Kindle Fire HD 8.9, a tablet of 2,000,000 units, starts reservation in Japan, a comparison table with the iPad also appears

It is scheduled to be released on March 12 and its size is 8.9 inches, the former "Kindle Fire HD" is 7 inches so it is one size larger than it, the resolution has also been increased from 1280 × 800 to 1920 × 1200, Also speeding up from 1.2 GHz to 1.5 GHz, the price is 16,8 GB version is 24,800 yen, 32 GB version is 19,800 yen.

Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - 8.9 inch tablet with vivid display and Dolby audio
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ANZNCBG


The size is 240 mm × 164 mm × 8.8 mm


When it is portrait oriented it will be


Weight 567 g


Battery is 10 hours


back


side


The size of such feeling when you hold it




When put in a bag


When you attach a cover it will look like this


So what do you really care about compared to other tablets, especially iPad? The point. Amazon has nothing to do with it, the official comparison table has been created and made public.

Amazon.co.jp: Kindle Store Tablet Comparison


The comparison target is the 16 GB version of "Kindle Fire HD 8.9" and the Wi - Fi model / 16 GB version of "iPad Retina display model".

◆ Price
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: 24,800 yen
IPad: 42,800 yen

◆ Screen Size
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: 8.9 inch
IPad: 9.7 inches

◆ Size
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: 240 mm × 164 mm × 8.8 mm
IPad: 241 mm × 185 mm × 9.4 mm

◆ Weight
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: 567 grams
IPad: 652 g

◆ Pixel density
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: 254 ppi
IPad: 264 ppi

◆ Audio speaker
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: Dual stereo speaker + Dolby Digital Plus
IPad: Single speaker

◆ Wi-Fi
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: Dual band, dual antenna, MIMO technology
IPad: Dual band

◆ Processor
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: Dual core CPU
IPad: Dual core CPU

◆ Terminal capacity
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: 16 GB
IPad: 16 GB

◆ Sensors
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope
IPad: ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, digital compass

◆ HD camera
Kindle Fire HD 8.9: Front
IPad: Front and rear

To be honest, it can only be said that the direction of the user aiming at each is different, but if you want to get a tablet of this size cheaply it should be a good choice.