Amazon has announced the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 along with their 7-inch Kindle Fire HD. This comes with a 8.9-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) display with 254 ppi. It has a polarizing filter on the LCD panel for deep contrast and rich color and anti-glare technology, so that you can view it from any angle. It is powered by an 1.5 GHz Dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP processor and has SGX544 graphics engine. It runs on customized version of Android, but the version is not known yet. It has Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, Dual-band WiFi with dual-antennas / MIMO for 40% faster throughput than other tablets. It also comes in 4G LTE version.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 specifications
- 8.9-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) display with 254 ppi, polarizing filter and anti-glare technology
- 1.5 GHz dual-core OMAP4470 processor with SGX544 graphics
- 8.8 mm thick and weighs 567 grams
- Dual-band WiFi 802.11 b/g/n with dual-antennas / MIMO which is 40% faster
- 4G LTE 10 band wireless modem with HSPA+, HSDPA, and EDGE/GPRS fallback
- 3.5 mm stereo jack, micro USB, Micro-HDMI
- Bluetooth with A2DP
- Integrated stereo speakers with exclusive Dolby audio engine
- 16GB / 32GB for the Wi-Fi version and 32GB or 64GB for the 4G LTE version
They have also announced Amazon-exclusive features like X-Ray for Movies, X-Ray for Textbooks, Immersion Reading, Whispersync for Voice, Whispersync for Games, and Kindle FreeTime.
The 16GB and the 32GB Wi-Fi version of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 costs $299 and $369 respectively, while the 32GB and the 64GB 4G + Wi-Fi version would cost $499 and $599, respectively. Customers can opt for AT&T data plan with 250 MB a month for 12 months, 20GB of additional cloud storage, and a $10 Appstore credit with a one-time payment of $49.99. These are expected to ship on November 20.