The new Fire HD 8 tablet is similar to the previous version, but with a few differences. These include a lower consumer price, bump in RAM from 1 gigabyte to 1.5 gigabytes and an increased battery size that delivers up to 12 hours of life, up from 8 hours.
Summary points:
Mediatek Quad-Core 1.3G Hz MT8163V
16 GB eMMC NAND, 1.5 GB DDR3 SDRAM
8" TFT-LCD 1280 x 800, w/ GFF type touchscreen
2 MP Primary Camera, VGA Secondary Camera
Target market: Mass Market
Released: 2016 September
Pricing: USD $89.99
Availability: Global
Total cost (direct materials and manufacturing): $75.31
Major Components:
- 8" Diagonal, TFT LCD, a-Si, IPS, 1280 x 800, N/T, 88.4 g - MFG: INNOLUX CORP - MPN: P080DCA-AZ1
- 8" Diagonal, GFF Type, Air Gap, w/ Tempered Cover Glass, w/ Integral Flex PCB
- SDRAM, Mobile DDR3-1866, 1.5 GB - MFG: SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC - MPN: K4E2E304EA-AGCF Apps Processor, Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz CPU, ARM Mali-T720 GPU - MFG: MEDIATEK INC - MPN: MT8163V
- Battery Pack, Li-polymer, 1-cell, 3.8 V, 4750 mAh, 18.05 Wh, w/ 7 Discrete Wires & 1 7-position Pin Socket Connector - MFG: MCNAIR TECHNOLOGY CO LTD - MPN: MC-28A8B8 –
- Flash, eMMC NAND, 16 GB, MLC - MFG: SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC - MPN: KLMAG1JENB - B041
- Power Management IC - MFG: MEDIATEK INC - MPN: MT6323LGA
- Charger, 5 V, 1 A, AC to USB Type A - MFG: DONGGUAN AOHAI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD - MPN: FANA7R
- 6-Layer, FR4, Lead-free - MFG: KUNSHAN HUAXIN CIRCUIT BOARD CO LTD
- Bluetooth / FM / GPS / WLAN, WLAN IEEE802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.1 LE, GNSS, DRS/RBDS FM Reciever - MFG: MEDIATEK INC - MPN: MT6625LN
