Amazon has updated its Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet. It has a that same 8.9-inch ( 2560 x 1600 pixels) display, but now it is powered by a 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 805 processor, instead of Snapdragon 800 on last year’s Fire HDX 8.9. It runs on the new Fire OS 4.0 Sangria based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with 5P f/2.2 lens and a front-facing 720p HD camera.
It is the first tablet to incorporate Dolby Atmos that would offer enhanced audio with its integrated stereo speakers.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ (2014) Specifications
- 8.9-inch ( 2560 x 1600 pixels) display at 339 ppi, over 400 nits brightness
- 2.5GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 805 CPU with Adreno 420 GPU
- Dimensions – 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm, Weight – 375 grams (WiFi) and 359 grams (4G LTE + WiFi)
- 8MP rear-facing camera with LED flash, wide-aperture 5P f/2.2, 1080p HD video recording
- front-facing 720p HD camera
- 3.5 mm stereo jack, stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos
- 2GB of RAM, 16GB (8.8GB available to user) / 32GB (25.6GB available to user), / 64 GB (54.3GB available to user) of internal storage
- 4G LTE / HSPA+, Wi-Fi Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi (MIMO+HT40), Bluetooth with A2DP, SlimPort enabled USB 2.0
- Ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS with aGPS (4G)
- Battery Life of up to 12 hours of mixed use
The new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ starts at $379 for the 3G version and the 4G version for AT&T or Verizon starts at $529. It is available for pre-order from Amazon in the US and would ship starting from October 21st.