nurbert
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- Feb 26, 2012
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The tablet wars are heating up and
how! On Thursday night, Amazon released
two new tablets, the Kindle Fire HD in
two sizes and a new version of the
Kindle e-reader. Here are the technical
specifications for the tablets: Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch version: Amazon
has increased the screen size from the
original Kindle Fire, which had a 7-inch
screen. Of course the screen size is still
smaller than the new iPad, which has a
9.7-inch screen. But Amazon has also increased the screen resolution for the
8.9 inch version of the Kindle Fire to
1,920 x 1,200. It's no Retina Display
but the screen resolution is much
higher than the older Kindle Fire which
was at 1,024 x 600. The HD version of the tablet will come
in three versions -- 16 GB, 32 GB and
64 GB version. All of them will be 4G
capable. Much more than the Nexus 7
and same as the iPad. Amazon has increased the processor
speed. The Kindle Fire HD comes with a
dual-core OMAP processor clocked at
1.5GHz. The original Fire was clocked at
1GHz. Compared to say the Nexus 7,
which has a quad-core processor, this is still slower. It has dual stereo speakers unlike one
speaker in the current Fire. A clear sign
that Amazon is encouraging you to use
it to watch videos and listen to music
on your Fire. In terms of WiFi, Amazon has used a
dual-band chip which they claim is 54
percent faster than the Nexus 7, and
41 percent faster than on the iPad 3.
The tablet will run on Android 4.0. The Kindle Fire HD will also come with a
front facing camera, that was not
originally there. This should be a big
boost. Rival tablet, Nexus 7 has a 1.2
megapixel front camera. No rear
camera still. Bluetooth is another new addition. The price for a WiFi only version is
$299, and $499 for a 4G LTE version.
But for moment, Amazon will not be
shipping them to India.
how! On Thursday night, Amazon released
two new tablets, the Kindle Fire HD in
two sizes and a new version of the
Kindle e-reader. Here are the technical
specifications for the tablets: Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch version: Amazon
has increased the screen size from the
original Kindle Fire, which had a 7-inch
screen. Of course the screen size is still
smaller than the new iPad, which has a
9.7-inch screen. But Amazon has also increased the screen resolution for the
8.9 inch version of the Kindle Fire to
1,920 x 1,200. It's no Retina Display
but the screen resolution is much
higher than the older Kindle Fire which
was at 1,024 x 600. The HD version of the tablet will come
in three versions -- 16 GB, 32 GB and
64 GB version. All of them will be 4G
capable. Much more than the Nexus 7
and same as the iPad. Amazon has increased the processor
speed. The Kindle Fire HD comes with a
dual-core OMAP processor clocked at
1.5GHz. The original Fire was clocked at
1GHz. Compared to say the Nexus 7,
which has a quad-core processor, this is still slower. It has dual stereo speakers unlike one
speaker in the current Fire. A clear sign
that Amazon is encouraging you to use
it to watch videos and listen to music
on your Fire. In terms of WiFi, Amazon has used a
dual-band chip which they claim is 54
percent faster than the Nexus 7, and
41 percent faster than on the iPad 3.
The tablet will run on Android 4.0. The Kindle Fire HD will also come with a
front facing camera, that was not
originally there. This should be a big
boost. Rival tablet, Nexus 7 has a 1.2
megapixel front camera. No rear
camera still. Bluetooth is another new addition. The price for a WiFi only version is
$299, and $499 for a 4G LTE version.
But for moment, Amazon will not be
shipping them to India.
