Amazon Fire

The Amazon Fire, formerly called the Kindle Fire, is a line of tablet computers developed by Amazon. 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 on Fire OS, an Android-based operating system. 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 name "Kindle" was dropped. In later generations, the Fire tablet is also able to convert into a Smart speaker turning on the "Show Mode" options, which the primary interaction will be by voice command through Alexa.

For the smartphone, see Fire Phone. For the media player, see Amazon Fire TV. For the 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires, see 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires.

Amazon Fire
Kindle Fire (7", 1st gen, 2011)
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DeveloperAmazon Inc.
ManufacturerQuanta Computer
TypeTablet computer & Smart speaker for latest model (by turning on show mode)
Release dateNovember 15, 2011 (2011-11-15) (US)
September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06) (Europe)
December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18) (Japan)
Units sold7 million (as of October 2012)
Operating systemFire OS
System on a chipTI OMAP 4 (1st and 2nd gen)
MediaTek MT81xx (5th gen and newer)
CPUDual and Quad core (ARM)
Memory512 MB RAM (1st gen)
1 GB RAM (2nd gen)
2 GB RAM (12th gen)
Storage8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB
Display7 inch, 1024×600 resolution, capacitive multi-touch display
GraphicsPowerVR and Mali
Sound3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Top-mounted stereo speakers (1st and 2nd gen)
Bottom-mounted mono speaker (5th gen and newer)
CameraFront and Rear facing cameras
ConnectivityMicro-USB 2.0 (type B), USB-C 2.0 (12th gen)
3.5 mm stereo socket
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth (5th gen and newer)
Online servicesAmazon Prime, Amazon Cloud Storage, Amazon Cloud Player, Amazon Video, Amazon Silk, Amazon Appstore, Amazon Kindle Store
Dimensions190 mm (7.5 in) H
120 mm (4.7 in) W
11.4 mm (0.45 in) D
Mass413 g (14.6 oz)
SuccessorFire HD
WebsiteAmazon Fire
Amazon (Kindle) Fire tablet models
Android LCD devices
  • Kindle Fire (black)
    Sep 28, 2011
  • Kindle Fire HD 7 (1st gen) (black)
    Sep 14, 2012
  • Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (black)
    Nov 20, 2012
  • Kindle Fire HD 7 (2nd gen) (black)
    October 2, 2013
  • Kindle Fire HDX 7 (black)
    Oct 18, 2013
  • Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (black)
    Nov 7, 2013
Fire OS LCD devices
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