Hands-on with Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro and its wild new matte display

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268799_AlexaTablet12Pro_1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amazon's <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/961387/amazon-2023-fire-hd-10-tablet-4gb-update">Fire tablets</a> are notable for being dirt cheap. While they're <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/17/15650262/amazon-fire-7-tablet-refresh-release-date-pricing-kids-edition">great for kids</a>, they don't offer a premium Android tablet experience. The company's new $499 Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is an attempt to build a device someone might actually want to use. It's one of a few new Android tablets Amazon announced today, and it's the one you need to know about.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Unlike the Fire Tablet lineup, the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007648/amazon-alexa-tablets-price-specs">Alexa Tablet</a> doesn't run some hobbled version of Android stuck with Amazon's app store with ads for Amazon services at every turn. It has full access to the Google Play app store. It's powered by 8GB or 12GB of RAM with a MediaTek Dimensity 8400 8-core CPU. T …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007473/amazon-alexa-tablet-12-pro-nanomatte-hands-on">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>