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Giant Retailer, Amazon has announced another Fire HD tablet – The Amazon Fire HD 8 is the company’s next-generation Fire HD tablet equipped with an 8-inch HD screen and 12 hours battery life for £89.99 and $89.99.

For consumers in the US, the Fire HD 8 also supports Alexa; the cloud-based voice service, for the first time on Fire tablets—just press and ask—Alexa can play music, launch games, read audiobooks and more.

The Amazon Fire HD 8 comes with some entry-level hardware specs, however the tablet itself gives you access to different services from Amazon that you won’t find with other tablets. The full specifications and features of the Amazon Fire HD 8 are listed below.

You can pre-order the Amazon Fire HD 8 with 16GB or 32GB of storage starting at £89.99 / $89.99 from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com. The Fire HD 8 comes in four colour options: black, magenta, blue, and tangerine, and starts shipping 21st September. Amazon is also offering protective covers in matching colours to the Fire HD 8 for £24.99 and $29.99

Amazon Fire HD 8 Specifications and Features:

  • High-definition display—8” widescreen (1280 x 800) HD display with over a million pixels (189 ppi) for a bright, vivid image quality.
  • Fast performance—With a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and 1.5 GB of RAM—50% more RAM than the previous generation Fire HD 8 for faster performance when playing games or launching apps.
  • 2x more storage—With options for 16 GB or 32 GB, and support for up to 200 GB of expandable storage via microSD.
  • All-day battery—4,750 mAh battery for up to 12 hours of mixed use battery life for a full day of power.
  • Front- and rear-facing cameras—Video chat with friends and family with the front-facing camera, take and share photos, and save them for later with free, unlimited cloud storage for all photos taken on Fire devices.
  • Dolby Audio—Fire HD 8 stereo speakers are custom-tuned for immersive, high-quality sound.
  • Fire OS 5—Includes a user interface that replicates the look and feel of a magazine, making browsing and searching for your content easier than ever—now with support for comiXology and Twitch.
  • Amazon Underground—a one-of-a-kind app store experience where thousands of premium apps, games, and even in-app items are 100% free—including extra lives, unlocked levels, unlimited add-on packs, and more.
  • On Deck—For Prime members, On Deck automatically keeps your Fire tablet current with popular Prime movies and TV shows, as well as Amazon Original Series. For customer that aren’t yet Prime members, On Deck downloads first episodes of Amazon Original Series—so you always have something great to watch.
  • Massive content ecosystem—Access to millions of movies, TV shows, songs, books, magazines, apps, and games—with free, unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content.
  • Amazon-exclusive features—ASAP, X-Ray, Second Screen, Family Library, Amazon Fire for Kids, Prime Video downloads, Blue Shade, Word Runner, and more.
  • Screen sharing—Let an Amazon expert guide you remotely through any feature on your screen, available 24×7, 365 days a year—for free.
  • Alexa—Simply press and ask to enjoy music, listen to audiobooks, ask questions, shop, find news, hear the weather, and more on your Fire tablet. US version
  • Four fun colour options—Black, magenta, blue, and tangerine.
SOURCEAmazon UK
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