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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The Kindle Fire—which includes access to the <a href="/facts/Amazon_Appstore/tqUCDhwQ">Amazon Appstore</a>, streaming movies and TV shows, and the <a href="/facts/Kindle_Store/C0SArqGJ">Kindle Store</a> for <a href="/facts/E-book/yrBWpU8E">e-books</a>—was released to consumers in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> on November 14, 2011, after being announced on September 28.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>The original Kindle Fire retailed for US$199 in 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Estimates of the device's initial <a href="/facts/Bill_of_materials/cFFW9fga">bill of materials</a> cost ranged from $150 to $202.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Amazon's business strategy was stated in 2011 as making money through sales of digital content on the <i>Fire</i>, rather than through sales of the device itself.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>On September 6, 2012, the Kindle Fire was upgraded to the second generation, and its price was reduced to US$159, RAM upgraded to 1 GB and processor clock speed upgraded to 1.2 GHz. On September 7, 2012, upgrades to the device were announced with consumer availability to those European countries with a localised version of Amazon's website (<a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a>, <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>, <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a> and <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>As of October 2012<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amazon_Fire&action=edit">[update]</a>, the Kindle Fire was the second best selling tablet after <a href="/facts/Apple,_Inc/oTJYta3k">Apple</a>'s <a href="/facts/IPad/Ql67x0Dw">iPad</a>, with about 7 million units sold according to estimates by <a href="/facts/Forrester_Research/S443brSw">Forrester Research</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> and as of 2013<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amazon_Fire&action=edit">[update]</a> Amazon's tablets were the fourth best selling.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>The Fire tablet line was not updated until 2015; Amazon only released <a href="/facts/Fire_HD/zT4uNCUq">Fire HD</a> and <a href="/facts/Fire_HDX/zNaQBuVV">Fire HDX</a> tablets during that time. In 2015, Amazon made a full refresh of their tablet family where they brought the range down market as a series of budget focused devices, returning to the lower-spec Fire line and cancelling the HDX line. </p><p>In September 2015, Amazon announced the release of the Fire 7, priced at US$49.99 for the 8GB version that displays advertisements on the lock screen. As of March 2016<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amazon_Fire&action=edit">[update]</a> it was the lowest-priced Amazon tablet.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> In June 2016, its price was dropped briefly to US$39.99.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> This fifth generation tablet introduced a micro SD card slot for extra storage.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p><p>A slightly improved Fire 7 was released in June 2017, keeping the US$49.99 price point.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p><p>An upgraded model of Fire 7 was announced in May 2019, with a scheduled release in June 2019 and keeping the US$49.99 price point.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p><p>In 2022, Amazon released a significantly updated model of the Fire 7. New features to the basic Fire line are USB-C, Fire OS 8, a 2 MP front camera, a larger 10-hour life capable battery, and a significantly faster SoC with twice the RAM and storage of the previous generation. Though the tablet still features budget hardware, Amazon increased the base price to $59.99.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="design">Design</h2> <h3>Hardware</h3> <p>The Kindle Fire hardware is manufactured by <a href="/facts/Quanta_Computer/vTsqzBDu">Quanta Computer</a> (an <a href="/facts/Original_Design_Manufacturer/vBbWAxsK">Original Design Manufacturer</a>), which also originally helped design the <a href="/facts/BlackBerry_PlayBook/MEoqnh9u">BlackBerry PlayBook</a>, using it as a hardware template for the Kindle Fire.