The All-New Kindle Fire
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| Kindle Paperwhite 3G | Kindle Paperwhite | Kindle | Kindle Keyboard 3G | Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G Tablet | Kindle Fire HD 8.9" Tablet | Kindle Fire HD Tablet | Kindle Fire Tablet | |||||
| $179.00 | $119.00 | $69.00 | $399.00 | $269.00 | $199.00 | $159.00 | ||||||
| Screen Size | 6" | 6" | 6" | 8.9" | 7" | 7" | ||||||
| Display Technology | Paperwhite Built-in light | E Ink Pearl | E Ink Pearl | HD LCD | HD LCD | LCD | ||||||
| Resolution/Pixel Density | 212 PPI | 167 PPI | 167 PPI | 1920x1200, up to 1080p HD |
1280x800, up to 720p HD |
1024x600 | ||||||
| Audio | - | - | Stereo speakers | Dolby Audio, dual stereo speakers |
Dolby Audio, dual-driver stereo speakers |
Stereo speakers | ||||||
| Connectivity |
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- Wi-Fi |
Free 3G + Wi-Fi |
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- Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi |
- Wi-Fi |
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| Storage | 2GB on device Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
2GB on device Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
4GB on device Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
16GB or 32GB on Wi-Fi device 32GB or 64GB on 4G device Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
16GB or 32GB on device Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
8GB on device Plus free cloud storage for all Amazon content |
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| Dimensions | 6.7" x 4.6" x 0.36" | 6.5" x 4.5" x 0.34" | 7.5" x 4.8" x 0.34" | 9.45" x 6.5" x 0.35" | 7.6" x 5.4" x 0.4" | 7.44" x 4.72" x 0.45" | ||||||
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5.98 oz | 8.7 oz | 20 oz | 13.9 oz | 14.1 oz | ||||||
| Processor | - | - | - | Dual-core, 1.5GHz OMAP4470 |
Dual-core, 1.2GHz OMAP4460 |
Dual-core, 1.2GHz OMAP4430 |
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| Battery Life | 8 weeks wireless off |
4 weeks wireless off |
8 weeks wireless off |
10 hours continuous use |
11 hours continuous use |
8.5 hours continuous use |
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| Web | Experimental browser |
Experimental browser |
Experimental browser |
Cloud-accelerated browsing using Amazon Silk |
Cloud-accelerated browsing using Amazon Silk |
Cloud-accelerated browsing using Amazon Silk |
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| Interface |  2-point multi-touch |
 5-way controller |
 Keyboard |
 10-point multi-touch |
10-point multi-touch |
2-point multi-touch |
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Kindle Fire Customer Questions & Answers
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No. The kindle fire does not have a camera. The HD version does though.
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Over 1500 books. Plus you have the cloud to store them as well so you can keep just the ones your are wanting at the moment on your device and put others online until you want to re-load them.
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Yes, they will all transfer. If you are in the middle of reading a book, the new Kindle will even hold that information.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9,175 of 9,373 people found the following review helpful
By clickz4
Configuration:With Special Offers|Amazon Verified Purchase
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UPDATE: I bought both a Fire HD and a Gen 2. (as a present to my mother in law) My initial reviews were written after playing with them for like 20 minutes. I merged both reviews into one to really compare the two products. I'm still answering questions in the comments if you have any. And see the video that compares the two and gives a mini tour of the Kindle system.
My Background: I've had 4 android phones, I've had multiple e-readers and my latest 'touch' device is the Le Pan II Android tablet. I've worked on several iPads but never been compelled to spend the extra money for one myself. Wife has a first generation Fire.
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The new Kindle Fire and Fire HD are the second generation color kindle e-reader/media player/tablet devices. The original Fire received a lot of well earned 4 star reviews. It was a great product but at the end of the day, it was a first generation product. It was no iPad slayer. The Fire HD raises the bar and raises it quite a lot. Jeff Bezos said they set out to make the best tablet available period and -in some regards- they did that in spades. In other ways not so much. (more on this below in the closing thoughts)
HARDWARE:
BUILD QUALITY:
- BOTH are top Notch. I didn't expect anything less from Amazon but they really are solid feeling.
- FIRE HD lighter and while it is about the same thickness, the edges are rounded more like an iPad. sleeker look and more comfortable to hold.
- FIRE GEN 2 is heavier and 'boxier' built to more fit existing covers I guess. It's heavier too.
SIZING:
The HD is just a bit taller but a decent bit wider than the Fire. --- NOTE pay attention to accessories because THEY ARE NOT THE SAME SIZE.... Read more ›
My Background: I've had 4 android phones, I've had multiple e-readers and my latest 'touch' device is the Le Pan II Android tablet. I've worked on several iPads but never been compelled to spend the extra money for one myself. Wife has a first generation Fire.
