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Amazon is refreshing its Fire HD 8 tablets ahead of Prime Big Deal Days with some AI enhancements and a few spec upgrades.
Amazon teased a trio of AI features coming to its 8-inch tablet. That includes Writing Assist, which promises "help refining a message or finessing a tricky email." Available as part of the keyboard, Writing Assist works "across any app on your Fire tablet, including e-mail, Word documents, and social media, so you can enhance your writing with just a few taps."
On the tablet's Silk browser, Amazon's AI can summarize web pages, while Wallpaper Creator will create custom backgrounds from a text prompt.
These AI features won't be limited to the 2024 Fire HD 8 lineup. Later this month, Webpage Summaries will be available on the Fire HD 8 going back to 2018, the Fire HD 10 going back to 2019, and Fire Max 11. Writing Assist and Wallpaper Creator are also coming to the Max 11, 2023 Fire HD 10 and 2022 Fire HD 8.
AI requires more processing power, so the new Fire HD 8 tablets get a RAM boost—3GB on the 32GB version and 4GB on the 64GB version, up from 2GB on the previous version. There's also a 5MP rear-facing camera on both models, up from 2MP.
Battery life is the same at up to 13 hours, as is the hexa-core 2GHz processor. Storage is expandable up to 1TB with a microSD card.
The Fire HD 8 is available in Black, Hibiscus, or Emerald. It starts at $99.99, but you can save up to 45% if you order now through Oct. 9.
The Fire HD 8 Kids and HD 8 Kids Pro are getting the same RAM upgrade and limited-time Prime Day discount. They are available and come in several colors and designs based on popular Disney, Pixar, and Marvel movies.