The Amazon Kindle Fire HD first generation has positioned itself very well against the first generations of Nexus 7 and iPad Mini, in terms of price and hardware specifications.
In United States, Amazon Kindle Fire holds the 22% share of the total tablet market. While in in United Kingdom, there are some 8 million Amazon Kindle tablet users.
The users with Amazon Kindle devices are not only buying more books, but they are even buying more printed books than they would have otherwise. Kindles tablets are becoming increasingly instrumental in generating more and more sales for Amazon.
Amazon with a pretty good eReader market in hand and rival Google and Apple devices getting updated with 2nd generation specs, is certainly updating its tablet to Amazon Kindle Fire HD 2G, in order to stay in competition and continue its success.
It is also highly rumored that along side Kindle tablets, an Amazon Kindle Phone is coming out too, sometimes in 2014.
The rise of tablets computers is the latest trend in the digital industry. Tablets are getting enormously popular equally among users of all age groups from kids to aged and from students to professionals, due to the functionality they offer with portability and affordability.
Kindle Fire HD 2 Release Date 2013
There are no official word available from Amazon directly. But all reports points towards Amazon Kindle Fire HD 2 release date in September 2013, like it did last year, preparing for the Christmas shopping season sales.
Kindle Fire HD 2 Price in US and UK
While Amazon has not publicly commented on Kindle Fire HD 2 price, it is estimated that the company will be keeping the Kindle Fire HD 2 prices to the lowest at $199 in US, just as it did for previous offerings in 2012. While Amazon Kindle Fire HD 2 price in UK is expected to start from £159.
Kindle Fire HD 2 Specs and Features
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 2 is expected to be a slimmer, lighter and more aesthetically enhanced tablet. There have been plenty of rumors regarding the possible Kindle Fire HD 2 specifications and features. Let's have a look at those specs to learn what we are getting from Kindle Fire HD 2013:
- Display
The new Kindle Fire HD 2 will feature 7 inches and 8.9 inches HD display with 1920 x 1200 resolution, delivering more pixels density and enhanced viewing experience. - Camera
The original Kindle Fire HD packed just 1.3MP front-facing camera. But it is expected that the new Kindle Fire HD will feature a 5MP rear facing camera along with an improved 1.3MP front facing unit for video conferencing. - Processor
The original Kindle Fire HD was not really a very powerful tablet with 1.2Ghz dual-core chip, but this time Amazon is giving the new device a little bit increase in power, delivering powered by 1.2 quad-core processor with 2GB RAM. - Storage
The new Kindle Fire HD 2 like its first generation, offers the same 16GB and 32GB storage model without micro SD slot. - Software
Kindle Fire HD 2 will run on Android 4.2 wrapped under Amazon UX, to magnify Amazon digital shop front.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 2nd Generation with 7 inches HD Display, Dolby Audio, Dual-Band Dual-Antenna Wi-Fi and much more all at only $199 seem undoubtedly a pretty solid quality offer, but still it have to face furious competition from new Google Nexus 7 2013 and Apple iPad Mini 2013.
Source:
http://www.itechwhiz.com/2013/07/new-kindle-fire-hd2-reviewspecs-releasedate.html