Amazon releases Fire HD 7 and Fire HD 6 tablets with KitKat-based Fire OS 4

Amazon outs two new tablets in the Fire HD line- the Fire HD 6 and HD 7. As their name implies, these new devices come with 7-inch and 6-inch display with the same 1280 x 800p resolution.


The two slates also share similar features in terms of hardware – both have quad-core chipset, 1GB of RAM and same 2MP/VGA camera sensor combo. The Fire HD 6 starts with USD 99 (Php 4,400) for an 8GB variant all the way up to USD 134 (Php 6,000) for 16-gigabyte configuration. On the other hand, the HD 7 8GB is priced at USD 139 (Php 6,200) and USD 174 (Php 7,800) for 16GB.

Alongside these hardware, Amazon also announced the Fire OS 4 that will come with the device right off the bat. It is based with Android KitKat and will seed to third-gen Fire HD slates later this year.

Amazon Fire HD 6 Specs

169 x 103 x 10.7 mm at 290 g
6-inch (1280 x 800p) IPS HD display at 252 ppi
1.5 GHz Quad Core
1 GB RAM
8 GB or 16GB internal memory
2-megapixel Camera
0.3-megapixel VGA Front Camera
Mono Speaker with Dolby Digital Plus Audio
WiFi a/b/g/n
USB 2.0
Fire OS 4
Up to 8 hours battery life

Amazon Fire HD 7 Specs

191 x 128 x 10.6mm at 337 g
7-inch (1280 x 800p) IPS HD display at 216 ppi
TI OMAP 4 1.5-GHz Quad-Core
1 GB RAM
8 GB or 16GB internal memory
2-megapixel Camera
0.3-megapixel VGA Front Camera
Stereo Speaker with Dolby Digital Plus Audio
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
USB 2.0
Fire OS 4
Up to 8 hours battery life

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