The new Kindle features a Qualcomm 800 SoC clocked at 2.15GHz, backed by an Adreno 330 GPU. The screen resolution has been bumped up to 2560x1600, which would make the new 8.9-inch Kindle stand out as the tablet with the highest ppi.
Several weeks ago it was rumoured that the new Kindle would be powered by a MediaTek processor, but this does not seem to be the case. However, there is still a small chance that there could be more than one version, or that the leaked bench is not legit.
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