Amazon Launches Kindle Fire HD Tablets in India
Amazon has announced
the availability of its Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets in the
Indian market. Kindle Fire HD is a 7-inch tablet with 1280x800 display
resolution that is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and Imagination
SGX540 GPU. It weighs 395 grams and is powered by a 4400mAh battery rated at 11
hours of usage.
Kindle Fire HD 8.9, on the other hand, features an 8.9-inch
display with a pixel density of 254 pixels per inch and a resolution of
1920x1200 pixels. It is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor and Imagination
SGX544 GPU, weighs 567 grams and is powered by a 6000mAh battery rated at 10
hours of usage. Both tablets come with 1GB of RAM, dual-band Wi-Fi, Dolby Audio
with dual stereo speakers, Bluetooth 3.0, and are available in 16GB and 32GB
variants. The tablets run a highly customised version of Android 4.0.3 with
apps available through Amazon's Appstore, instead of Google Play. Kindle Fire
HD tablets can also consume content from Amazon's large library of audio, video
and books content, though only books are available in India at this stage. Amazon
notes that "purchases of apps, games and books will be completed on
Amazon.com in either Rupees or American Dollars, pending what credit or debit
card you use", though your credit card must be internationally enabled. "Not
only does Kindle Fire feature advanced hardware, it's also a service,"
said Dave Limp, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "The combination of the
leading apps, the largest book selection, great email and browsing and top
rated customer service, we hope our customers in India will agree that Kindle
Fire HD is the best tablet for a great price." The 16GB variants of the
Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets will be available for Rs. 15,999
and Rs. 21,999 respectively. The 32GB storage variants of the Kindle Fire HD
and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets will be available for Rs. 18,999 and Rs. 25,999
respectively. The tablets will be available online at Amazon.in and at over one
hundred retail outlets across India including Croma, Reliance Digital, E-Zone
and Vijay Sales stores located in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Pune, starting June 27.
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