Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 announced in September 2012 is a 8.9-inch tablet developed by Amazon. It measures 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm and weighs 567 grams. The screen offers 16 M colors and a pixel resolution of 1920 x 1200. It supports multitouch and offers a great pixel density of 254ppi. There are two stereo speakers which produce excellent sound due to the Dolby Digital Plus sound technology. The audio is automatically optimized based on what you are doing at the moment. On both sides, Amazon has put stereo speakers for a wide stereo sound. That leads to deep bass and sound free of distortion. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 includes a dual-antenna for Wi-Fi supporting over 40% faster speeds. The new antenna has an increase capacity and performance. Therefore, you can enjoy 40% faster browsing, streaming or downloading. Other innards found on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 model from 2012 include the dual-core 1.5 GHz processor with 1 GB of RAM and internal storage limited to either 16 or 32 GB. There is no card slot. The tablet runs a customized version of Android OS 4.0. Available in black, this model comes with a non-removable Li-Ion battery and Facebook integration. |
General | |
| 2G Network | N/A |
| SIM | No |
| Announced | 2012, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2012, October |
Body | |
| Type | Tablet |
| Dimensions | 240 x 164 x 8.8 mm (9.45 x 6.46 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | 567 g (1.25 lb) |
Display | |
| Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16 M colors |
| Size | 1920 x 1200 pixels, 8.9 inches (~254 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch | Yes, up to 10 fingers |
Sound | |
| Alert types | N/A |
| Speakerphone | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Other | - Dolby Digital Plus sound enhancement |
Memory | |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
Data | |
| GPRS | No |
| EDGE | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| Bluetooth | Yes, with A2DP |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 |
Camera | |
| Primary | 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels |
| Video | No |
| Secondary | No |
Features | |
| OS | Android OS, v4.0 (customized) |
| Chipset | TI OMAP 4470 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9 |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX544 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro |
| Messaging | Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 (Amazon Silk) |
| Radio | No |
| GPS | No |
| Java | No |
| Colors | Black |
| Other | - Facebook integration
- HDMI port - MP4/VP8/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/AAC/OGG/E-AC-3 player - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Free cloud storage for all Amazon content - Text-to-Speech english-language content reader |
Standard Battery | |
| Type | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
