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Fortune reported that, 'As with most of Amazon's devices, the aim isn't to make money off of the hardware but instead to sell digital content such as books, movies, and TV shows to users'. In September 2016, Amazon announced the release of the Fire HD 8 which includes the virtual assistant Alexa, priced at US$89.99. This fifth generation tablet introduced a micro SD card slot for extra storage. In June 2016, its price was dropped briefly to US$39.99. As of March 2016 it was the lowest-priced Amazon tablet. In September 2015, Amazon announced the release of the Fire 7, priced at US$49.99 for the 8GB version that displays advertisements on the lock screen. There was also the Fire HD 6 that has a six-inch screen with a quad-core processor priced at US$99. In September 2014, the Fire HDX 8.9 and the Fire HD were upgraded to the fourth generation of Fire tablets, removing the 'Kindle' adjective in the naming scheme.

The 7-inch and 8.99-inch versions were introduced at US$229 and US$379 respectively.

The Kindle Fire HDX had an improved graphics engine, double the memory, and triple the processor speed of the previous model. On September 25, 2013, the Kindle Fire HD was upgraded as the third generation Fire, priced at US$139, and the Kindle Fire HDX was introduced. A more powerful and video-friendly version, the Kindle Fire HD (7 and 8.9 inch versions) was also made available, initially priced at $199 and $299. On September 6, 2012, the Kindle Fire was upgraded to the second generation, and its price was reduced to US$159, RAM upgraded to 1 GB and processor clock speed upgraded to 1.2 GHz. Īs of October 2012, the Kindle Fire was the second best selling tablet after Apple's iPad, with about 7 million units sold according to estimates by Forrester Research and as of 2013 Amazon's tablets were the fourth best selling. Amazon's business strategy was stated in 2011 as making money through sales of digital content on the Fire, rather than through sales of the device itself.

Įstimates of the device's initial bill of materials cost ranged from $150 to $202. The original Kindle Fire retailed for US$199 in 2011. On September 7, 2012, upgrades to the device were announced with consumer availability to those European countries with a localised version of Amazon's website ( United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain). The Kindle Fire-which includes access to the Amazon Appstore, streaming movies and TV shows, and the Kindle Store for e-books-was released to consumers in the United States on November 14, 2011, after being announced on September 28. ģ.5 mm stereo audio jack, top-mounted stereo speakersĪmazon Prime, Amazon Cloud Storage, Amazon Cloud Player, Amazon Video, Amazon Silk, Amazon Appstore, Amazon Kindle Store Tablet computer & Smart speaker for latest model (by turning on show mode)ħ million (as of October 2012 ) ħ inch multi-touch Gorilla Glass display, 1024×600 at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.