that customers will have the option supporting 4G not only when the pattern with 8.9-inch display, but the display 7 inches.
updated 7-inch Kindle Fire HD
cost Kindle Fire HDX with 7 inch screen without the support of 4G is $ 229 (vs. $ 199 in the last generation 7-inch Kindle), with support for 4G – $ 329, with a 8.9 inch screen, without the support of 4G, – $ 379 (vs. $ 269 in the previous generation), supporting 4G – $ 479.
Updated Kindle Fire HD is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, it also runs on the new OS. Its price is $ 139, or $ 60 (30%) lower in comparison with the previous cost as tablet at exit.
U.S. sales of all Amazon is planning to launch new products in the coming months.