Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition with Blue Shade feature up for Pre-order at $249.99

For readers who want substance and elements that go beyond reading, Amazon has unveiled new variant of the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition with an overhauled Fire OS5 “Bellini” – a Blue Shade features that works behind the scenes to automatically adjust and optimize the backlight for a more comfortable nighttime reading experience. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet has been priced at $249.99. It can now be pre-ordered on Amazon US.

The Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition priced at $250, which is including Kindle Unlimited 12-Month Membership worth for $119.88 and limited edition premium Rustic brown leather case priced at $79.99 alongside free shipping. Talking about more about Blue Shade feature, you just need to tap Blue Shade button in the menu to turn it on and enjoy your most loved book, article, app, or any other nighttime activity without straining your eyes. This new Amazon’s Fire HD tablet additionally stretches out battery life up to 25 percent while reading at default Blue Shade brightness.

Except this new Blue Shade feature, Amazon Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition share similar specifications as Fire HD 8 Tablet such as an 8.0-inch IPS display, HD 1280 x 800 pixels resolution that can translate a pixel density of 189ppi. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor along with 1GB of RAM. It packs an 8GB of native storage which can also be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card.

The Fire 8 HD Tablet also bears a 5-megapixel primary camera on the back and HD front-facing camera for selfies and video calling. The Amazon Fire 8 Tablet is 7.7 mm thick and weighs 311 grams. On connectivity front, includes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth with A2DP, MicroUSB 2.0 and 3.5 mm audio jack options. There is Dolby Audio stereo speaker, sensors like accelerometer and gyroscope; and company also claimed a battery life up to 8 hours with moderate usage.

Mr. Charlie Tritschler, Vice President, Amazon Devices, commenting on the launch, “Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition simply delivers the best reading experience on any tablet,” also add “With an incredibly thin and light design and 8-inch HD colour display, this is the perfect tablet for reading-a year of Kindle Unlimited with access to over a million books, plus innovative new features like Blue Shade-now even more readers can curl up in bed with their favorite stories.”