Amazon unveils UK pricing for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos confirmed that the company will start selling its Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD devices to UK consumers by 25 October.
The 7in Kindle Fire HD tablet will be priced at £159 for the 16GB version and £199 for the 32GB version while the Kindle Fire tablet will retail for £129 for an 8GB, Wi-Fi only model.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage in Santa Monica, Calif. on Thursday to introduce the Kindle Fire HD, a new umbrella that covers 7- and 8.9-inch tablets with a variety of data options.
The base 7-inch Kindle Fire HD is incredibly light, at 13.9 ounces and 8.8mm thin, with a rubbery backing that makes it easy to grip.
The new HD display packs a 1920x1200 resolution with in-plane switching and 254 PPI, and frankly it looks gorgeous. HD movies like The Hunger Games flow by with perfection, and games like Jetpack Joyride looked crisp despite their pixelated graphics.
All that would be meaningless if the Kindle Fire HD didn't pack a punch, and under the hood you'll find the TI OMAP 4470 processor, 16GB of storage (vs. the Kindle Fire's 8GB), new dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus, and two dual-band 2.4 and 5GHz Wi-Fi antennas for more consistent and speedier connections
Combined with new-ish MIMO tech that improves reception of redundant signals, all-in-all the Kindle Fire HD's Wi-Fi is reportedly 41 percent faster than the latest Apple iPad and 54 percent faster than the Google Nexus 7.
That all sounds great on paper, though in practice the Kindle Fire HD may be overreaching a bit - it stuttered for up to 10 seconds as we switched between games, videos, music, web, periodicals, and other categories on the home screen, though the new carousel/quick access interface is snappy enough.
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