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> First-generation Kindle Fire devices employed a 1-GHz <a href="/facts/Texas_Instruments_OMAP/3oz3mLlT">Texas Instruments OMAP</a> 4430 <a href="/facts/Multi-core_processor/ABNb65hQ">dual-core</a> processor. The device has a 2-point multi-touch colour <a href="/facts/LCD/8B6xGBEz">LCD</a> screen with a diagonal length of 7 inches (180 mm) and a 600×1024-pixel resolution (160 dpi density). Connectivity is through <a href="/facts/802.11n/3gXmkz43">802.11n</a> <a href="/facts/Wi-Fi/u94quCsx">Wi-Fi</a> and <a href="/facts/USB_2.0/XcIKWLyg">USB 2.0</a> (Micro-B connector). The device includes 8 GB of internal storage—said to be enough for 80 applications, plus either 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> According to Amazon, the first-generation Kindle Fire's 4400 <a href="/facts/MAh/H8qKSLtk">mAh</a> battery sustains up to 8 hours of consecutive reading and up to 7.5 hours of video playback with wireless off;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> later generations all offered around 7–8 hours<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> </p><p>Of the 8 GB internal storage available in the first-generation Kindle Fire, approximately 6.5 GB was available for content.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a>[<i>needs update</i>] </p><p>The first-generation Kindle Fire has a sensor on the upper left-hand corner of the screen. This was widely considered to be an ambient-light sensor, disabled since an early software upgrade.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> </p><p>Colour display technologies consume much more power than monochrome <a href="/facts/Electronic_paper/b3JWSLz9">electronic paper</a> (E-ink) types; Fire offer a typical battery life of 8 hours of mixed usage, while <a href="/facts/Amazon_Kindle/cmCbmvEs">monochrome Kindles</a> offer 15 to 30 hours' use without WiFi—"battery lasts weeks on a single charge"—with a much lower-capacity battery.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> </p> <h3>Software</h3> <p>The first generation of Kindle Fire devices run a customised <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> 2.3.3 Gingerbread OS.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> The second-generation <a href="/facts/Kindle_Fire_HD/zT4uNCUq">Kindle Fire HD</a> runs a customised Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> Along with access to <a href="/facts/Amazon_Appstore/tqUCDhwQ">Amazon Appstore</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> the Fire includes a cloud-accelerated "split browser", <a href="/facts/Amazon_Silk/1uXQrRNU">Amazon Silk</a>, using <a href="/facts/Amazon_EC2/2EMwnvlS">Amazon EC2</a> for off-device cloud computation; including webpage layout and rendering, and Google's <a href="/facts/SPDY/2uH2Rbu5">SPDY</a> protocol for faster webpage content transmission.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> The user's Amazon digital content is given free storage in <a href="/facts/Amazon_Cloud/UFVN2796">Amazon Cloud</a>'s web-storage platform,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> 5 GB music storage in <a href="/facts/Amazon_Cloud_Drive/PyYgTSx9">Amazon Cloud Drive</a>, and a built-in email application allows webmail (<a href="/facts/Gmail/GXU2IQH4">Gmail</a>, <a href="/facts/Yahoo!_Mail/YjVXo9ao">Yahoo!</a>, <a href="/facts/Hotmail/I4sund79">Hotmail</a>, <a href="/facts/AOL_Mail/TEPr0aL9">AOL Mail</a>, etc.) to be merged into one inbox.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> The subscription-based <a href="/facts/Amazon_Prime/wnoY4K67">Amazon Prime</a>, which includes unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows, is available with a free 30-day trial period.