Kindle Fire comes to Norway - DinSide

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DinSide Kindle Fire has been a huge success for Amazon, especially thanks to an aggressive pricing compared to many competitors.

But since the initial launch almost two years ago have not sold Amazon tablet very many countries outside the United States. Until now.

Now the company reports that the Kindle Fire HD, available in both 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions, are available from the 13th June a total of 170 countries, including Norway.

Kindle Fire HD portable tablets running Android, albeit a highly modified version that focuses on services to Amazon. The company also has its own app store, where you can buy both books, movies and music.

At Amazon already has an ecosystem of content in place is also one of the causes of Kindle Fires popularity. Exactly how many tablets the company sold is not known, but it will be their best selling product ever. In the U.S., the devices 33 percent of the market for Android tablets.

Kindle Fire HD with 7-inch screen has been one of the most popular tablet United States in recent years and is a highly topical challenge to Apple’s iPad Mini and Google’s Nexus 7

Kindle Fire HD 7 “has a screen resolution of 1280×800 pixels, while the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ has a screen resolution of 1920×100 pixels. Both versions come with either 16GB or 32GB of storage, supports Bluetooth and dual WiFi antennas, has HDMI output and a front-mounted camera.

The small model will cost $ 214, roughly 1,200 crowns. It’s cheaper than Apple’s iPad mini sold in the U.S. ($ 329, around 1.900 million). The store will cost $ 284, roughly 1,600 crowns. In contrast, Apple’s Retina iPad $ 499, about 2.900 million. Remember freight and customs charges are additional.

There is also a 4G LTE version of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 “, but this will not yet be available for Norwegian customers. Tablet device can be pre-ordered already here .

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