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The new Kindle Fire and Fire HD are the second generation color kindle e-reader/media player/tablet devices. The original Fire received a lot of well earned 4 star reviews. It was a great product but at the end of the day, it was a first generation product. It was no iPad slayer. The Fire HD raises the bar and raises it quite a lot. Jeff Bezos said they set out to make the best tablet available period and -in some regards- they did that in spades. In other ways not so much. (more on this below in the closing thoughts)
HARDWARE:
BUILD QUALITY:
- BOTH are top Notch. I didn't expect anything less from Amazon but they really are solid feeling.
- FIRE HD lighter and while it is about the same thickness, the edges are rounded more like an iPad. sleeker look and more comfortable to hold.
- FIRE GEN 2 is heavier and 'boxier' built to more fit existing covers I guess. It's heavier too.
SIZING:
The HD is just a bit taller but a decent bit wider than the Fire. --- NOTE pay attention to accessories because THEY ARE NOT THE SAME SIZE.... Read more ›
2,211 of 2,306 people found the following review helpful
By Lisa
Configuration:With Special Offers
I purchased the Kindle Fire ten months ago for my daughter. Three weeks after she got it, it was stolen. Amazon worked with our police department to find the person who had taken it. Amazon first put a hold on the person's account and shut down the Kindle Fire so it wouldn't work. Then, once Amazon had a subpoena, Amazon gave the police all the information the thief had registered to my daughter's Kindle Fire and the police were able to recover it and get it back to us. Since that time, we have purchased an additional Kindle Fire and, just recently, a Kindle Fire HD. We use them like iPads at a fraction of the cost and the number of free books and apps available is unmatched by their competitors. Our oldest Kindle Fire (ten months old) just stopped charging and I contacted Amazon via Live Chat. Immediately, they said they would send me a replacement Kindle Fire and would also email me a printing label for free shipping to return the defective one. Their customer service is incredible! The Kindle Fire itself is amazing. The internet is fast; connects perfectly to all wi-fi; the graphics are clear and sharp; the books and apps offered are endless. My teenager listens to Pandora on it constantly. I'm always reading. My husband checks the sports scores. My young sons are always playing the game apps. We have them protected in KlearKase protectors and have found them to be well-made, quality devices. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Kindle Fire to anyone of my friends and family.
3,477 of 3,733 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great product but they get you with the ads and missing accessories
September 17, 2012
Configuration:With Special Offers|Amazon Verified Purchase
My 7 year old son has the 1st gen Kindle Fire, and we've been very happy with it. He mostly plays games on it now, but we plan to purchase more movies and books for it in the future. My 5 year old wanted one too, so we just purchased the 2nd gen Kindle Fire for her. She had been saving her allowance and birthday money this whole year for it. We purchased one the day they were announced!
We've had it now for 3 days... and while it's still the same great product, we were disappointed to find (after receiving the device) that the 2nd generation Fire comes WITHOUT a wall charger (which the first gen Fire had) and has a whole mess of ads loaded onto it. My 5 year old can't read very well yet - she couldn't figure out how to get rid of the ads, and was constantly yelling for me to come help her. Also, some of the ads featured more mature themes (ads for sexy prime time tv shows, for example) that I would not want to expose my young child to.
To purchase the wall charger, it cost us an extra $20, and it cost us $15 to have the ads turned off. So now we're up to $194 for the Kindle Fire that we thought we were getting for $159, plus a whole bunch of time wasted trying to figure out how to turn off the ads, and waiting for the wall charger to arrive.
I am normally a HUGE Amazon fan, but this one leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Would have given the device 4-5 stars on its own, but with the extra expenses and hassle, I have to take it down a couple stars.
***Update Oct 10, 2012*** Interesting that many folks have taken my review as an opportunity to comment on my parenting skills. While I'm sure folks are "well intentioned" (sarcasm), I don't recall asking for parenting advice. Many have said it's ridiculous to buy an eReader for a child who can't read.... Read more ›
We've had it now for 3 days... and while it's still the same great product, we were disappointed to find (after receiving the device) that the 2nd generation Fire comes WITHOUT a wall charger (which the first gen Fire had) and has a whole mess of ads loaded onto it. My 5 year old can't read very well yet - she couldn't figure out how to get rid of the ads, and was constantly yelling for me to come help her. Also, some of the ads featured more mature themes (ads for sexy prime time tv shows, for example) that I would not want to expose my young child to.
To purchase the wall charger, it cost us an extra $20, and it cost us $15 to have the ads turned off. So now we're up to $194 for the Kindle Fire that we thought we were getting for $159, plus a whole bunch of time wasted trying to figure out how to turn off the ads, and waiting for the wall charger to arrive.
