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The '''Amazon Fire''', formerly called the '''Kindle Fire''', is a line of [[tablet computer]]s developed by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]. Built with [[Quanta Computer]], the Kindle Fire was first released in November 2011; it features a color 7-inch [[multi-touch]] display with [[IPS panel|IPS]] technology and running a custom version of [[Google]]'s [[Android (operating system)|Android]] [[operating system]] called [[Fire OS]]. The Kindle [[Fire HD]] followed in September 2012, and the Kindle [[Fire HDX]] in September 2013. In September 2014, when the fourth-generation was introduced, the name "[[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]" was dropped. In September 2015, the fifth-generation Fire 7 was released, followed by the sixth-generation Fire HD 8, in September 2016. The seventh-generation Fire 7 was released in June 2017. The ninth-generation Fire 7 was released in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/introducing-all-new-amazon-fire-7-faster-processor-2x-storage|title=Introducing the All-New Amazon Fire 7: Faster Processor, 2x the Storage, and Alexa Hands-Free—Still Only $49.99|date=May 16, 2019|work=Press releases|publisher=press.AboutAmazon.com |access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> On the later model, the Fire tablet is also able to convert into [[Smart speaker]] turning on the "Show Mode" options, which the primary interaction will be by voice command through [[Amazon Alexa|Alexa]].

==History==
The Kindle Fire—which includes access to the [[Amazon Appstore]], streaming movies and TV shows, and the [[Kindle Store]] for [[e-book]]s—was released to consumers in the [[United States]] on November 14, 2011, after being announced on September 28.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/products/kindle-fire/2506 Kindle Fire Specs & Latest News] [[The Verge]]</ref>

On September 7, 2012, upgrades to the device were announced with consumer availability to those European countries with a localised version of Amazon's website ([[United Kingdom]],<ref name="uk-availability">{{cite web|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=251199&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1732725&highlight=|title=Kindle Fire Comes to the UK—Introducing the All-New Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire |date=September 6, 2012|work=Press releases |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]] and [[Spain]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phys.org/news/2012-09-amazon-kindle-sale-europe.html|title=Amazon's Kindle Fire to go on sale in Europe (AFP)|date=September 6, 2012|work=Phys.org|access-date=September 14, 2012}}</ref>

The original Kindle Fire retailed for {{USD|199}} in 2011.<ref name="ChiTrib">{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-amazon-unveiling-new-tablet-today-its-challenge-to-the-ipad-20110928,0,2380818.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026062303/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-amazon-unveiling-new-tablet-today-its-challenge-to-the-ipad-20110928%2C0%2C2380818.story |archive-date=October 26, 2011 |title=Amazon's Kindle Fire to sell at $199, challenging iPad |date=September 28, 2011 |work=Chicago Tribune |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Estimates of the device's initial [[bill of materials]] cost ranged from $150 to $202.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4228505/Kindle-Fire-profitable-at-estimated--150-BoM |title = Kindle Fire profitable at estimated $150 BoM|first=Rick |last=Merritt |date = September 28, 2011 |work =eetimes.com |publisher = [[eetimes]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/11/amazons-199-kindle-fire-costs-20170-to-build-report-says.html |title=Amazons 199 Kindle Fire costs 201.70 to build, report says |first= Nathan |last=Olivarez-Giles |date=November 18, 2011 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] }}</ref> Amazon's business strategy was stated in 2011 as making money through sales of digital content on the ''Fire'', rather than through sales of the device itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/30/amazon_kindle_fire_bill_of_materials/ |title=Amazon's Kindle Fire is sold at a loss|first=Rik |last=Myslewski |date= September 30, 2011 |work= theregister.co.uk |publisher = The Register}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-to-lose-50-on-each-kindle-fire-says-analyst/|title = Amazon to lose $50 on each Kindle Fire, says analyst|first=Lance |last=Whitney |date=September 29, 2011|publisher = [[CNET]]|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name=grauniad>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/oct/02/kindle-fire-ipad-tablet-wars |publisher = The Guardian / [[The Observer]]|date = October 2, 2011|title = Kindle Fire: the tablet that knows your next move|first=John |last=Naughton}}</ref>

{{As of|2012|10}}, the Kindle Fire was the second best selling tablet after [[Apple, Inc|Apple]]'s [[iPad]], with about 7&nbsp;million units sold according to estimates by [[Forrester Research]]<ref name= TabletSales1012>{{cite news|url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/7-inch-tablets/|title=How Are 7-Inch Tablets Doing?|author=Brian X. Chen|work=[[The New York Times]] |date= October 19, 2012 |access-date= October 20, 2012}}</ref> and {{As of|2013|lc=y}} Amazon's tablets were the fourth best selling.<ref>[http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2674215]</ref>

On September 6, 2012, the Kindle Fire was upgraded to the second generation, and its price was reduced to {{USD|159}}, RAM upgraded to 1&nbsp;GB and processor clock speed upgraded to 1.2&nbsp;GHz. A more powerful and video-friendly version, the [[Kindle Fire HD]] (7 and 8.9 inch versions) was also made available, initially priced at $199 and $299.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=James|title=Amazon Kindle Fire|url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/amazon-kindle-fire-2012-review/ |publisher=CNET |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008GFRB9E/ref=fs_j Kindle Fire HD] at Amazon.com store</ref>

On September 25, 2013, the [[Kindle Fire HD]] was upgraded as the third generation ''Fire'', priced at {{USD|139}}, and the [[Kindle Fire HDX]] was introduced. The Kindle Fire HDX had an improved graphics engine, double the memory, and triple the processor speed of the previous model. The 7-inch and 8.99-inch versions were introduced at {{USD|229}} and {{USD|379}} respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin |first=Eric |url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/amazon-kindle-fire-hdx-7-review/ |title=Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7|publisher=CNET |date=September 18, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Wilson Rothman |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/amazons-kindle-fire-hdx-tablets-pose-real-threat-ipad-dominance-8C11252610 |title=Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX tablets pose real threat to iPad dominance |publisher=NBC News.com |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=September 25, 2013}}</ref>

