Amazon unveils Alexa Tablets running Android with Google Play, including a Pro model aimed at work

The Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro with the $89.99 Pro Pen, which Amazon designed exclusively for the 12 Pro. (Amazon Photo) After more than a decade of focusing on low-cost devices, Amazon is taking its tablets upmarket and moving them to Android, setting up a more direct challenge to Apple’s iPad. The company on Thursday unveiled Amazon Alexa Tablets, a new line of aluminum tablets with full access to the Google Play Store.