Amazon launches premium Android-based Alexa tablets
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Amazon unveiled a new lineup of higher-priced tablets running Google’s Android operating system, replacing its budget-focused Fire tablets and their modified Fire OS software. The aluminum-bodied devices include the Alexa Tablet 8, Alexa Tablet 11 and flagship Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, with starting prices ranging from $230 to $500.
All three models include the Google Play Store, Amazon and Kindle apps, and built-in access to the company’s Alexa+ AI assistant. Alexa+ can answer questions about on-screen content, conduct voice conversations and use the tablet’s camera to identify objects. Access requires either an Amazon Prime membership or an Alexa+ subscription.
The $230 Alexa Tablet 8 has an 8.7-inch display, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The entertainment-focused Alexa Tablet 11 starts at $330 and includes a 2.5K, 90Hz display, 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The 12-inch Pro starts at $500 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage; the Nanomatte version starts at $550. Optional accessories include a $90 stylus and a $150 keyboard.
Amazon also announced children’s versions of the 8.7-inch and 11-inch tablets, bundled with protective cases, age-based content recommendations and one year of Amazon Kids+. They will go on sale October 14 for $230 and $330, respectively.
The launch moves Amazon well above the pricing of its previous Fire HD 10, which started around $180, as the company shifts toward more premium hardware.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 5 articles, 4 with the publisher's own text; 4 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 18 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs two price/spec details adjusted to match the sources without overstating the configuration of the $550 model. - "with prices ranging from $230 to $550": The sources say starting prices range from $230 to $500, while the new tablets can cost as much as $550; stating the range this way is imprecise because the standard lineup's starting-price range does not include $550. - "The 12-inch Pro starts at $500 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage; a $550 version adds Amazon’s anti-glare Nanomatte display.": Engadget says the Nanomatte version starts at $550, while The Express Tribune says the top Alexa tablet has 128GB of memory for $550; the story's phrasing that the only difference is Nanomatte display is not fully supported by all sources.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Amazon launches premium Android-based Alexa tablets
Amazon unveiled a new lineup of higher-priced tablets running Google’s Android operating system, replacing its budget-focused Fire tablets and their modified Fire OS software. The aluminum-bodied devices include the Alexa Tablet 8, Alexa Tablet 11 and flagship Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, with starting prices ranging from $230 to $550.$500.
All three models include the Google Play Store, Amazon and Kindle apps, and built-in access to the company’s Alexa+ AI assistant. Alexa+ can answer questions about on-screen content, conduct voice conversations and use the tablet’s camera to identify objects. Access requires either an Amazon Prime membership or an Alexa+ subscription.
The $230 Alexa Tablet 8 has an 8.7-inch display, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The entertainment-focused Alexa Tablet 11 starts at $330 and includes a 2.5K, 90Hz display, 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The 12-inch Pro starts at $500 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage; athe $550Nanomatte version addsstarts Amazon’sat anti-glare Nanomatte display.$550. Optional accessories include a $90 stylus and a $150 keyboard.
Amazon also announced children’s versions of the 8.7-inch and 11-inch tablets, bundled with protective cases, age-based content recommendations and one year of Amazon Kids+. They will go on sale October 14 for $230 and $330, respectively.
The launch moves Amazon well above the pricing of its previous Fire HD 10, which started around $180, as the company shifts toward more premium hardware.
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