In September 2014, the Fire HDX 8.9 and the Fire HD were upgraded to the fourth generation of Fire tablets, removing the "Kindle" adjective in the naming scheme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.androidguys.com/2014/09/17/whats-new-amazons-fire-os-4-0-sangria/|title=What's new with Amazon's Fire OS 4.0 "Sangria"?|work=AndroidGuys|date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> There was also the Fire HD 6 that has a six-inch screen with a [[multi-core processor|quad-core]] processor priced at {{USD|99}}.<ref>[http://www.cnet.com/products/amazon-fire-hd-6/ Amazon Fire HD 6 review] CNET</ref>

In September 2015, Amazon announced the release of the Fire 7, priced at {{USD|49.99}} for the 8GB version that displays advertisements on the lock screen. {{As of|2016|3}} it was the lowest-priced Amazon tablet.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st_price-asc-rank?keywords=amazon+fire&fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A133140011%2Cn%3A2102313011%2Cn%3A6669703011%2Ck%3Aamazon+fire&qid=1457099490&sort=price-asc-rank|title = Amazon Fire tablets|access-date = March 4, 2016|website = Amazon}} List of current Fire tablets on Amazon, sorted by price.</ref> In June 2016, its price was dropped briefly to {{USD|39.99}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=You can actually get a brand new Amazon Fire tablet right now for $40|url=http://bgr.com/2016/06/13/amazon-fire-tablet-price-drop-sale/|website=bgr.com|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref> This fifth generation tablet includes for the first time a micro SD card slot for extra storage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fire Tablets MicroSD Card How To Guide – Everything You Need to Know|url=http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2015/10/05/fire-tablets-microsd-card-how-to-guide-everything-you-need-to-know/|website=ebook reader|access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref>

In September 2016, Amazon announced the release of the Fire HD 8 which includes the virtual assistant [[Amazon Alexa|Alexa]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon's new Fire HD 8 is its first tablet with Alexa|url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/08/amazon-fire-hd-8-tablet-with-alexa/|website=engadget.com|access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref> priced at {{USD|89.99}}<!--, a 40% reduction from the previous model. With this aggressive pricing,-->. ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' reported that, "As with most of Amazon's devices, the aim isn't to make money off of the hardware but instead to sell digital content such as books, movies, and TV shows to users".<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Debuts Its First Fire Tablet With Virtual Assistant Alexa|url=http://fortune.com/2016/09/08/amazon-fire-alexa/|website=fortune.com|access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref>

A slightly improved Fire 7 was released in June 2017, keeping the US$49.99 price point.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://uk.pcmag.com/amazon-fire/72595/review/amazon-fire-7-2017|title=Amazon Fire 7 (2017)|date=July 5, 2017|work=PCMag UK|access-date=September 12, 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>

An upgraded model of Fire 7 was announced in May 2019, with a scheduled release in June 2019 and keeping the US$49.99 price point.

== Design ==
=== Hardware ===
The Kindle Fire hardware is manufactured by [[Quanta Computer]] (an [[Original Design Manufacturer]]), which also originally helped design the [[BlackBerry PlayBook]], using it as a hardware template for the Kindle Fire.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/discuss/the-amazon-tablet-will-look-like-a-playbook-because-it-basically-is-g8d/ |title=The Amazon tablet will look like a PlayBook - because it basically is. |publisher=Engadget |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314174037/https://www.engadget.com/discuss/the-amazon-tablet-will-look-like-a-playbook-because-it-basically-is-g8d/ |archive-date=March 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
First-generation Kindle Fire devices employed a 1-GHz [[Texas Instruments OMAP]] 4430 [[Multi-core processor|dual-core]] processor. The device has a 2-point multi-touch colour [[LCD]] screen with a diagonal length of {{convert|7|in|mm}} and a 600×1024-pixel resolution (160 dpi density). Connectivity is through [[802.11n]] [[Wi-Fi]] and [[USB 2.0]] (Micro-B connector). The device includes 8&nbsp;GB of internal storage—said to be enough for 80 applications, plus either 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/amazon-fire-tablet-unveiled-7-inch-display-199-price-tag/ |title=Amazon Kindle Fire tablet unveiled: Android-based, 7-inch display, $199 price tag |first=Darren |last=Murph |date=September 28, 2011 |work=[[Engadget]] |publisher=AOL Inc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/28/amazon-kindle-fire-vs-ipad-2-vs-nook-color-numbers |title=Amazon Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2 vs. Nook Color: by the numbers |first=Chris |last=Ziegler |date=September 28, 2011 |work=[[This Is My Next]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930111558/http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/28/amazon-kindle-fire-vs-ipad-2-vs-nook-color-numbers/ |archive-date=September 30, 2011 }}</ref> According to Amazon, the first-generation Kindle Fire's 4400&nbsp;[[mAh]] battery sustains up to 8 hours of consecutive reading and up to 7.5 hours of video playback with wireless off;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2 |title=Kindle Fire - Full Color 7" Multi-Touch Display with Wi-Fi |publisher=Amazon.com |access-date=March 18, 2013}}</ref> later generations all offered around 7–8 hours<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KC6I06S/ref=fs_ods_fs_tab_al |title=Fire HD 6 - Amazon site|newspaper=Amazon.com |access-date= March 7, 2016}} See "Compare Fire Tablets" section: New HD6, HD8, and HD10 all claim "Up to 8 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching video, and listening to music"; 7" Fire claims 7 hours. Google search <site:www.amazon.com "compare fire tablets"> for latest information.</ref>

