1920x1200 HD display with polarizing filter and anti-glare technology for rich color and deep contrast from any viewing angle
Exclusive Dolby audio and dual stereo speakers for crisp, booming sound without distortion
High performance 1.5Ghz dual-core processor with Imagination PowerVR 3D graphics core for fast and fluid performance
Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi for 40% faster downloads and streaming (compared to iPad 3)
Over 22 million movies, TV shows, songs, magazines, books, audiobooks,
and popular apps and games such as Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, HBO GO,
Pandora, and Angry Birds Space
Integrated support for Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! and more, as well as Exchange calendar, contacts, and email
Free Skype video calls with front-facing HD camera
Free unlimited cloud storage for all your Amazon content
Includes special offers and sponsored screensavers.
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Kindle FreeTime - a personalized tablet experience just for kids. Set
daily screen limits, and give access to appropriate content for each
child. Free on every
Kindle Fire HD. Coming next month
Prime Instant Video - unlimited, instant streaming of thousands of popular movies and TV shows
Kindle Owners' Lending Library - Kindle owners can choose from more
than 180,000 books to borrow for free with no due dates, including over
100 current and former New York Times best sellers and all 7 Harry
Potter books.
Breakthrough Hardware Technology
When it
comes to HD displays, great resolution is just the start. Unlike many
other tablets,
Kindle Fire HD also delivers rich color and deep contrast
from every angle, with an advanced polarizing filter and custom
anti-glare technology.
High Definition Touchscreen Display
Rich,
immersive, video. Beautiful, vivid photos. Crisp, detailed text. Enjoy
your favorite content on a large, beautiful 1920x1200 display, capable
of playing movies and TV shows in up to 1080p high definition. At 254
ppi, the display on Kindle Fire HD 8.9" is high enough quality that
individual pixels are indistinguishable to the human eye. The result, an
unparalleled viewing experience, no matter what you want to watch.
Reduced Screen Glare
Most
tablet displays are made up of two pieces of glass - an LCD on the
bottom and a touch sensor on the top, separated by an air gap. With an
air gap, light reflects off of every surface as it passes through from
the front, creating multiple distracting reflections that reduce display
contrast. Kindle Fire HD solves this air gap problem by laminating the
touch sensor and the LCD together into a single layer of glass, creating
a display that's easy to view, even in overhead light.
Richer Colors at Wider Angles
Like
many tablets, Kindle Fire HD uses In-Plane Switching (IPS) to improve
color reproduction. But displays that only use IPS still appear washed
out at various angles, such as laid sideways when reading in bed, laid
flat on a table, or held between you and a friend when sharing a movie.
Kindle Fire HD addresses this issue by applying an advanced polarizing
filter directly to the LCD panel. This results in a display that shows
the same deep contrast and rich, detailed color when viewed at any
angle.