Amazon deshevogo submitted competitor Apple iPad - Kindle Fire

Releasing tablet costing only 199 dollars, the company expects to primarily to the fact that the owners of the new device will be loyal customers of its online stores.

world's largest Internet retailer, US-based Amazon, introduced its first tablet PC Kindle Fire, which, according to experts, due to its low price of $ 199 and accompanying services Amazon, is able to compete not only many Android-devices, but and the most popular in the world of tablet Apple iPad, the company said.

Kindle Fire

cost significantly less than the cost of the iPad and production of the largest manufacturers of Android-plates. The most affordable model in the U.S. iPad is $ 499.

Amazon does not want to make enormous profits from the sale of tablets themselves, experts say. As is the case with inexpensive readers of electronic texts Kindle, the company primarily hopes that the owner of the new device will be a loyal customer of its online stores.

Owners plates will be offered not only e-books, but other content, which is sold Amazon online - music, video and applications.

The new product

Amazon uses a 7-inch touch screen with a protective coating Gorilla Glass, created by technology, IPS. The device is installed dual-core processor with 1 GHz wireless module and Wi-Fi, but does not support data transmission over cellular networks. The internal memory of 8 GB. Weight tablet is about 415 grams, so it can comfortably hold in one hand.