Of the 8&nbsp;GB internal storage available in the first-generation Kindle Fire, approximately 6.5&nbsp;GB was available for content.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dawson |first=Christopher |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/kindle-fire-edu-holy-grail-or-one-more-drm-ridden-toy/4738 |title=Kindle Fire: Edu holy grail or one more DRM-ridden toy? |publisher=ZDNet |date= November 17, 2011 |access-date=March 18, 2013}}</ref>{{update after|2015|12|14}}<!-- what about the subsequent generations? -->

The first-generation Kindle Fire has a sensor on the upper left-hand corner of the screen. This was widely considered to be an ambient-light sensor, disabled since an early software upgrade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ericbt.com/Blog/169 |title=Eric Bergman-Terrell's Blog |publisher=Ericbt.com |access-date=March 18, 2013}}</ref>

Colour display technologies consume much more power than monochrome [[electronic paper]] (E-ink) types; Fire offer a typical battery life of 8 hours of mixed usage, <!--sourced elsewhere in article--> while [[Amazon Kindle#Kindle Paperwhite (third generation)|monochrome Kindles]] offer 15 to 30 hours' use without WiFi—"battery lasts weeks on a single charge"—with a much lower-capacity battery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I15SB16?ref_=kods_xs_dp_oos |title=Kindle e-reader – Amazon's Official Site – Learn More |newspaper=Amazon.com |access-date= March 7, 2016}}</ref>

=== Software ===
The first generation of Kindle Fire devices run a customised [[Android (operating system)|Android]] 2.3.3 Gingerbread OS.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/28/amazon-android-ui-kindle-fire-ux/ |title=Amazon's Kindle Fire UI: it's Android, but not quite |first=Sean |last=Hollister |date=September 28, 2011 |work=[[This Is My Next]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031032335/http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/28/amazon-android-ui-kindle-fire-ux/ |archive-date=October 31, 2011 }}</ref> The second-generation [[Kindle Fire HD]] runs a customised Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/getting-started.html|title=Getting Started with Kindle Fire}}</ref> Along with access to [[Amazon Appstore]],<ref name="spec1"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Tung |first=Liam |url=http://www.itnews.com.au/News/272516,amazon-opens-global-appstore-by-stealth.aspx |title=Amazon opens global Appstore by stealth |publisher=Itnews.com.au |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=March 18, 2013}}</ref> the Fire includes a cloud-accelerated "split browser", [[Amazon Silk]], using [[Amazon EC2]] for off-device cloud computation; including webpage layout and rendering, and Google's [[SPDY]] protocol for faster webpage content transmission.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/amazon-ec2-underlies-kindle-tablet-silk-browser-40927 |title = Amazon EC2 Underlies Kindle Tablet 'Silk' Browser |date = September 29, 2011 |first = Clint |last = Boulton |work = [[eWeek|eweekeurope.co.uk]] |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111005152446/http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/amazon-ec2-underlies-kindle-tablet-silk-browser-40927 |archive-date = October 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_rel_topic?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200775440 |title = Introducing Amazon Silk |work = amazon.com |publisher = [[Amazon.com]] |access-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://amazonsilk.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/introducing-amazon-silk/|title = Introducing Amazon Silk|date = September 28, 2011|author = Amazon Silk team|work = amazonsilk.wordpress.com|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120705154238/http://amazonsilk.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/introducing-amazon-silk/|archive-date = July 5, 2012}}</ref> The user's Amazon digital content is given free storage in [[Amazon Cloud]]'s web-storage platform,<ref name="spec1"/> 5&nbsp;GB music storage in [[Amazon Cloud Drive]], and a built-in email application allows webmail ([[Gmail]], [[Yahoo! Mail|Yahoo!]], [[Hotmail]], [[AOL Mail]], etc.) to be merged into one inbox.<ref name="spec1"/> The subscription-based [[Amazon Prime]], which includes unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows, is available with a free 30-day trial period.<ref name="spec1"/>

Content formats supported by the first-generation Kindle Fire were [[Kindle Format 8]] (KF8), Kindle Mobi ([[.azw]]), [[.txt|TXT]], [[.pdf|PDF]], unrestricted [[Mobipocket|MOBI]], PRC natively, [[Audible.com|Audible]] (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), [[.doc|DOC]], [[.docx|DOCX]], [[JPEG]], [[.gif|GIF]], [[.png|PNG]], [[.bmp|BMP]], non-DRM [[.aac|AAC]], [[.mp3|MP3]], [[MIDI]], [[.ogg|OGG]], [[.wav|WAV]], [[.mp4|MP4]], [[VP8]].<ref name="spec1">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2%7C |title=Kindle Fire - the Amazon Tablet with Full Color 7" Multi-Touch Display, Wi-Fi |publisher=Amazon.com |access-date=October 2, 2011 }}</ref>{{update after|2015|12|14}}<!-- what about the subsequent generations? -->

Because of Amazon's USB [[Device driver|driver]] implementation, the first-generation Kindle Fire suffered from slow USB transfer speeds. For example, transferring an 800MB video file may have taken more than three minutes in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storage Performance: Slightly Faster Than USB 1.0?! : The Amazon Kindle Fire: Benchmarked, Tested, And Reviewed |date=November 24, 2011 |author-link=Andrew Ku |first=Andrew |last=Ku |url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amazon-kindle-fire-review,3076-11.html |access-date= December 4, 2011|publisher=[[Tom's Hardware|Tom's Hardware: Hardware News, Tests and Reviews]]}}</ref>{{update after|2015|12|14}}<!-- what about the subsequent generations? -->

