Amazon Kindle Fire HD (7-inch and 8.9-inch variants) now official! Price, Specs and Availability in the Philippines

Less than one year ago, Amazon introduced Kindle Fire-combining 15 years of innovation into a fully-integrated, end-to-end service for customers. Kindle Fire quickly became the most successful product launch in the history of Amazon! Today, Amazon is excited to announce that it's taking on the high-end with Kindle Fire HD (7-inch and 8.9-inch variants) and the all-new upgraded version of the best-selling standard definition Kindle Fire with a faster processor, twice the memory and longer battery life-all. More details after the jump.

Kindle Fire HD (7-inch and 8.9-inch variants) Features:
- Ultra-fast 4G LTE wireless, powered by the latest generation 4G chipset, support for all 10 4G bands, and Amazon's breakthrough 4G LTE data package-customers save hundreds of dollars in the first year compared to other 4G tablets.
- Stunning custom HD (1920x1200 - 8.9" variant, 1280x800 - 7" variant) display with in-plane switching (IPS), Advanced True Wide polarizing filter and custom laminated touch sensor for 25% less glare with rich color and deep contrast from any viewing angle.
- Fastest Wi-Fi of any tablet-dual antenna, dual-band, and MIMO-40% faster downloads and streaming compared to the next fastest tablet.
- High-performance TI OMAP 4470 processor and Imagination SGX544 graphics engine for snappy and smooth performance.
- Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio-the standard in high-end audio-available for the first time on a tablet.
- Kindle Fire HD starts with 16 GB of local storage, enough to accommodate the larger file sizes of HD content.
- Exceptional battery life-7" Kindle Fire HD gets 11 hours of battery life.
- Front-facing HD camera with custom Skype application for video calling from anywhere in the world.
- New Amazon-exclusive features like X-Ray for Movies, X-Ray for Textbooks, Immersion Reading, Whispersync for Voice, Whispersync for Games, and Kindle FreeTime.
- World's best content ecosystem-over 22 million movies, TV shows, songs, apps, games, books, audiobooks and magazines.
- Best cross-platform interoperability, with Amazon apps available on the largest number of devices and platforms so customers can access content anytime, anywhere.

Kindle Fire Features:
Kindle Fire, the #1 best-selling product on Amazon for the past year, is now even better, with all the features customers love about the original Kindle Fire-all the content, seamless integration with the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync, and a brilliant 7" touchscreen-now with a faster processor for 40% faster performance, twice the memory and longer battery life. The new Kindle Fire also offers all of the new features that are exclusive to the Kindle Fire family-including X-Ray for Movies, X-Ray for Books, Immersion Reading, Whispersync for Voice, Kindle FreeTime and more.

Kindle Fire HD (7-inch and 8.9-inch variants) and Kindle Fire Price and Availability:
The all-new Kindle Fire HD 7-inch will ship on September 14 for only $199 (16GB variant) while the 32GB variant costs $249. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch will begin shipping on November 20 for $299 for the 16GB variant, while the 32GB variant will retail for $369. There’s also a 4G LTE variant which starts at $499 for the 32GB variant and $599 for the 64GB variant. The new latest generation Kindle Fire will begin shipping on September 14 for a price of just $159 only.

Note: Availability of these tablets on other countries is still unknown at this moment and may not be officially launched in the Philippines.