Amazon Introduces New 7-Inch Fire Tablet for Just $50!

The new budget tablet offers advanced features.  

Amazon has detailed a new addition to its tablet lineup. The Fire tablet ($50) is a low cost tablet with premium performance.

"Today, we're taking another step in our mission to deliver premium products at non-premium prices," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. "The all-new Fire features a quad-core processor, is incredibly durable, and is backed by the Amazon content ecosystem, the new Amazon Underground, and Amazon customer service with Mayday Screen Sharing. Fire sets a new bar for what customers should expect from a low cost tablet."

The Fire features a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024x600 and 171ppi. Under the hood, the device is powered by a Quad-Core 1.3 GHz CPU with 1 GB of RAM. A 2MP rear camera and a VGA front camera are integrated as well. In addition, the tablet includes 8GB of internal storage and offers up to seven hours of battery life. Finally, the tablet uses the new Fire OS 5 "Bellini" and includes Amazon Underground support for "a one-of-a-kind app store experience where over $10,000 in apps, games and even in-app items are actually free—including extra lives, unlocked levels, unlimited add-on packs, and more."

Amazon's Fire tablet ($50) is now available for pre-order, and is also available as a buy five, get one free six-pack for $249.95. The device will start shipping on September 30.

Source: Amazon

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