It is possible to convert a Kindle Fire to a tablet running standard Android, with some loss of Amazon-related functionality, and lacking features such as [[Bluetooth]], microphone, camera, and [[Secure Digital|memory expansion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/turn-your-kindle-fire-into-an-android-4-2-tablet/ |title=Turn your Kindle Fire into an Android 4.2 tablet |newspaper=Cnet.com |date=June 21, 2013 |author=Rick Broida |access-date= March 7, 2016}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Analysts had projected the device to be a strong competitor to Apple's [[iPad]],<ref name="ChiTrib" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204422404576597141076634146 |title=Amazon to Challenge iPad |first=John |last=Letzing |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date= October 1, 2011 |publisher=[[Dow Jones & Company, Inc]] |date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> and that other Android device makers would suffer lost sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/amazons-kindle-fire-will-vaporize-android-leave-apple-unscathed-33340 |title=Amazon's Kindle Fire Will 'Vaporize' Android But Leave Apple Unscathed |date=December 6, 2011 |publisher=TheWrap.com |access-date=March 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url = https://www.cnbc.com/id/44707441/Gene_Munster_Samsung_Others_Should_Worry_about_Kindle_Fire |title = Gene Munster: Samsung, Others Should Worry about Kindle Fire |date= September 28, 2011 |editor= Lee Brodie|work = cnbc.com |publisher =[[CNBC]]}}</ref>

In a 2012 review published by [[Project Gutenberg]], the Kindle Fire was called a "huge step back in freedom from the [[Amazon Kindle#Kindle 3|Kindle 3]]"; the reviewer noted that Amazon introduced a "deliberate limitation" into the Fire that didn't exist in the previous version: it is no longer possible to download free [[e-book]]s from websites such as Project Gutenberg, [[Internet Archive]] and [[Google Books]] and have them stored permanently in the same places where books from Amazon are kept.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Kindle_Fire_Review| title= Kindle Fire Review| date= December 21, 2012 | publisher= [[Project Gutenberg]]| access-date=March 17, 2013| quote= You can get free ebooks to the Fire too, but the process is so cumbersome that it isn't worth the trouble given the alternative of buying a Nexus 7, which handles free ebooks with ease. To be specific, there is no way to download free books from the web and have the Kindle Fire store them permanently or in the same places where your books from Amazon are kept. This was easy with the Kindle 3. No more.}}</ref>{{update after|2015|12|14}}<!-- is this still true for the later versions of Fire? Any good source for what is possible with non-Amazon e-books on the later models? -->

== Sales ==
Customers began receiving Kindle Fires on November 15, 2011; in December 2012, customers had purchased over a million Kindle devices per week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Appstore Presentation at CES|url=http://www.amazonappstoredev.com/2012/01/amazon-appstore-presentation-at-ces.html |work=Amazon Appstore Developer Blog|access-date=January 7, 2012|date=January 6, 2012}}</ref> [[International Data Corporation]] (IDC) estimated that the Kindle Fire sold about 4.7 million units during the fourth quarter of 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/232800453 |title=iPad Mini: 6 Reasons Apple Must Do It|author=Thomas Claburn|work=[[InformationWeek]]|date=April 7, 2012|access-date=April 13, 2012}}</ref>

The Amazon Kindle Fire helped the company beat their 2012 first quarter estimates and boosted the company's stock in extended trading.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nakashima|first=Ryan|title=Kindle Fire helps Amazon beat 1Q estimates|url=https://news.yahoo.com/kindle-fire-helps-amazon-beat-1q-estimates-224100088--finance.html|publisher=Yahoo News -Tech|access-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref> As of May 2013, about 7&nbsp;million units had been sold according to estimates.<ref name="TabletSales1012"/> Statistics for FY2014 or Q1&2 2015 are not yet available.{{update after|2015|12|14}}

== Family ==
Up to the present, there have been eleven generations of Fire tablets, spread across three different feature design lines: Fire, [[Fire HD]] and [[Fire HDX]].<ref name="overview" />

Beyond this usage, Fire is used for explicit phone devices and for TV add-on sticks.

== Models ==
Overview on generations and models for all Fire tablet devices:<ref name=overview>{{cite web |title=Fire Tablet Device Specifications: Overview |url=https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tablets/ft-device-specifications.html |website=developer.amazon.com |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref>

