<P> On October 2, 2014, the Fire HD third generation was released, which is part of the Fire Tablet's fourth generation, with 6 - inch and 7 - inch touchscreen sizes . In addition, the Fire HD Kids Edition was released, which is the same device as the Fire HD 6 except it comes with a case and one - year subscription to Kindle Freetime apps . In addition, the name "Kindle" was officially removed from the tablets' name . </P> <P> In September 2015, Amazon released a new range of Fire tablets with 7, 8, and 10.1 inch sizes . The 7 inch was simply called the Fire 7, while the 8" and 10.1" were called Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 respectively . The Fire 7 is unique as it is, thus far, the lowest priced Fire tablet at $50 . In September 2016, Amazon announced the new Fire HD 8 with Alexa starting at $90 . </P> <P> In 2017, the sixth Generation Fire 7 Fire HD 8 were released . The only major differences between the 6th and 7th Generation HD 8 models were the price, the gyroscope removal, the increase of maximum SD card expansion, and the better graphics chip . The 7th generation, however, does not have a gyroscope, and the Micro SD card limit was expanded to 256GB . A better graphics chip, compared to 2015 models, is in the 2017 Fire tablets . </P> <P> The Fire tablets feature multi-touch touchscreen LCD screens . The first generation 7" model contains a Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 processor, while the 8.9" model uses an OMAP 4470 processor . All three models feature Dolby audio and stereo speakers . The 7" model's speakers are dual - driver, while the 8.9" model's are single - driver . The device has two Wi - Fi antennas on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands which utilize MIMO to improve reception . The Fire HD also added Bluetooth connectivity allowing users to connect an array of wireless accessories including keyboards . The first generation models have an HDMI port, but this is missing from future generations . </P>

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