I am normally a HUGE Amazon fan, but this one leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Would have given the device 4-5 stars on its own, but with the extra expenses and hassle, I have to take it down a couple stars.
***Update Oct 10, 2012*** Interesting that many folks have taken my review as an opportunity to comment on my parenting skills. While I'm sure folks are "well intentioned" (sarcasm), I don't recall asking for parenting advice. Many have said it's ridiculous to buy an eReader for a child who can't read.... Read more ›
1,680 of 1,801 people found the following review helpful
By Me
Configuration:With Special Offers|Amazon Verified Purchase
I just received my kindle fire today. I had a hard time deciding between the HD, this, and the paperwhite. I decided on this one, because I really thought I'd like the immersion reading. I have an audible account and I've been reading along to the audiobooks. It's amazing how fast I can get through the books (at 3x speed) and I really retain the info. The immersion reading is super-easy to use and definitely worth upgrading to this. The whole point of the kindle is to read more, and this new feature makes it possible to read 2 or 3 times as many books in the same amount of time. I'm an average-speed reader and was able to read 4 books (with the help of the audiobook reading pace) in the last 30 days and one was the 800+ page Stephen king, "11/22/63".
I also tested out the text to speech. It's a lady's voice and much, much, easier to understand than the text to speech on my kindle keyboard. It also has many speed options and I think it reads faster than my kindle keyboard version. I am very, very pleased with it.
It is much more responsive than the previous kindle fire I'm upgrading from.
If you are worried about the free offers, don't be. I DETEST commercials and advertising so much, I quit reading magazines and watching television. The offers only show on the startup, no big deal. I already took advantage of a $5.00 credit for amazon video. I was able to rent two movies and it only cost me 89 cents, when it was said and done, and I was planning on renting Hunger Games tonight, anyway. So, so far, I don't mind the offers at all.
My favorite feature is the immersion reading and the text-to-speech improvements. I also downloaded all the free kindle books with the free audiobooks for the immersion experience.... Read more ›
I also tested out the text to speech. It's a lady's voice and much, much, easier to understand than the text to speech on my kindle keyboard. It also has many speed options and I think it reads faster than my kindle keyboard version. I am very, very pleased with it.
It is much more responsive than the previous kindle fire I'm upgrading from.
If you are worried about the free offers, don't be. I DETEST commercials and advertising so much, I quit reading magazines and watching television. The offers only show on the startup, no big deal. I already took advantage of a $5.00 credit for amazon video. I was able to rent two movies and it only cost me 89 cents, when it was said and done, and I was planning on renting Hunger Games tonight, anyway. So, so far, I don't mind the offers at all.
My favorite feature is the immersion reading and the text-to-speech improvements. I also downloaded all the free kindle books with the free audiobooks for the immersion experience.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
cool
i really want this but i just can't afford it because I don't have enough money for it thanks for the offer but i can't
Published 2 hours ago by martin
1.0 out of 5 stars
Design Flaw--Stay Away!!!
Our second Kindle Fire has just died at less than one year old. There is a design flaw in this device where the micro USB charging port separates from the motherboard due to poor... Read more
Published 5 hours ago by Julian Thomas George
1.0 out of 5 stars
Only 1 GB of storage for Downloading Apps kills it for me
My ONLY issue (BUT IT IS HUGE to me), and one that I'm finding many people don't mind, is that the Kindle Fire only allows you to download up to 1GB of apps (I'm told this is the... Read more
Published 5 hours ago by J. Westbrook
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's nice
It's better than the older model and I like the new features, I intend to upgrade to the next model soon :)
Published 7 hours ago by Ashlie
1.0 out of 5 stars
Screen separating from my kindle fire..........
I love all my Kindles and I have had one sense they came out. It seems to me that after the year warranty is up that most of my kindles have problems of some sort. Read more
Published 8 hours ago by lizzybethc
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love it
I received it earlier then expected. It was in perfect condition and I am very happy with my product. Thanks for sending it so fast and having it in great condition.
Published 10 hours ago by jennifer john
5.0 out of 5 stars
kindle fire
This is a great tablet .had problem with first one I purchased and amazon totally backed warranty .sending me new one within 2 days .thanks....
Published 11 hours ago by Ty
1.0 out of 5 stars
Battery
I love my kindle but hate the charging problems. It still takes me so long to get this thing charged. Sometimes it does not even charge at all.
Published 12 hours ago by Mary Beth Myers
3.0 out of 5 stars
Like it, but has charging problems!!
We're on our second Kindle Fire - we had to return our first one and now we need to return our second one because eventually it just stops charging and won't turn on anymore. Read more
Published 13 hours ago by GLH
5.0 out of 5 stars
very nice
got it for my gf for her birthday and she loves it. has some nice updates on it that my older fire doesn't have.
Published 14 hours ago by Medic8852
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