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| Developer | Amazon.com, Inc. |
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| Manufacturer | Quanta Computer |
| Type | Tablet computer |
| Generation | 1st |
| Release date | November 15, 2011 (USA) September 6, 2012 (Europe) December 18, 2012 (Japan) |
| Units sold | 7 million (as of October 2012[update]) |
| Operating system | Based on Android OS 2.3.3 Gingerbread (customized: 6.3.2_user_4110520) (1st gen.) Based on Android 4.0.3 (customized: 10.5.1_user_5172420) (2nd gen.) |
| System-on-chip used | Texas Instruments OMAP 4 4430 |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 (ARMv7) |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM (1st gen.) 1 GB RAM (2nd gen.) |
| Storage | 8 GB |
| Display | 7 inch multi-touch Gorilla Glass display, 1024×600 at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.Capacitive touch sensitive. |
| Graphics | PowerVR SGX 540 |
| Sound | 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, top-mounted stereo speakers |
| Camera | None |
| Connectivity | Micro-USB 2.0 (type B) 3.5 mm stereo socket 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi |
| Online services | Amazon Prime, Amazon Cloud Storage, Amazon Cloud Player, Amazon Video, Amazon Silk, Amazon App Store, Amazon Kindle Store |
| Dimensions | 190 mm (7.5 in) H 120 mm (4.7 in) W 11.4 mm (0.45 in) D |
| Weight | 413 g (14.6 oz) |
| Successor | Fire HD |
| Website | Amazon Kindle Fire |
The Kindle Fire is a tablet computer developed by Amazon.com. Built with Quanta Computer, the Kindle Fire was first released in November 2011, featuring a color 7-inch multi-touch display with IPS technology and running a custom version of Google's Android operating system called Fire OS. The Kindle Fire HD followed in September 2012, and the Kindle Fire HDX in September 2013. In September 2014, when the fourth generation was introduced, the adjective "Kindle" was dropped. In September 2015, the fifth generation Fire 7 was released, followed by the sixth generation Fire HD 8, in September 2016.
The Kindle Fire—which includes access to the Amazon Appstore, streaming movies and TV shows, and the Kindle Store for e-books—was released to consumers in the United States on November 15, 2011, after being announced on September 28.
On September 7, 2012, upgrades to the device were announced with consumer availability to those European countries with a localized version of Amazon's website (United Kingdom,France, Germany, Italy and Spain).
The original Kindle Fire retailed for US$199 in 2011. Estimates of the device's initial bill of materials cost ranged from $150 to $202. Amazon's business strategy was stated in 2011 as making money through sales of digital content on the Fire, rather than through sales of the device itself.
As of October 2012[update], the Kindle Fire was the second best selling tablet after Apple's iPad, with about 7 million units sold according to estimates by Forrester Research and as of 2013[update] Amazon's tablets were the fourth best selling.
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