Amazon Fire 7 tablet 2022 with USB-C, cheap price $ 74.99

Amazon has updated 7-inch Fire tablet– now it is a version of “2022, 12th generation”. The big news this year is that Amazon is finally switching to USB-C, which is hard to find at this price level with a profitable basement. About this price: The Fire 7 costs $ 74.99 without ads on the lock screen or $ 59.99 if you want to put up with advertising.

For SoC we have MediaTek MT8168V. This is a 12-nm chip with four cores ARM Cortex A53, running at 2 GHz, and ARM Mali G52. There’s a 7-inch 1024 × 600 LCD screen, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of memory (or $ 20 over 32GB) and a 3750mAh battery, which, according to Amazon, is good for “10 hours”. There is a microSD slot, a headphone jack and support for Wi-Fi 5 (it’s 802.11ac). Technically there are front and rear cameras on the Fire 7, but 2 MP each and “no autofocus“they may not be very useful. No GPS and NFC, but the tablet comes with a 5-watt USB-C charger.

Fire 7 2022 also means the launch of “Fire OS 8” from Amazon. This is a fork of Android 11 does not seem to move away from the usual code base, but it does not have Google applications or services. Amazon is promising four years security updates, even at this ultra-low price.

For $ 109.99 there also the “Baby” version, which takes the same equipment and builds it into a bright 1.1-inch-thick case designed for children ages 3 to 7. It’s a huge price increase over the regular version, but it has no ads and comes with a two-year term. “No worries guaranteeAmazon says, “If it breaks, give it back and we’ll replace it for free.” It also comes with a 1-year term. Amazon Kids + subscription and parental control.

Both tablets are available for pre-order now, and delivery will begin on June 29.

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