{{AmazonFireGenerations}}

Detailed specifications for some of the 7" Fire tablets:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" | Generation<br /><small>(within Amazon Fire tablets)</small>
! 1st<br />(2011)
! 2nd<br />(2012)
! 5th<br />(2015)
! 7th<br />(2017)
! 9th<br />(2019)
|-
! colspan="2" | Model !! colspan="2" | Kindle Fire
! Fire
! colspan="2" | Fire 7
|-
! colspan="2" | Model Number
| "Kindle Fire"<ref name="specs">{{Cite web|url=https://developer.amazon.com/de/docs/fire-tablets/ft-specs-custom.html|title = Redirect &#124; None}}</ref>
| KFOT
| KFFOWI
| KFAUWI
| KFMUWI
|-
! colspan="2" | Release date
| November 15, 2011 || September 14, 2012
| September 30, 2015
| June 7, 2017
| June 6, 2019
|-
! colspan="2" | Status
| {{version|o|Discontinued}}
| {{version|o|Discontinued}}
| {{version|o|Discontinued}}
| {{version|co|Available}}
| {{version|c|Current}}
|-
! colspan="2" | OS
| Fire OS 2.4<br />based on [[Android Gingerbread|Android 2.3.3]]
| Fire OS 2.4(?)<br />based on [[Android Ice Cream Sandwich|Android 4.0.3]]
| Fire OS 5<br />based on [[Android Lollipop|Android 5.1.1]]
| Fire OS 5.3.6<br />based on [[Android Lollipop|Android 5.1.1]]
| Fire OS 6.3.0<br />based on [[Android Nougat|Android 7.1]]
|-
! colspan="2" | System Version
| 6.3.4<ref name="software updates">[https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G2JXLC4L34GX73TE Fire Tablet Software Updates]</ref> || 10.5.1<ref name="software updates" /> || colspan="2" | ||
|-
! colspan="2" | Fire OS (latest)
| 2.4<ref name="specs" /> || 3.1<ref name="specs" /> || colspan="2" | 5.6.8.0<ref name="software updates" /> || 7.3.1.7<ref name="software updates" />
|-
! rowspan="3" | Screen || Size <small>(diagonal)</small>
| colspan="5" | 7"
|-
! colspan="1" | Resolution
| colspan="5" | 1024 × 600
|-
! colspan="1" | Density
| colspan="2" | 169 [[pixels per inch|ppi]]
| colspan="3" | 171 ppi
|-
! rowspan="5" | CPU
! Maker
| colspan=2 | [[Texas Instruments]] || colspan="3" | [[MediaTek]]
|-
! Kind
| colspan=2 | [[multi-core processor|Dual-core]] [[OMAP]]4 || colspan="3" | [[multi-core processor|Quad-core]]
|-
! Model
| colspan=2 | 4430 HS || colspan="2" | MT8127B<ref name="firespecs">{{Cite web|title = Tablet Device Specifications Fire Tablets|url = https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tablets/ft-device-and-feature-specifications.html#device-specifications-2014-2015-devices|website = developer.amazon.com|access-date = October 29, 2018}}</ref> || MT8163V/B<br />(in 32-bit mode)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tablet Device Specifications Fire Tablets|url = https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tablets/ft-device-and-feature-specifications.html#device-specifications---current-devices|website = developer.amazon.dom|access-date = May 21, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! Cores
| 2× [[ARM Cortex-A9]]<br />@ 1.0&nbsp;GHz || 2× [[ARM Cortex-A9]]<br />@ 1.2&nbsp;GHz || colspan="2" | 4× [[ARM Cortex-A7]]<br />@ 1.3&nbsp;GHz || 4× [[ARM Cortex-A53]]<br />@ 1.3&nbsp;GHz
|-
! Width
| colspan="5" | [[32-bit]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | GPU
! Designer
| colspan="2" |[[Imagination Technologies]] || colspan="3" | [[ARM Holdings]]
|-
! Kind
| colspan="2" | [[PowerVR]] || colspan="3" | [[Mali (GPU)|Mali]]
|-
! Model
| colspan="2" | SGX540 || 450 || 450 MP4 || T720 MP2
|-
! Clock
| 304&nbsp;MHz<ref>[http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kindle-fire-hd-review-benchmarks,3301-4.html Amazon's Kindle Fire HD: Better; Can It Compete With The Nexus 7?]</ref> || 384&nbsp;MHz<ref name="firespecs"/> || 600&nbsp;MHz || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}}
|-
! rowspan="3" | Storage
! colspan="1" | RAM
| 512 MiB || colspan="4" | 1 GiB
|-
! Internal
| colspan="2" | 8 GB || colspan="2" | 8 GB or 16 GB || 16 GB or 32 GB
|-
! External
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" {{n/a}}
| At least up to<br />128 GB [[Secure Digital#SDXC|microSDXC]]
| At least up to<br />256 GB [[Secure Digital#SDXC|microSDXC]]
| At least up to<br />512 GB [[Secure Digital#SDXC|microSDXC]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | Camera
! Back
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| colspan="3" | 2&nbsp;[[Megapixels|MP]]
|-
! Front
| colspan="2" | 0.3 MP VGA || 2 MP
|-
! colspan="2" | Microphone
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" {{n/a}}
| colspan="3" | Yes
|-
! colspan="2" | [[Bluetooth]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" {{n/a}}
| Bluetooth 4.0 LE || colspan="2" | Bluetooth 4.1 LE
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wireless
! [[Wi-Fi]]
| colspan="3" | 802.11&nbsp;b/g/n || colspan="2" | 802.11&nbsp;a/b/g/n&nbsp;(dual band)
|-
! +Cellular
| colspan="5" {{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Location
| {{n/a}} || colspan="4" | Wi-Fi based
|-
! colspan="2" | Proximity
| colspan="5" rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Compass
|-
! colspan="2" | Light sensor
| colspan="4" {{n/a}} || Yes
|-
! colspan="2" | Accelerometer
| colspan="5" | Yes
|-
! colspan="2" | Gyroscope
| colspan="5" rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Barometer
|-
! colspan="2" | Weight
| {{convert|413|g|oz|abbr=on}} || {{convert|400|g|oz|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|313|g|oz|abbr=on}} || {{convert|295|g|oz|abbr=on}} || {{convert|286|g|oz|abbr=on}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Dimensions
| {{convert|190|xx|120|xx|11.4|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=br()}} || {{convert|189|xx|120|xx|11.5|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=br()}}
| {{convert|191|xx|115|xx|10.6|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=br()}}
| {{convert|192|xx|115|xx|9.6|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=br()}}
| {{convert|192|xx|115|xx|9.6|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=br()}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | Battery
! Capacity
| colspan="2" | 4400&nbsp;mA⋅h || 2980&nbsp;mA⋅h<ref>{{cite web|title=Macro photo of the Amazon Fire 2015 motherboard|url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/macro-photo-amazon-fire-2015-motherboard-t3227808|website=forum.xda-developers.com|access-date=December 23, 2015}}</ref> || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}}
|-
! Life <small>(up to)</small>
| colspan="2" {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || 8 hours || 7 hours
|-
| colspan="7" | <small>{{Version|l|show=111100}}</small>
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Wikipedia Kindle Fire 1442.JPG|The Kindle Fire in horizontal position displaying web page
|Kindle Fire {{Convert|7|in|abbr=on}} size relative to a hand
File:Wikipedia Kindle Fire & iPad 1439.JPG|The [[iPad]] (left) compared with the Kindle Fire (right)
File:Wikipedia Kindle Fire & iPod 1441.JPG|The Kindle Fire (left) compared with the [[iPod Touch]] (right)
File:1st gen Comparison iPad Mini & Google Nexus 7 & Kindle Fire Wikipedia screen 03 2013 6262.jpg|The Kindle Fire (left) compared with the [[iPad Mini]] (center) and the [[Nexus 7 (2012 version)]] (right)
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Fire HD]], the 'mid-market' version of the Kindle Fire, with improved specifications, including higher resolution screens and improved processors running [[Fire OS]] since 4th generation and Android for the early models.
* [[Fire HDX]], the 'high-end' version of the Kindle Fire, the mostly highly specified Fire, with improved resolution and faster processors running Fire OS for all models.
* Comparison of:
** [[Comparison of tablet computers|Tablet computers]]
** [[Comparison of e-book readers|E-book readers]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Amazon Kindle Fire}}
* [https://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=6669703011 Fire Tablets] – home page on Amazon site
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150926005631/https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/solutions/devices/kindle-fire/specifications/01-device-and-feature-specifications Amazon Fire - Device and Feature Specifications]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150926005631/https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/solutions/devices/kindle-fire/specifications/01-device-and-feature-specifications Amazon Fire - Device and Feature Specifications]
* [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204190504577040110511886588 Kindle Fire Review] at ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''
* [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204190504577040110511886588 Kindle Fire Review] at ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''

