Amazon may be preparing Fire tablets that move well beyond the memory limits of its current lineup. Import records reviewed by Liliputing point to one unannounced model with as much as 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, though neither its retail name nor its final configuration has been confirmed by Amazon.
More memory than today’s Fire tablets
One device appearing in the records is listed with a MediaTek Kompanio 540 processor, also identified as the MT8189, alongside 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The chip combines two 2.6GHz Cortex-A78 cores with six 2GHz Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. Its platform is close to the hardware used in the 2023 Fire Max 11, but that tablet shipped with 4GB of RAM, making the reported 8GB configuration a notable step up for multitasking.
A second device is associated with an unreleased MediaTek MT8793 processor and is listed in configurations reaching 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. That would be an unusually large jump for Amazon’s tablet range, especially after the company recently introduced a 4GB version of the Fire HD 10 without broader hardware changes. Import records can reflect devices and variants being tested rather than finished retail products, so it is not yet clear whether a 16GB model will actually be sold.
A potential move beyond Fire OS
The hardware reports coincide with a separate software rumor. Reuters reported in 2025 that Amazon was working on an internal project called Kittyhawk, described as a higher-priced tablet built on the Android Open Source Project rather than Fire OS. The report said Amazon had discussed a 2026 release and a price of around $400, but the company has not announced the device or confirmed those plans.
That distinction could matter as much as the added memory. Fire OS is Android-based but is closely tied to Amazon services and its app store, with Google apps not part of the standard experience. An AOSP-based tablet would not by itself confirm Google Play support or a particular software experience, but it could signal Amazon is evaluating a tablet positioned closer to conventional Android options rather than its usual low-cost Fire hardware.
At least one new Amazon device has progressed through US regulatory testing: an FCC certification dated August 28, 2026 is publicly available. The filing does not identify a consumer product name, display size, price, or launch date, and it does not confirm that the certified device is the same hardware referenced in the import records. For now, the evidence suggests Amazon has new tablets in development, while the key details that would define their place in the market remain unknown.
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