Amazon unveiled the successors to its Kindle Fire, the 7‑inch and 8.9‑inch versions of Kindle Fire HD, 7‑inch version comes with twice RAM of its predecessor, The 8.9‑inch version comes with 4G LTE support.8.9‑inch version has 1920 x 1200 resolution at 254 ppi, powered by a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 OMAP4470 processor, dual stereo speakers (Dolby Digital Plus), a dual-band WiFi chip and two antennas for WiFi reception.
Specifications
| Display | 7‑inch LCD IPS | 8.9‑inch LCD IPS |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 | 1920 x 1200 |
| OS | Android 4.0 | Android 4.0 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP4 4460 | Dual-core 1.5GHz TI OMAP4 4470 |
| Graphics | IT SGX544 | IT SGX544 |
| Memory | TBA | TBA |
| Storage | 16GB,32GB | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB |
| Front Camera | HD | HD |
| Rear Camera | N/A | N/A |
| Cellular | N/A | AT&T 4G LTE |
| WiFi | Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n | Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Yes (TBA) | Yes (TBA) |
| Dimensions | 193 x 137 x 10.3mm | 240 x 160 x 8.8mm |
| Weight (WiFi) | 395 grams | 567 grams |
| Weight (4G) | N/A | 567 grams |
| Battery | 11 hours | TBA |
| Ports | microUSB, microHDMI | microUSB, microHDMI |
The 7‑inch version of Kindle Fire HD has been priced at $199 and will start shipping from 14th September 2012. On the other hand, the 8.9‑inch version will start shipping from 20th November 2012 and priced at $299 for 16GB Wi-Fi only model and $499 for the 32GB 4G LTE model. Both versions can be pre-ordered starting today.
The Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE version customers will be able to choose a new data plan from AT&T will give them 250MB data per month, 200GB cloud storage, and $10 Amazon credit for just $49.99 per year.
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