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a> </p><p>Content formats supported by the first-generation Kindle Fire were <a href="/facts/Kindle_Format_8/PpysYJad">Kindle Format 8</a> (KF8), Kindle Mobi (<a href="/facts/.azw/PpysYJad">.azw</a>), <a href="/facts/.txt/zYW4JmES">TXT</a>, <a href="/facts/.pdf/C9Mn1vYL">PDF</a>, unrestricted <a href="/facts/Mobipocket/SQDUJXBS">MOBI</a>, PRC natively, <a href="/facts/Audible.com/nJUE7obq">Audible</a> (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), <a href="/facts/.doc/dzG1cNc4">DOC</a>, <a href="/facts/.docx/cjywgVJq">DOCX</a>, <a href="/facts/JPEG/HQ8QS3uB">JPEG</a>, <a href="/facts/.gif/HfIBWrIC">GIF</a>, <a href="/facts/.png/mwgK6xw5">PNG</a>, <a href="/facts/.bmp/I4LtCFLk">BMP</a>, <a href="/facts/Adobe_Photoshop/f6bbmNx0">PSD</a>, <a href="/facts/EPUB/5K41t91V">EPUB</a> non-DRM <a href="/facts/.aac/VAG9NpI4">AAC</a>, <a href="/facts/.mp3/yrBpxUSD">MP3</a>, <a href="/facts/MIDI/tblhmeFV">MIDI</a>, <a href="/facts/.ogg/KF4j68N7">OGG</a>, <a href="/facts/.wav/ptUfKleW">WAV</a>, <a href="/facts/.mp4/PM0FNvUU">MP4</a>, <a href="/facts/VP8/dfoDPMDg">VP8</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a>[<i>needs update</i>]<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> </p><p>Because of Amazon's USB <a href="/facts/Device_driver/rDYnHU1G">driver</a> implementation, the first-generation Kindle Fire suffered from slow USB transfer speeds. For example, transferring an 800MB video file may have taken more than three minutes in 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a>[<i>needs update</i>] </p><p>It is possible to convert a Kindle Fire to a tablet running standard Android, with some loss of Amazon-related functionality, and lacking features such as <a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth</a>, microphone, camera, and <a href="/facts/Secure_Digital/RLL9UTly">memory expansion</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> </p><p>In May 2022, Amazon announced the company were updating the foundation of the Fire Operating System. Amazon's next Fire 7 Tablet will come with the company's Fire OS called Fire OS 8, while Fire OS 7 has run on Android 9 since 2018, Fire OS 8 will be based on Android 11, which the company stated is a pretty significant upgrade to the foundational software currently powering Amazon tablets. With this development the company aims to introduce new user features such as a system-wide dark mode.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>Analysts had projected the device to be a strong competitor to Apple's <a href="/facts/IPad/Ql67x0Dw">iPad</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> and that other Android device makers would suffer lost sales.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a> </p><p>In a 2012 review published by <a href="/facts/Project_Gutenberg/2l0R6GgQ">Project Gutenberg</a>, the Kindle Fire was called a "huge step back in freedom from the <a href="/facts/Amazon_Kindle/cmCbmvEs">Kindle 3</a>"; the reviewer noted that Amazon introduced a "deliberate limitation" into the Fire that didn't exist in the previous version: it is no longer possible to download free <a href="/facts/E-book/yrBWpU8E">e-books</a> from websites such as Project Gutenberg, <a href="/facts/Internet_Archive/PHStU8Lo">Internet Archive</a> and <a href="/facts/Google_Books/lnGRMWXs">Google Books</a> and have them stored permanently in the same places where books from Amazon are kept.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a>[<i>needs update</i>] </p> <h2 id="sales">Sales</h2> <p>Customers began receiving Kindle Fires on November 15, 2011; in December 2012, customers had purchased over a million Kindle devices per week.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a> <a href="/facts/International_Data_Corporation/WvwTlWHu">International Data Corporation</a> (IDC) estimated that the Kindle Fire sold about 4.7 million units during the fourth quarter of 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a> </p><p>The Amazon Kindle Fire helped the company beat their 2012 first quarter estimates and boosted the company's stock in extended trading.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> As of May 2013, about 7 million units had been sold according to estimates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a> Statistics for FY2014 or Q1&2 2015 are not yet available.