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Amazon Fire
Kindle Fire (7", 1st gen, 2011)
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DeveloperAmazon Inc.
ManufacturerQuanta Computer[1]
TypeTablet computer & Smart speaker for latest model (by turning on show mode)
Release dateNovember 15, 2011 (2011-11-15) (US)
September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06) (Europe)
December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18) (Japan)
Units sold7 million (as of October 2012)[2]
Operating systemFire OS
System on a chipTexas Instruments OMAP 4 4430
CPU1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 (ARMv7)
Memory512 MB RAM (1st gen.)
1 GB RAM (2nd gen.)[3]
Storage8 GB[4]
Display7 inch multi-touch Gorilla Glass display, 1024×600 at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.[4] Capacitive touch sensitive.[5]
GraphicsPowerVR SGX 540
Sound3.5 mm stereo audio jack, top-mounted stereo speakers
CameraVGA front facing camera

2 MP rear facing camera

(Second-generation 7, 8 HD and 10HD)
ConnectivityMicro-USB 2.0 (type B)[6]
3.5 mm stereo socket[6]
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Online servicesAmazon Prime, Amazon Cloud Storage, Amazon Cloud Player, Amazon Video, Amazon Silk, Amazon App Store, Amazon Kindle Store
Dimensions190 mm (7.5 in) H
120 mm (4.7 in) W
11.4 mm (0.45 in) D[7]
Mass413 g (14.6 oz)[8]
SuccessorFire HD
WebsiteAmazon Fire
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet models
Android LCD devices
  • Kindle Fire
    1st release, 1st gen
    Sep 28, 2011
  • Kindle Fire
    2nd release, 2nd gen
    Sep 6, 2012
  • Kindle Fire HD 7
    1st release, 2nd gen
    Sep 14, 2012
  • Kindle Fire HD 8.9
    1st release, 2nd gen
    Nov 20, 2012
  • Kindle Fire HD 7
    2nd release, 3rd gen
    Oct 2, 2013
  • Kindle Fire HDX 7
    1st release, 3rd gen
    Oct 18, 2013
  • Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
    1st release, 3rd gen
    Nov 7, 2013
All later Fire OS LCD devices do not use Kindle in their branding.
Kindle Fire showing components, back cover removed

The Amazon Fire, formerly called the Kindle Fire, is a line of tablet computers developed by Amazon. Built with Quanta Computer, the Kindle Fire was first released in November 2011; it features a color 7-inch multi-touch display with IPS technology and running a custom version of Google's Android operating system called Fire OS. The Kindle Fire HD followed in September 2012, and the Kindle Fire HDX in September 2013. In September 2014, when the fourth-generation was introduced, the name "Kindle" was dropped. In September 2015, the fifth-generation Fire 7 was released, followed by the sixth-generation Fire HD 8, in September 2016. The seventh-generation Fire 7 was released in June 2017. The ninth-generation Fire 7 was released in June 2019.[9] On the later model, the Fire tablet is also able to convert into Smart speaker turning on the "Show Mode" options, which the primary interaction will be by voice command through Alexa.

