Finally we know the details of the new Amazon tablets, two of them 7 inches and one 8,9. Speculation last week that the device would sell even cheaper than its predecessor is confirmed: the most affordable version it will cost only 159 dollars.
Thirteen minutes behind the scheduled time, 10:43 AM on the West Coast of the United States (19:43 PM here), the master of ceremonies and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, appeared before the media to reveal the best kept secrets of the new range of Kindle products. The characteristics of the Kindle Fire 2, which Bezos defined as a "service", not a gadget, are the following: it will have 1 GB of RAM, which will mean a 40% faster with respect to its predecessor and will be cheaper than any other tablet with the same characteristics: only 159 dollars. It will be on sale in the US from September 14.
However, the big news is an HD version that represents a more radical change in terms of features with respect to the previous version of Kindle Fire. It has the following specifications: Your processor will be a OMAP 4470, with a "memory width" of 7,5 GB for the 5,3 of Tegra 3, a Top% 40 in this aspect, 16 GB of storage capacity and a 11 hour battery duration. It will also have a dual 2,4 GHz / 5GHz antenna for potentiate the effect of the connection WiFi. This model will be on sale from September 14 and it will cost 199 dollars.
But it's not all, the real star of the event is being the other HD version device with a screen of 8,9 inches. It will have a huge 1920 x 1200 resolution, which means PPI 254, just 10 pixels per inch below the Retina display of the iPad, and will incorporate a special technology anti-glare. It will weigh just 567 grams (20 ounces) and on the inside it will be basically like the 7-inch model. It will be on sale from November 20 for $299 in its WiFI version and 499 with connection 4G y LTE.
In addition, the Kindle Paperwhite, which opened the ceremony, with greatly improved screen resolution over the previous model, a number of incremented pixels by 62% and 212 PPI. A slimmer design and a battery life of up to eight weeks. This new eReader will cost $119, 179 with 3G and will go on sale in the US on October 1. However, the old model will remain in the catalog and will be sold for only $ 69.