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Amazon launches Alexa Tablet 12 Pro with AI features and Google Play Store

Amazon has launched its new Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, positioning it as a significant upgrade over its previous Fire HD 10 model. The new tablet features an aluminum build, a more powerful MediaTek Dimensity 8400 processor, and options for a nanomatte display designed to mimic paper. It also integrates enhanced Alexa+ AI capabilities and, notably, includes the Google Play Store, signaling a shift away from Amazon's proprietary Fire OS. AI

IMPACT This device integrates AI features, potentially increasing consumer exposure to AI assistants and services.

RANK_REASON Product launch of a consumer electronic device, not a frontier AI model release.

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Amazon launches Alexa Tablet 12 Pro with AI features and Google Play Store

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Max Miller) ·

    Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro vs Amazon Fire HD 10: What's changed, and is the upgrade worth it?

    Amazon's best tablet ever didn't have to work hard for the title, but a new nanomatte screen and Kindle mode sweeten the deal.