History

The Kindle Fire—which includes access to the Amazon Appstore, streaming movies and TV shows, and the Kindle Store for e-books—was released to consumers in the United States on November 14, 2011, after being announced on September 28.[10]

On September 7, 2012, upgrades to the device were announced with consumer availability to those European countries with a localised version of Amazon's website (United Kingdom,[11] France, Germany, Italy and Spain).[12]

The original Kindle Fire retailed for US$199 in 2011.[13] Estimates of the device's initial bill of materials cost ranged from $150 to $202.[14][15] Amazon's business strategy was stated in 2011 as making money through sales of digital content on the Fire, rather than through sales of the device itself.[16][17][18]

As of October 2012, the Kindle Fire was the second best selling tablet after Apple's iPad, with about 7 million units sold according to estimates by Forrester Research[2] and as of 2013 Amazon's tablets were the fourth best selling.[19]

On September 6, 2012, the Kindle Fire was upgraded to the second generation, and its price was reduced to US$159, RAM upgraded to 1 GB and processor clock speed upgraded to 1.2 GHz. A more powerful and video-friendly version, the Kindle Fire HD (7 and 8.9 inch versions) was also made available, initially priced at $199 and $299.[20][21]

On September 25, 2013, the Kindle Fire HD was upgraded as the third generation Fire, priced at US$139, and the Kindle Fire HDX was introduced. The Kindle Fire HDX had an improved graphics engine, double the memory, and triple the processor speed of the previous model. The 7-inch and 8.99-inch versions were introduced at US$229 and US$379 respectively.[22][23]

In September 2014, the Fire HDX 8.9 and the Fire HD were upgraded to the fourth generation of Fire tablets, removing the "Kindle" adjective in the naming scheme.[24] There was also the Fire HD 6 that has a six-inch screen with a quad-core processor priced at US$99.[25]

In September 2015, Amazon announced the release of the Fire 7, priced at US$49.99 for the 8GB version that displays advertisements on the lock screen. As of March 2016 it was the lowest-priced Amazon tablet.[26] In June 2016, its price was dropped briefly to US$39.99.[27] This fifth generation tablet includes for the first time a micro SD card slot for extra storage.[28]

In September 2016, Amazon announced the release of the Fire HD 8 which includes the virtual assistant Alexa,[29] priced at US$89.99. Fortune reported that, "As with most of Amazon's devices, the aim isn't to make money off of the hardware but instead to sell digital content such as books, movies, and TV shows to users".[30]

A slightly improved Fire 7 was released in June 2017, keeping the US$49.99 price point.[31]

An upgraded model of Fire 7 was announced in May 2019, with a scheduled release in June 2019 and keeping the US$49.99 price point.

Design

Hardware

The Kindle Fire hardware is manufactured by Quanta Computer (an Original Design Manufacturer), which also originally helped design the BlackBerry PlayBook, using it as a hardware template for the Kindle Fire.[32] First-generation Kindle Fire devices employed a 1-GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 dual-core processor. The device has a 2-point multi-touch colour LCD screen with a diagonal length of 7 inches (180 mm) and a 600×1024-pixel resolution (160 dpi density). Connectivity is through 802.11n Wi-Fi and USB 2.0 (Micro-B connector). The device includes 8 GB of internal storage—said to be enough for 80 applications, plus either 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books.[33][34] According to Amazon, the first-generation Kindle Fire's 4400 mAh battery sustains up to 8 hours of consecutive reading and up to 7.5 hours of video playback with wireless off;[35] later generations all offered around 7–8 hours[36]

Of the 8 GB internal storage available in the first-generation Kindle Fire, approximately 6.5 GB was available for content.[37][needs update]

The first-generation Kindle Fire has a sensor on the upper left-hand corner of the screen. This was widely considered to be an ambient-light sensor, disabled since an early software upgrade.[38]

Colour display technologies consume much more power than monochrome electronic paper (E-ink) types; Fire offer a typical battery life of 8 hours of mixed usage, while monochrome Kindles offer 15 to 30 hours' use without WiFi—"battery lasts weeks on a single charge"—with a much lower-capacity battery.[39]

Software

The first generation of Kindle Fire devices run a customised Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread OS.[40] The second-generation Kindle Fire HD runs a customised Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.[41] Along with access to Amazon Appstore,[6][42] the Fire includes a cloud-accelerated "split browser", Amazon Silk, using Amazon EC2 for off-device cloud computation; including webpage layout and rendering, and Google's SPDY protocol for faster webpage content transmission.[43][44][45] The user's Amazon digital content is given free storage in Amazon Cloud's web-storage platform,[6] 5 GB music storage in Amazon Cloud Drive, and a built-in email application allows webmail (Gmail, Yahoo!, Hotmail, AOL Mail, etc.) to be merged into one inbox.[6] The subscription-based Amazon Prime, which includes unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows, is available with a free 30-day trial period.[6]

Content formats supported by the first-generation Kindle Fire were Kindle Format 8 (KF8), Kindle Mobi (.azw), TXT, PDF, unrestricted MOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8.[6][needs update]

Because of Amazon's USB driver implementation, the first-generation Kindle Fire suffered from slow USB transfer speeds. For example, transferring an 800MB video file may have taken more than three minutes in 2011.[46][needs update]

It is possible to convert a Kindle Fire to a tablet running standard Android, with some loss of Amazon-related functionality, and lacking features such as Bluetooth, microphone, camera, and memory expansion.[47]

Reception

Analysts had projected the device to be a strong competitor to Apple's iPad,[13][48] and that other Android device makers would suffer lost sales.[49][50]

In a 2012 review published by Project Gutenberg, the Kindle Fire was called a "huge step back in freedom from the Kindle 3"; the reviewer noted that Amazon introduced a "deliberate limitation" into the Fire that didn't exist in the previous version: it is no longer possible to download free e-books from websites such as Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive and Google Books and have them stored permanently in the same places where books from Amazon are kept.[51][needs update]

Sales

Customers began receiving Kindle Fires on November 15, 2011; in December 2012, customers had purchased over a million Kindle devices per week.[52] International Data Corporation (IDC) estimated that the Kindle Fire sold about 4.7 million units during the fourth quarter of 2011.[53]

The Amazon Kindle Fire helped the company beat their 2012 first quarter estimates and boosted the company's stock in extended trading.[54] As of May 2013, about 7 million units had been sold according to estimates.[2] Statistics for FY2014 or Q1&2 2015 are not yet available.[needs update]

Family

Up to the present, there have been eleven generations of Fire tablets, spread across three different feature design lines: Fire, Fire HD and Fire HDX.[55]

Beyond this usage, Fire is used for explicit phone devices and for TV add-on sticks.

