Amazon launched new Kindle Fire tablet earlier downgraded HDX and HD model - Brownsville Herald

class=”dateline”> NEW YORK – Amazon on Wednesday launched the new models of its Kindle Fire tablet to compete with Apple’s iPad, and announced a major price offensive, in its bid for leading the burgeoning tablet market.

U.S. giant online sales began on Wednesday to receive orders for its new Kindle Fire tablet HDX, which include built-in relief, and at the same time lowered the price of the basic version of the previous model, the Kindle Fire HD, 199 to $ 139.

The new Kindle Fire

HDX triples the processing power of the Kindle Fire HD, and also features double the memory and a battery that can last up to 17 hours if the device is only used for reading, Amazon said.

firm based in Seattle (Washington West) also promised more quality screen with a contrast that is better suited to the ambient light, and introduced the distress button “SOS”, with quick access to a service technical assistance to respond in 15 seconds.

Kindle Fire users HDX subscribers “Prime” Amazon also not only see the video content in real time (streaming) but also download it for later viewing.

line of Amazon Kindle Fire tablet is one of the most popular, and contributed several quarters to lower prices and put pressure on Apple’s iPad.

HDX their new versions, “its functions and features provide a cost effective and attractive alternative instead of the iPad”, considers the Topeka brokerage in a note.

Kindle Fire

HDX tablet sold for $ 229 7 inches (17.8 centimeters) and $ 379 of 8.9 inches (22.6 centimeters). Sales are scheduled to begin October 18 and November 7, respectively.

By comparison, Apple sold in the U.S. its iPad tablet from $ 499 in its classic (9.7 inches, 24.6 inches), and $ 329 version of “mini” (7.9 inches, 20.1 inches).