Kindle Fire was updated and has now a lower price.

Still, the big news is the Kindle Fire HD, available in 7" and 8.9" versions, for 200 USD and 300 USD.



Kindle Fire

The new Kindle Fire generation keeps the name of the version launched two years ago and the technical specifications of IPS multitouch touchscreen: 7" diagonal, 1024x600 pixels, Gorilla Glass protection and anti-glare protections.

In exchange, the new tablet uses a better processor, 1 GB RAM memory and bigger accumulator and according to the company, they bring an improvement of performances with 40% higher.


                    


Kindle Fire HD

La piece du resistance of the ones from Amazon became Kindle Fire HD, a tablet that comes in two versions of 7" and 8.9", but which share the same hardware platform.

The 7" version benefits by an IPS display with 1280x800 pixels, while the 8.9" model offers a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels or an impressive value of 254 pixels per inch.


A Texas Instruments OMAP 4470 processor of which Amazon claim is the strongest Nvidiva Tegra 3, while the options for intern memory begin from 16 GB assures the hardware platform.

Regarding its portability, the 8.9" version has an 8.8 mm width and it has 567 grams. Another interesting news is represented by the two integrated audio outputs, in comparison with a single one presented on the other tablets.

Still, the Kindle Fire tablet draws the attention also by its connectivity.

The Wi-Fi connection can reach speeds up to 31 Mbs, compared to the 22 Mbps on the new iPad.

This is possible due to the fact that it has implemented 2 wireless antenna functioning on 5GHz, in spite of only one. Also, in USA it would be available also a 4G version with LTE technology developed even by Amazon.


Software improvements

They benefit of numerous software news.

The most interesting are the "Whispersync for voice" which syncs an e-book with the correspondent audiobook for listening and reading a book at the same time; X-Ray that allows you to find out information about a actor or movie through IMDB by simply touching his face while watching it and even "Whispersync for games" which syncs the settings and levels at that you've reached in a game.


Availability and prices

As it is considered a threaten to Google Nexus 7, Kindle Fire got a substantial price cut, costing now only 159 USD.

More interesting is the fact that the 7” Kindle Fire HD in the 16GB variant costs only 199 USD, while the 8.9” variant is worth 299 USD.

Regarding the Kindle Fire HD of 8.9”, 32GB and 4G LTE technology, the price is 499 USD.

Undoubtedly, the price is very attractive if we take into consideration what offers its competitors.




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