Models

Overview on generations and models for all Fire tablet devices:[55]

Display Size (Diag.)
Generation (Year)
 6 in 7 in 8 in 8.9 in 10.1 in 11 in
1st (2011) Kindle Fire
2nd (2012) Kindle Fire
Kindle Fire HD
2.5th (2012) Kindle Fire HD WiFi
Kindle Fire HD WAN
3rd (2013) Kindle Fire
Kindle Fire HD WiFi
Kindle Fire HD WAN		 Kindle Fire HD WiFi
Kindle Fire HD WAN
4th (2014) Fire HD Fire HD Fire HDX WiFi
Fire HDX WAN
5th (2015) Fire Fire HD Fire HD
6th (2016) Fire HD
7th (2017) Fire Fire HD Fire HD
8th (2018) Fire HD
9th (2019) Fire Fire HD
10th (2020) Fire HD
Fire HD Plus
11th (2021) Fire HD
Fire HD Plus
12th (2022) Fire Fire HD
Fire HD Plus
13th (2023) Fire HD Fire Max
12th (2024) Fire HD

Note: Items in bold are currently available.

Detailed specifications for some of the 7" Fire tablets:

Generation
(within Amazon Fire tablets) 		1st
(2011) 		2nd
(2012) 		5th
(2015) 		7th
(2017) 		9th
(2019)
Model Kindle Fire Fire Fire 7
Model Number "Kindle Fire"[56] KFOT KFFOWI KFAUWI KFMUWI
Release date November 15, 2011 September 14, 2012 September 30, 2015 June 7, 2017 June 6, 2019
Status Old version, no longer maintained: Discontinued Old version, no longer maintained: Discontinued Old version, no longer maintained: Discontinued Old version, yet still maintained: Available Current stable version: Current
OS Fire OS 2.4
based on Android 2.3.3 		Fire OS 2.4(?)
based on Android 4.0.3 		Fire OS 5
based on Android 5.1.1 		Fire OS 5.3.6
based on Android 5.1.1 		Fire OS 6.3.0
based on Android 7.1
System Version 6.3.4[57] 10.5.1[57]
Fire OS (latest) 2.4[56] 3.1[56] 5.6.8.0[57] 7.3.1.7[57]
Screen Size (diagonal) 7"
Resolution 1024 × 600
Density 169 ppi 171 ppi
CPU Maker Texas Instruments MediaTek
Kind Dual-core OMAP4 Quad-core
Model 4430 HS MT8127B[58] MT8163V/B
(in 32-bit mode)[59]
Cores 2× ARM Cortex-A9
@ 1.0 GHz		 2× ARM Cortex-A9
@ 1.2 GHz		 4× ARM Cortex-A7
@ 1.3 GHz		 4× ARM Cortex-A53
@ 1.3 GHz
Width 32-bit
GPU Designer Imagination Technologies ARM Holdings
Kind PowerVR Mali
Model SGX540 450 450 MP4 T720 MP2
Clock 304 MHz[60] 384 MHz[58] 600 MHz ? ?
Storage RAM 512 MiB 1 GiB
Internal 8 GB 8 GB or 16 GB 16 GB or 32 GB
External — At least up to
128 GB microSDXC 		At least up to
256 GB microSDXC 		At least up to
512 GB microSDXC
Camera Back — 2 MP
Front 0.3 MP VGA 2 MP
Microphone — Yes
Bluetooth — Bluetooth 4.0 LE Bluetooth 4.1 LE
Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 802.11 a/b/g/n (dual band)
+Cellular —
Location — Wi-Fi based
Proximity —
Compass
Light sensor — Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Gyroscope —
Barometer
Weight 413 g (14.6 oz) 400 g (14 oz) 313 g (11.0 oz) 295 g (10.4 oz) 286 g (10.1 oz)
Dimensions 190 × 120 × 11.4 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 0.45 in)		 189 × 120 × 11.5 mm
(7.44 × 4.72 × 0.45 in) 		191 × 115 × 10.6 mm
(7.52 × 4.53 × 0.42 in) 		192 × 115 × 9.6 mm
(7.56 × 4.53 × 0.38 in) 		192 × 115 × 9.6 mm
(7.56 × 4.53 × 0.38 in)
Battery Capacity 4400 mA⋅h 2980 mA⋅h[61] ? ?
Life (up to) ? ? 8 hours 7 hours
Legend:
Old version, not maintained
Old version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release
  • The Kindle Fire in horizontal position displaying web page
    The Kindle Fire in horizontal position displaying web page
  • The iPad (left) compared with the Kindle Fire (right)
    The iPad (left) compared with the Kindle Fire (right)
  • The Kindle Fire (left) compared with the iPod Touch (right)
    The Kindle Fire (left) compared with the iPod Touch (right)
  • The Kindle Fire (left) compared with the iPad Mini (center) and the Nexus 7 (2012 version) (right)
    The Kindle Fire (left) compared with the iPad Mini (center) and the Nexus 7 (2012 version) (right)

See also

  • Fire HD, the 'mid-market' version of the Kindle Fire, with improved specifications, including higher resolution screens and improved processors running Fire OS since 4th generation and Android for the early models.
  • Fire HDX, the 'high-end' version of the Kindle Fire, the mostly highly specified Fire, with improved resolution and faster processors running Fire OS for all models.
  • Comparison of:

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