Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE Wireless
Officially launching on November 20th of 2012, the new Kindle Fire offers HD, an 8.9-inch screen, and 4G LTE capability. All of these features offer improvements over the original Kindle Fire and the most recent Kindle Fire HD 7” tablet. Although the original Kindle Fire has been reputed to have enjoyed high sales, critics denounced the fact that it did not have 3G or 4G capability. Additionally, the screen size of the new Kindle Fire HD has increased by nearly 2 inches, making it more competitive with larger tablets like the iPad, the Samsung Galaxy, and the Sony Tablet S.
One major benefit of the new Kindle Fire HD 8.9” 4G LTE tablet is its ability to broadcast video in HD, which makes it competitive with other HD tablets like the Google Nexus 7. Additionally, like the Kindle Fire HD 7” tablet, it features a micro-HDMI port. This allows the viewer to connect the Kindle tablet to an HDTV with an HDMI cable and watch HD videos and shows on a larger screen. Through Amazon’s video on demand service, viewers have access to a variety of television programs and films at a low cost.
The 4G LTE feature has a lot of critics speculating on the tablet’s future success. Unlike previous versions of the Kindle Fire, the 4G LTE service allows users to pay for use of a 4G network. This allows them to access the internet anywhere regardless of Wi-Fi availability. Moreover, this version of the Kindle Fire also comes with a phenomenal data package, 250 MB of data each month for only $50 per year. This provides huge savings over many other tablets that offer 3G or 4G for a monthly premium of around $15, which adds up to $180 per year.
The excellent deal Amazon’s offering on the data package may help to make up for the high price tag of Kindle Fire HD 8.9” 4G LTE when compared to other versions of the Kindle Fire. The initial pricing on this version has been announced at $499 for the 32 GB version and $599 for the 64GB version. This may seem steep to buyers when full-size tablets with fewer bells and whistles are available by lesser-known manufacturers like Coby and Acer for less than $200. The newest Kindle Fire HD doesn’t come with a wall charger, either, although it does include a data cable so users can connect it to a computer for charging and data transfer.
