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Amazon appears to be kicking off its a little early. Hot on the heels of , the company is holding a sale on , and, it seems, . Highlights include the Fire 10 HD, which is , a price we last saw during Amazon's Prime Day event in July. Meanwhile, the new Fire 7 tablet .
While the is the older of the two devices, the deal on that tablet is still the highlight here. For the money, you get a 10.1-inch display with full HD resolution, an eight-core 2GHz processor, 3GB of RAM, 12 hours of rated battery life and up to 64GB of internal storage (expandable to as much a 1TB via a microSD card).
As for the Fire 7, we need to caution you that it earned a lackluster score from us last summer. Although we acknowledged the then-$60 tablet got some basics right, including battery life, USB-C charging and, well, the affordable price, we dinged it for its unimpressive display quality and sluggish performance. If we were to review it fresh today with a $45 list price, perhaps we'd be a little more generous in our rating.
It's unclear when Amazon will refresh either its 10- or 7-inch tablet line. At its hardware launch last month, Amazon , 30 percent faster performance, slightly improved 13-hour battery life and a new Tap to Alexa feature that allows you to summon the voice assistant without speaking.
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While the is the older of the two devices, the deal on that tablet is still the highlight here. For the money, you get a 10.1-inch display with full HD resolution, an eight-core 2GHz processor, 3GB of RAM, 12 hours of rated battery life and up to 64GB of internal storage (expandable to as much a 1TB via a microSD card).
As for the Fire 7, we need to caution you that it earned a lackluster score from us last summer. Although we acknowledged the then-$60 tablet got some basics right, including battery life, USB-C charging and, well, the affordable price, we dinged it for its unimpressive display quality and sluggish performance. If we were to review it fresh today with a $45 list price, perhaps we'd be a little more generous in our rating.
It's unclear when Amazon will refresh either its 10- or 7-inch tablet line. At its hardware launch last month, Amazon , 30 percent faster performance, slightly improved 13-hour battery life and a new Tap to Alexa feature that allows you to summon the voice assistant without speaking.
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