[<i>needs update</i>] </p> <h2 id="family">Family</h2> <p>Up to the present, there have been many generations of Fire tablets spread across three different feature design lines: Fire, <a href="/facts/Fire_HD/zT4uNCUq">Fire HD</a>, and <a href="/facts/Fire_HDX/zNaQBuVV">Fire HDX</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a> </p><p>Beyond this usage, Fire is also used for a <a href="/facts/Fire_TV/HDhtDsYY">range of media devices</a> and for one generation of <a href="/facts/Fire_Phone/qBBsLntp">smart phone</a>. </p> <h2 id="models">Models</h2> <p>Overview on generations and models for all Fire (including <a href="/facts/Fire_HD/zT4uNCUq">Fire HD</a>) tablet devices:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Display Size (Diag.)Generation (Year)</th><th>6 in</th><th>7 in</th><th>8 in</th><th>8.9 in</th><th>10.1 in</th><th>11 in</th></tr><tr><th>1st (2011)</th><td></td><td>Kindle Fire</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>2nd (2012)</th><td></td><td>Kindle FireKindle Fire HD</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>2.5th (2012)</th><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Kindle Fire HD WiFiKindle Fire HD WAN</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>3rd (2013)</th><td></td><td>Kindle FireKindle Fire HD WiFiKindle Fire HD WAN</td><td>Kindle Fire HD WiFiKindle Fire HD WAN</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>4th (2014)</th><td>Fire HD</td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td><td>Fire HDX WiFiFire HDX WAN</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>5th (2015)</th><td></td><td>Fire</td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>6th (2016)</th><td></td><td></td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>7th (2017)</th><td></td><td>Fire</td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>8th (2018)</th><td></td><td></td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>9th (2019)</th><td></td><td>Fire</td><td></td><td></td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>10th (2020)</th><td></td><td></td><td>Fire HDFire HD Plus</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>11th (2021)</th><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fire HDFire HD Plus</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>12th (2022)</th><td></td><td>Fire</td><td>Fire HDFire HD Plus</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>13th (2023)</th><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fire HD</td><td>Fire Max</td></tr><tr><th>12th (2024)</th><td></td><td></td><td>Fire HD</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Note: Items in bold are currently available. </p><p>Detailed specifications for Fire tablets: </p><p>Kindle Fire models (2011 - 2013) </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Generation(within Amazon Fire tablets)</th><th>1st(2011)</th><th>2nd(2012)</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Model</th><th colspan="2">Kindle Fire</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Code name</th><td>Otter/Blaze</td><td>Otter2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Model Number</th><td>D01400<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td><td>KFOT</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Release date</th><td>November 15, 2011</td><td>September 14, 2012</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Status</th><td>Old version, not maintained: Discontinued</td><td>Old version, not maintained: Discontinued</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">OS</th><td>Fire OS 1based on <a href="/facts/Android_Gingerbread/FEr1BtXd">Android 2.3.3</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td><td>Fire OS 2.4(?)based on <a href="/facts/Android_Ice_Cream_Sandwich/FWzoxLoh">Android 4.0.3</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">System Version</th><td>6.3.4<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></td><td>10.5.