Introducing the All-New Fire HDX-Higher Performance, Exclusive New Audio, the Fastest Wi-Fi, and Still Startlingly Light with a Stunning HDX Display
Fast and fluid-Fire HDX 8.9 is powered by the latest generation quad-core 2.5 GHz processor and a 70% faster graphics engine
Perfect color, 339 ppi HDX display features Dynamic Light Control which automatically adjusts the color of the display to make the pages of a book more closely resemble a piece of paper in any light
First tablet with Dolby Atmos, plus loud and immersive audio that is twice as loud as the iPad Air
Fire OS 4 Sangria adds hundreds of new features and platform enhancements, including Firefly, ASAP, Smart Suspend, and other Amazon-exclusive features
Family Library lets family members easily share apps, games, audiobooks, books, and Prime Instant Video content, even if they use different Amazon accounts
Free, unlimited cloud storage for photos
New Fire Keyboard is the thinnest and lightest full-featured tablet keyboard, with a trackpad that makes productivity and navigation easier than ever
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2014-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)-Amazon today introduced the all-new Fire HDX 8.9, which combines a startlingly light design and stunning HDX display with a new, more powerful processor, exclusive Dolby Atmos and the latest Dolby Audio, and all-new Fire OS 4 Sangria features and services. The new Fire HDX is available for pre-order starting today for just $379-learn more at www.amazon.com/hdx.
Fire HDX (Photo: Business Wire)
The new Fire HDX features:
Powerful 2.5 GHz processor with a 70% faster graphics engine for exceptional speed and fluidity, especially for graphically-intensive games.
Exclusive HDX display with incredible pixel density (339 ppi) and perfect 100% sRGB color accuracy-now with Dynamic Light Control, which makes the pages of a book more closely resemble a real piece of paper in different lighting conditions.
Startlingly light design-20% lighter than iPad Air.
Exclusive new audio-twice as loud as iPad Air, with crisp, clear sound and no distortion; plus Fire HDX is the first tablet with Dolby Atmos.
Fastest Wi-Fi, with support for 802.11ac MIMO which delivers up to 4x the peak bandwidth.
Available with ultrafast 4G LTE wireless.
New Fire Keyboard is the thinnest and lightest full-featured tablet keyboard, with a trackpad to make productivity and navigation easier than ever.
Powered by the latest version of Fire OS-Fire OS 4 Sangria -with hundreds of new and upgraded features, platform updates, and Amazon-exclusive services.
Family Library lets all members of your household access your apps, games, audiobooks, books, and Prime Instant Video content, even if they use a different Amazon account.
Free, unlimited cloud storage for photos taken with new Fire tablets, automatically backed-up wirelessly.
Front-facing HD camera makes it easy to stay in touch with Skype; 8MP rear-facing camera allows for high-resolution photos and 1080p HD video, and includes an LED flash, Electronic Image Stabilization, and a wide-aperture f/2.2 lens. The Camera application also allows customers to capture panoramas, lenticulars, and HDR recommended shots, and the film strip gives access to recent photos and videos, along with the ability to view, edit, share, and delete right from the camera.
Firefly lets you quickly identify printed web and email addresses, phone numbers, QR and bar codes, plus over 100 million items, including movies, TV episodes, songs, and products.
ASAP (Advanced Streaming and Prediction) predicts which movies and TV episodes you'll want to watch and buffers them for playback before you even hit play, so videos start instantly.
The Mayday button delivers revolutionary live tech support-one touch connects you to an Amazon expert who can guide you remotely through any feature-24x7, 365 days a year, and it's free. Nearly 75% of Fire HDX and Fire phone customer questions now come via the Mayday button.
The team has packed an incredible amount of technology and innovation into the new Fire HDX-an exclusive HDX display, a powerful quad-core processor, a 70% faster graphics engine, exceptional audio with Dolby Atmos, and the fastest Wi-Fi-and it's still startlingly light, said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. Fire HDX combines best-in-class hardware with exclusive features and services from Fire OS 4 including Firefly, the Mayday button, Family Library, ASAP, and more.
Exceptional Performance, World-Class Hardware
2.5 GHz, Quad-Core Processor Plus 70% Faster Graphics Engine
Fire HDX is the first tablet powered by the most advanced quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor, with each core running at up to 2.5 GHz. With the updated CPU and a 70% faster GPU than the previous generation Fire HDX, the all-new Fire HDX provides fast and fluid gaming and video.
Exclusive HDX Display-Plus Dynamic Light Control
With 30% more pixels than iPad's Retina display, Amazon's exclusive HDX display combines exceptional pixel density (over 4 million pixels, 339 ppi) and perfect color accuracy (100% sRGB) resulting in the most lifelike images. The HDX display features Dynamic Light Control, which changes the white point of the display based on the ambient light of the surroundings in order to make the page of a Kindle book more closely resemble a piece of paper-this makes the best reading experience on a tablet even better on the new Fire HDX. Dynamic Light Control will be enabled starting later this year as part of a free, over-the-air software update.
Exceptional Audio-The First Tablet with Dolby Atmos
Fire HDX is twice as loud as an iPad Air, delivering crisp, clear audio without distortion. The new Fire HDX is the first tablet with Dolby Atmos, which creates a new mobile headphone experience with multidimensional sound that flows abov
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