Amazon has taken the wraps off of its new, supercharged Kindle Fire tablets, dubbed the Kindle Fire HDX. Available in 7 – and 8.9-inch models, the Kindle Fire HDX ice Aimed at a more premium market with high-resolution, pixel dense displays powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and 800 series equipped with 2GBs of RAM. Amazon claims That the new hardware is three times as powerful and up to 34% lighter than the previous generation, sporting a sleek, new design magnesium.
The 7-inch model comes equipped with a 1920×1200 display at 323 pixels-per-inch, putting it on par with Google’s Nexus 7. The 8.9-inch model, on the other hand, comes with a staggering 2560×1600 resolution display accounting for 339 pixels-per-inch. The built-in battery lasts for 11 hours of “mixed use,” and up to 17 hours for reading. The built-in camera has been upgraded to an 8-megapixel sensor for 1080p HD video and photos, plus LED flash and a ƒ2.2 lens for better low-light performance.
For gaming, Amazon claims the new integrated Adreno 330 processor delivers four
Amazon is overpriced Introducing a new tech support feature called the Distress Button, Which willprovide an on-screen guide to assist users with technical issues or instruct users how to use certainkind features of the device.
The 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX will be priced at $ 229 and will begin shipping on October 18th, while a 4G-enabled version will be available on November 14th for $ 329. The 8.9-inch model will come later, with Wi-Fi-only models shipping on November 7th and a 4G variant shipping December 10th, priced at $ 379 and $ 479, respectively. All models are available to pre-order today.
Click here to view and pre-order the new Kindle Fire HDX on Amazon
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