Amazon takes on Nexus 7, iPad mini and Tesco Hudl with Kindle Fire HDX tablets
By Chris Martin | PC Advisor | 17 October 13
Amazon takes on Nexus 7, iPad mini and Tesco Hudl with Kindle Fire HDX tablets
Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX tablet range is making its way to the UK in time for Christmas with new hardware and software features. Here’s all the Kindle Fire HDX release date, price and specification details you need. Updated on 17/10/13 .
See also : Kindle Fire HDX review – hands on with Amazon’s smart new 7in and 9in tablets.
We’ve been expecting new Kindle Fire tablets from Amazon for a while and they have been unveiled. The Kindle Fire HDX range will take on the Google Nexus 7, iPad mini and Tesco Hudl among others.
“It’s been just two years since we introduced the first Kindle Fire, and the team is innovating at an unbelievable speed,” said Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. “2.2 GHz processor, 339 ppi display, new 34% lighter design, Fire OS 3.0, and new exclusive features like the Mayday button, X-Ray for Music, Second Screen, and Prime Instant Video downloads. We’ve worked hard to pack this much hardware, innovation, and customer obsession into these prices. ”
A lot of the details we have at the moment are US specific so we’ll update this article when we get UK details.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX: Release date
The 7 in Kindle Fire HDX will be released on 18 October in the US and a 4G version will be released almost exactly a month later on 14 November.
The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 will come a little later than its smaller brother on 7 November with a 4G model on 10 December. These are also US dates so we’ll let you know as soon as we have UK specific details.
Update : Amazon has now made the Kindle Fire HDX range available for pre-order in the UK. The Kindle Fire HDX 7 in will be released on 13 November followed by the 4G model on 27 November. The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 in will arrive on 19 November with the 4G model coming on 13 December.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX: Price
Both are available to pre-order now, in US. Here’s a table of pricing with conversions which we’ll update when we get wind of UK pricing.
Note: Prices are ‘with special offers’, add £ 10 to the price to remove special offers.
| Storage | Kindle Fire HDX | Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 |
| 16 GB Wi-Fi only | £ 199 | £ 329 |
| 32 GB Wi-Fi only | £ 229 | £ 369 |
| 64 GB Wi-Fi only | £ 259 | £ 409 |
| 16 GB Wi-Fi + 4G | £ 269 | £ 399 |
| 32 GB Wi-Fi + 4G | £ 299 | £ 439 |
| 64 GB Wi-Fi + 4G | £ 329 | £ 479 |
Amazon has dropped the price of its Kindle Fire HD to £ 119, matching the Tesco Hudl.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX: Specs
The Kindle Fire HDX range is the third generation of Amazon’s tablets and come in either 7 in or 8.9 in models. The devices feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors, double the memory (2 GB), up to 11 hours of battery life and dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio.
The Kindle Fire HDX matches the Nexus 7 in screen size and resolution – 7 in and 1920 x 1200 (323 ppi). And the 8.9 in edition has an even higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 (339 ppi). The latter is 34 percent lighter than its predecessor, according to Amazon.
All the tablets come with Fire OS 3.0 ‘mojito’, the latest version of Amazon’s heavily customised Android operating system. This brings “hundreds of new and upgraded features, Amazon-exclusive services, platform updates” according to the firm. It includes a ‘Mayday button’ for online support.
See the full specifications for both HDX models and the new Kindle Fire HD.
| Kindle Fire HD (2013) | Kindle Fire HDX | Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 | |
| Screen Size | 7 in | 7 in | 8.9 in |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 (216 ppi) | 1920 x 1200 (323 ppi) | 2560 x 1600 (339 ppi) |
| Processor | Dual-Core 1.5 GHz | Quad-Core 2.2 GHz (Snapdragon 800) | Quad-Core 2.2 GHz (Snapdragon 800) |
| Battery Life | 10 hours mixed use | 11 hours mixed use | 12 hours mixed use |
| Audio | Dolby Audio, | Dolby Audio, | Dolby Audio, |
| Wi-Fi | Dual band Wi-Fi | Dual band, dual antenna | Dual band, dual antenna |
| 4G | None | Optional | Optional |
| Camera | None | Front-facing HD camera | Front-facing HD camera + |
| Storage | 8 or 16GB | 16, 32, or 64 GB | 16, 32, or 64 GB |
| Dimensions | 191 x 128 x 10.6 mm | 186 x 128 x 9.0 mm | 231 x 158 x 7.8 mm |
| Weight | 345 grams | Wi-Fi-303 grams | Wi-Fi-374 grams |
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