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Fire OS (latest)</th><td>2.4</td><td>3.1</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3">Screen</th><th>Size (diagonal)</th><td colspan="2">7"</td></tr><tr><th colspan="1">Resolution</th><td colspan="2">1024 × 600</td></tr><tr><th colspan="1">Density</th><td colspan="2">169 <a href="/facts/Pixels_per_inch/0UbaSzsw">ppi</a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="5">CPU</th><th>Maker</th><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Texas_Instruments/88NUhuHF">Texas Instruments</a></td></tr><tr><th>Kind</th><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Multi-core_processor/ABNb65hQ">Dual-core</a> <a href="/facts/OMAP/3oz3mLlT">OMAP</a>4</td></tr><tr><th>Model</th><td colspan="2">4430 HS</td></tr><tr><th>Cores</th><td>2× <a href="/facts/ARM_Cortex-A9/7frBGbbK">ARM Cortex-A9</a>@ 1.0 GHz</td><td>2× <a href="/facts/ARM_Cortex-A9/7frBGbbK">ARM Cortex-A9</a>@ 1.2 GHz</td></tr><tr><th>Width</th><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/32-bit/TDMVce8s">32-bit</a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="4">GPU</th><th>Designer</th><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Imagination_Technologies/2nj1lCRC">Imagination Technologies</a></td></tr><tr><th>Kind</th><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/PowerVR/lTtwow8j">PowerVR</a></td></tr><tr><th>Model</th><td colspan="2">SGX540</td></tr><tr><th>Clock</th><td>304 MHz<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></td><td>384 MHz<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Storage</th><th colspan="1">RAM</th><td>512 MiB</td><td>1 GiB</td></tr><tr><th>Internal</th><td colspan="2">8 GB</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Camera</th><td colspan="2">—</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Microphone</th><td colspan="2" rowspan="1">—</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth</a></th><td colspan="2" rowspan="1">—</td></tr><tr><th>Wireless</th><th><a href="/facts/Wi-Fi/u94quCsx">Wi-Fi</a></th><td colspan="2">802.11 b/g/n</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Location</th><td>—</td><td>Wi-Fi based</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Accelerometer</th><td colspan="2">Yes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Weight</th><td>413 g (14.6 oz)</td><td>400 g (14 oz)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Dimensions</th><td>190 × 120 × 11.4 mm(7.48 × 4.72 × 0.45 in)</td><td>189 × 120 × 11.5 mm(7.44 × 4.72 × 0.45 in)</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Battery</th><th>Capacity</th><td colspan="2">4400 mA⋅h</td></tr><tr><th>Life (up to)</th><td colspan="2">?</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Legend:Old version, not maintainedOld version, still maintainedLatest versionLatest preview versionFuture version</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Amazon Fire models (2014 and newer) </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Generation(within Amazon Fire tablets)</th><th>5th(2015)</th><th>7th(2017)</th><th>9th(2019)</th><th>12th(2022)</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Model</th><th>Fire</th><th colspan="3">Fire 7</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Code name</th><td>Ford</td><td>Austin</td><td>Mustang</td><td>Quartz</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Model Number</th><td>KFFOWI</td><td>KFAUWI</td><td>KFMUWI</td><td>KFQUWI</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Release date</th><td>September 30, 2015</td><td>June 7, 2017</td><td>June 6, 2019</td><td>June 29, 2022</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Status</th><td>Old version, not maintained: Discontinued</td><td>Old version, not maintained: Discontinued</td><td>Old version, still maintained: Supported</td><td>Latest version: Current</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">OS</th><td>Fire OS 5based on <a href="/facts/Android_Lollipop/kAem58xg">Android 5.1.1</a></td><td>Fire OS 5.3.6based on <a href="/facts/Android_Lollipop/kAem58xg">Android 5.1.1</a></td><td>Fire OS 6.3.0based on <a href="/facts/Android_Nougat/SXtFe2ha">Android 7.1</a></td><td>Fire OS 8based on <a href="/facts/Android_11/lduCdBAm">Android 11</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Fire OS (latest)</th><td colspan="2">5.7.1.0<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></td><td>7.3.2.9<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></td><td>8.3.1.9<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3">Screen</th><th>Size (diagonal)</th><td colspan="4">7"</td></tr><tr><th colspan="1">Resolution</th><td colspan="4">1024 × 600</td></tr><tr><th colspan="1">Density</th><td colspan="4">171 ppi</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="5">CPU</th><th>Maker</th><td colspan="4"><a href="/facts/MediaTek/X0yoLa9D">MediaTek</a></td></tr><tr><th>Kind</th><td