Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, Alexa Tablet 11, Alexa Tablet 8: Specs, Features, Price
Julian ChokkattuGearOct 8, 2026 9:00 AMAmazon Snuffs Out the Fire and Rebrands Its Slates as Alexa TabletsThe three new aluminum Alexa Tablets now run Android with full access to the Google Play Store. There are versions for kids too.Photograph: Julian ChokkattuCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe era of Amazon's Fire tablets—cheap slate computers ranging from $60 to $280—is over.All of the Fire tablets are being replaced by the all-aluminum Amazon Alexa Tablet. These tablets will, in a first for Amazon, run official Android and have full access to the Google Play Store.
- ▪Julian ChokkattuGearOct 8, 2026 9:00 AMAmazon Snuffs Out the Fire and Rebrands Its Slates as Alexa TabletsThe three new aluminum Alexa Tablets now run Android with full access to the Google Play Store.
- ▪There are versions for kids too.Photograph: Julian ChokkattuCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe era of Amazon's Fire tablets—cheap slate computers ranging from $60 to $280—is over.All of the Fire
- ▪These tablets will, in a first for Amazon, run official Android and have full access to the Google Play Store.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro hands-on: Taking aim at the iPad Pro for less than half the price — Engadget
- ▪ The Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is Amazon's first full Android tablet — and it might rival the iPad Air — TechRadar
- ▪ Hands-on with Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro and its wild new matte display — The Verge
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Julian ChokkattuGearOct 8, 2026 9:00 AMAmazon Snuffs Out the Fire and Rebrands Its Slates as Alexa TabletsThe three new aluminum Alexa Tablets now run Android with full access to the Google Play Store. There are versions for kids too.Photograph: Julian ChokkattuCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe era of Amazon's Fire tablets—cheap slate computers ranging from $60 to $280—is over.All of the Fire tablets are being replaced by the all-aluminum Amazon Alexa Tablet. These tablets will, in a first for Amazon, run official Android and have full access to the Google Play Store.
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