Guest PaulOBrien Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 The 8.9" Amazon Kindle Fire, previously only available in the US, is now available to purchase in the UK. Priced at £229 with Special Offers and £239 without in 16GB guise and £259 / £269 respectively for the 32GB version, the larger Kindle Fire is in a segment which is under provided for thus far - tablets bigger than 7" but smaller than 10" and with a high resolution screen - the 8.9" Kindle Fire has a 1920x1200 (254ppi) IPS panel. The device, which measures 239 mm x 163 mm x 9 mm and weighs 567 grams, also features: Dual-band, dual-antenna MIMO WiFi (802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n)microUSBmicroHDMIAmbient light sensorAccelerometerGyroscopeNo GPSFront-facing HD cameraMicrophoneBluetooth Unfortunately the UK doesn't get the LTE enabled version found over the pond (yet), but at least this is a start. The device of course run's Amazon's fork of Android, which means no Play Store - instead you get the Amazon Appstore and their other apps, including the Lovefilm Player, which is a Kindle Fire exclusive. That said, Play Store CAN be installed unofficially without too much trouble. ;) Are you picking one up? Tempted? Click here to view the item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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