Amazon claims that the devices have 11 hours of battery life based on mixed usage, and up to 17 hours of reading. Both the 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions have dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio and are available with 4G LTE wireless.
They run the latest version of Amazon’s Fire OS, which is based on Android Jelly Bean and overlaid with Amazon’s user interface. Amazon said that Fire OS 3.0 "Mojito" includes hundreds of new and upgraded features, platform updates, and Amazon-exclusive services.
For example, both tablets feature what Amazon has called the “Mayday Button”, which instantly brings up a video chat with a tech-support representative who can tell a user how to operate the device or even do it for them remotely.
They also come with “Kindle FreeTime”, which extends parental controls to allow parents to select content and set time limits by content type.
Amazon also announced that its entry-level WiFi-only Kindle Fire HD is now available for pre-order, at a cost of £119, featuring a 216 ppi HD display, a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, Fire OS 3.0, and dual speakers with Dolby audio.
"We're excited to offer customers this great hardware and service at a breakthrough price," said Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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