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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Lee

Amazon just unveiled three new premium Alexa tablets to take on the iPad

The Amazon Alexa tablet 12 pro can be bought with a keyboard and pen - (Alex Lee/The Independent)

For years, Amazon’s Fire tablets have been the cheap and cheerful tablet you bought for your kids or your nan. With no support for Google Play, sluggish performance and ads jammed into the interface, most people just picked up an iPad instead.

Now, Amazon has launched what might be the most premium tablet range the company’s ever made. The tech giant has unveiled three new so-called Alexa tablets that run on Android 16, with a sleek design, a more powerful processor and, finally, full access to the Google Play Store.

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