Amazon launches Fire HD 8 tablet with new Echo-like dock
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#3Y7JN)
Company updates popular 80 tablet, improving camera and giving it new Alexa smart assistant capabilities
Amazon is updating its popular 80 media tablet with an improved camera and new Alexa capabilities that turn it into an Echo device with a screen.
The new Fire HD 8 looks almost identical on the outside to the previous version, with a robust plastic body available in a collection of colours. Inside is a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, a choice of 16 or 32GB of storage, an 8in 720p screen and stereo speakers, an improved front-facing camera, and 10 hours of battery life.
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