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Amazon's new Alexa tablets will have full access to Google Play
You'll be able to access Google Play and its apps on the new Amazon Alexa tablets.
What the coverage shows
All six outlets converge on Amazon replacing the Fire tablet line with a new Alexa-branded lineup that runs Android and includes Google Play access, with the 12 Pro positioned as the flagship. CNBC is the clearest on the price and premium repositioning, while Bloomberg and The Verge foreground comparisons with the iPad and the shift away from the old Fire identity. Engadget alone highlights kids’ versions and separate hands-on and comparison coverage, and Wired alone adds the idea that the tablets could hint at an Amazon phone.
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