Amazon Android Tablet | Kindle Put The Burn on Apple

After months of speculation, the Amazon Android Tablet – Kindle Fire has been officially announced at an event in New York, marking the first time the company has entered the Apple-dominated tablet market proper.

The successor to the Amazon Kindle Fire is a 7-inch device that comes with Android, albeit a version that has been heavily altered by Amazon to make the best use of the company’s e-shopping strengths. The screen is an IPS display that’s made from Gorilla Glass, it houses a dual-core processor, and weighs 413g.

There is a tablet-optimised shopping app on board – this is said to comprise simplified and streamlined pages, so it is easier to buy stuff on than the actual Amazon website.

You will be able to multi-task on the tablet too – so listening to music and reading at the same time is possible. You can switch between actions by bringing a screen down from the user interface.

Amazon Android Tablet | Kindle Fire Put The Burn on Apple

When it comes to Amazon Android Tablet – Kindle Fire specs, Amazon has decided that a number of things are not needed on the tablet, which are found on other Android tablets. For instance, there is a lack of camera, a microphone or 3G, but there is Wi-Fi on board. Those who purchase the Amazon Android Tablet – Kindle Fire will be given a 30-day trial with Amazon Prime and there will be a number of apps accessible on the device, including Pandora, Twitter, Facebook and Netflix.

Amazon has also created a new browser for the Amazon Android Tablet – Kindle Fire. Called the Silk browser, it harnesses Amazon’s cloud computing service to make browsing the web a speedier experience – offloading some of the harder CPU-heavy tasks to the cloud and giving the end user the best performance.

The biggest news about this device though is how much it will cost. The Amazon Android Tablet – Kindle Fire price has been set at just $199 in the US. This is way below the price of any of its rivals. A UK release and price still hasn’t been announced.