colspan="4"><a href="/facts/Multi-core_processor/ABNb65hQ">Quad-core</a></td></tr><tr><th>Model</th><td colspan="2">MT8127B<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a></td><td>MT8163V/B(in 32-bit mode)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a></td><td>MT8168V/B</td></tr><tr><th>Cores</th><td colspan="2">4× <a href="/facts/ARM_Cortex-A7/Ch36KljD">ARM Cortex-A7</a>@ 1.3 GHz</td><td>4× <a href="/facts/ARM_Cortex-A53/Pf8fGSNX">ARM Cortex-A53</a>@ 1.3 GHz</td><td>4× <a href="/facts/ARM_Cortex-A53/Pf8fGSNX">ARM Cortex-A53</a>@ 2.0 GHz</td></tr><tr><th>Width</th><td colspan="3"><a href="/facts/32-bit/TDMVce8s">32-bit</a></td><td><a href="/facts/64-bit/AgvkQHkM">64-bit</a> & <a href="/facts/32-bit/TDMVce8s">32-bit</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="4">GPU</th><th>Designer</th><td colspan="4"><a href="/facts/ARM_Holdings/jqqppj7b">ARM Holdings</a></td></tr><tr><th>Kind</th><td colspan="4"><a href="/facts/Mali_(GPU)/hHeuRwXb">Mali</a></td></tr><tr><th>Model</th><td>450</td><td>450 MP4</td><td>T720 MP2</td><td>G52 3EE MC1</td></tr><tr><th>Clock</th><td>600 MHz</td><td>600 MHz<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a></td><td>520 MHz<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a></td><td>800 MHz<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3">Storage</th><th colspan="1">RAM</th><td colspan="3">1 GiB</td><td>2 GiB</td></tr><tr><th>Internal</th><td colspan="2">8 GB or 16 GB</td><td colspan="2">16 GB or 32 GB</td></tr><tr><th>External</th><td>At least up to128 GB <a href="/facts/Secure_Digital/RLL9UTly">microSDXC</a></td><td>At least up to256 GB <a href="/facts/Secure_Digital/RLL9UTly">microSDXC</a></td><td>At least up to512 GB <a href="/facts/Secure_Digital/RLL9UTly">microSDXC</a></td><td>At least up to1 TB <a href="/facts/Secure_Digital/RLL9UTly">microSDXC</a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Camera</th><th>Back</th><td colspan="4">2 <a href="/facts/Megapixels/UzwBvXBV">MP</a></td></tr><tr><th>Front</th><td colspan="3">0.3 MP VGA</td><td>2 MP</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Microphone</th><td colspan="4">Yes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth</a></th><td>Bluetooth 4.0 LE</td><td colspan="2">Bluetooth 4.1 LE</td><td>Bluetooth 5.0 LE</td></tr><tr><th>Wireless</th><th><a href="/facts/Wi-Fi/u94quCsx">Wi-Fi</a></th><td>802.11 b/g/n</td><td colspan="2">802.11 a/b/g/n (dual band)</td><td>802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual band)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Location</th><td colspan="4">Wi-Fi based</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Accelerometer</th><td colspan="4">Yes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Weight</th><td>313 g (11.0 oz)</td><td>295 g (10.4 oz)</td><td>286 g (10.1 oz)</td><td>282 g (9.9 oz)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Dimensions</th><td>191 × 115 × 10.6 mm(7.52 × 4.53 × 0.42 in)</td><td>192 × 115 × 9.6 mm(7.56 × 4.53 × 0.38 in)</td><td>192 × 115 × 9.6 mm(7.56 × 4.53 × 0.38 in)</td><td>180.7 × 117.6 × 9.7 mm(7.11 × 4.63 × 0.38 in)</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Battery</th><th>Capacity</th><td>2980 mA⋅h<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a></td><td>2980 mA⋅h</td><td>3200 mA⋅h</td><td>3750 mA⋅h</td></tr><tr><th>Life (up to)</th><td>7 hours</td><td>8 hours</td><td>7 hours</td><td>10 hours</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Legend:Old version, not maintainedOld version, still maintainedLatest versionLatest preview versionFuture version</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="gallery">Gallery</h2> <h2 id="timeline">Timeline</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Timeline of Amazon Fire tablet models <ul><li>v</li><li>t</li><li>e</li></ul></th></tr><tr><td><p>Disclaimer: The discontinuation dates may not be precise.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fire_HD/zT4uNCUq">Fire HD</a>, the 'mid-market' version of the Kindle Fire, with improved specifications, including higher resolution screens and improved processors running <a href="/facts/Fire_OS/fAogmIrP">Fire OS</a> since 4th generation and Android for the early models.</li> <li><a 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