![]() Fire OS still offers the same basic experience, which isn't necessarily bad, but is limited by its app store. Other than the app-switching screen and few minor theme details, I couldn’t tell much of a difference. You want a cheap tablet? You're going to get a tablet that feels like it needs to get more money out of you at every turn.įire OS, Amazon's fork of Android, has been updated to use Android 11, which is still two full versions behind stock Android. This is, as they say, the price of admission. ![]() Don't worry, you'll still have Amazon content pushed on you every time you so much as look at your Fire HD 8. Spend the extra $20 to free yourself from some of the ads. Out of the box, Amazon's Fire tablets offer an experience that reminds me of the hyper ad-saturated world of Idiocracy.įrom the moment you try to unlock your Fire HD 8, you are confronted with an onslaught of ads and dark-patterned designs engineered to get you clicking on stuff, especially if you opt for the ad-supported models. Still not fast, but better than the included charger, which you'd most likely want to use for overnight charging. With the 15-watt, I was able to recharge it in under three hours. The included 5-watt charger took so long that I went and found a 15-watt charger. I only managed 10 or so hours while streaming video, but that's still very good. One of the highlights of the Fire HD 8 is the impressive battery life. You can expand that storage capacity up to 1 TB using the microSD card slot. The Fire HD 8 is available with either 32 GB or 64 GB of storage-the more the better, if you can afford it. Pixelation is still painfully visible in text, but no worse than any other tablet at this price. It's the sort of thing that would send David Lynch into fits, but it works well enough if you don't care that much about deep rich colors and solid blacks. That Amazon content lands on an 8-inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, which is … not great. Again though, it's fast enough to do what it's designed to do, which is deliver Amazon content. It gets the job done, but put it up against just about any other Android tablet on the market and it's going to lose. Considered on its own, let's charitably say that this is not a speedy tablet. In my experience using them side by side for tasks like browsing the web or playing video, you won't notice a huge difference. Amazon claims the new Fire HD 8 is 30 percent faster. The 2.0 GHz hexa-core processor is new, and in my testing was marginally faster than the previous version. I suggest wrapping your Fire HD 8 in a cover of some sort. That said, I don't recommend testing this feature yourself. I've dropped my old Fire HD 8 from about waist height (I'm around 6 feet tall) on a hardwood floor several times without doing any damage. Like the previous model, the all-plastic construction is surprisingly sturdy. The 2022 version looks identical to the previous model, but is a little thinner and lighter. But if you want a budget tablet with a tad more power, the Fire HD 8 is for you.Amazon has not messed much with the design of the Fire HD 8. For those on a tight budget, the Fire 7 will suffice, though it isn’t as technically impressive as the Fire 10 HD. The Fire HD 10 Kids Pro is the Fire HD 10 tailored for children, making it great for your little ones. The Fire 10 HD is the all-around best tablet, with a snappy processor, bright screen and long-lasting battery life. Sure, you can sideload Google apps like Gmail… but who wants to do that?Īs for which Fire tablet is right for you, it depends. Their biggest failing is the inability to easily access the Google Play store, which limits what apps you can install. Which Fire tablet is right for you?Īll Amazon Fire tablets have their strengths and weaknesses but are solid devices that serve various needs. With that said, this is still a great pick if you’re looking for a cheap device for media consumption. You also need to pay extra if you want to remove lock screen advertisements. If you’re used to an iPad, the sub-HD display will not impress. This is a fairly standard tablet that lacks the extras that come with more expensive devices.
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