Alexa won’t ship on the tablet either, but rather show up via a software update “in the coming months.” Current Fire tablet owners shouldn’t fret, as Alexa will also be coming to the Fire HD 10 tablet, the 7-inch Fire tablet and last year’s Fire HD 8 model. MORE: Kids Tablets to Buy (or Avoid) The Fire HD 8 tablets feature a 1.3-GHz processor with 1.5 GB of RAM, an upgrade from the 1GB found in last year’s model. The tablets also see an upgrade in storage, coming in 16GB ($90) and 32GB ($120) versions, as opposed to the 8GB and 16GB offerings from last year. In a jab at Apple’s iPads (that also applies to Huawei’s luxury-priced MediaPad M3) Fire Tablet General Manager Kevin Keith stated the company offers “a different approach to tablets—providing premium products at non-premium prices.” Keith claims that the company has seen sales of Fire tablets “more than double year-over-year” but whether adding Alexa and dropping the price can throw a life preserver to the larger tablet market remains to be seen.
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