![]() ![]() Even the $59/£59 version comes with the Amazon Kids app that offers great parental controls and there are dozens of free games available in the Appstore that kids will love. Remember that you don’t necessarily have to buy the Fire 7 Kids Edition. The Fire 7 has hands-free Alexa like its more expensive siblings, which is nice, and this new model has a USB-C charging port that’s much easier to use than the annoying old microUSB. The screen has good colours and good viewing angles, but the low resolution of 1024×600 means it’s not as sharp as the HD 8. Basically, it’s the best option for kids because they are unlikely to complain about it… unless you’re buying it to replace a broken iPad, which won’t go down well. Obviously, you shouldn’t expect a lightning-fast tablet for this price and you’ll have to put up with waiting a little longer for apps to load than you’d expect. The reason you may want to steer clear is because saying that it isn’t hugely powerful is an understatement. It’s great value, despite the price increase for this new model as it has better battery life (10 hours) and The Fire 7 is the smallest in the range with, as you’d guess, a 7in screen. ![]() It comes with a bumper case, year’s subscription to Kids+ and a two-year warranty. But note that the standard model also has Show Mode, so you only need something to prop it up, and maybe to plug it in to the mains to get the same effect.Īs with all three Amazon tablets, there’s a Kids Edition of the Fire HD 8. This is useful for video calls, music videos and watching Amazon Prime videos. The Plus model costs $20/£20 extra and has wireless charging and works with the optional wireless charging dock (shown in the photo) to turn the tablet into a sort of Echo Show. You get Alexa, too, and again she’s hands-free and works even when the tablet is in standby with the screen off, so you can consider it like an Echo Dot. There’s also more RAM (even more in the Plus model), more storage and you can expand that by up to 1TB using a microSD card.Īnother difference is that the HD 8 has stereo speakers and a USB-C port for charging.Įverything about the interface and available apps and services is the same. That’s not full HD, but it’s still enough for its 8in screen.Ĭameras are the same on both tablets, but processing power is around 30 percent faster. It has a higher resolution of 1280×800, too. Its screen may be only one inch larger than the Fire 7, but it makes all the difference. The Fire HD 8 is our current pick of the range. They’re otherwise identical to their non-Plus versions but are only available in a Slate colour.ĭolby Atmos, dual-stereo speakers, built-in microphoneġ80.68 x 117.59 x 9.67 mm ( 7.11” x 4.63” x 0.38”)Ģ47mm x 166mm x 9.2 mm (9.73” x 6.53” x 0.36”) Note: the Plus versions of the Fire HD 8 and HD 10 have wireless charging and extra RAM. It you already buy products from Amazon and you want a tablet primarily for entertainment, you may not really notice the difference between a Fire HD 8 and an Android tablet. However, do note that unless you pay $10/£10 to upgrade to the ‘without ads’ model when you buy a Fire tablet, the lock screen will display adverts, which can irk. Fire tablets are effectively an Amazon shop window, but that’s largely what Apple does with its iPads, too, so it’s not as bad as it might sound. Ultimately, Amazon wants you to use these services instead of Apple or Google’s, buy apps from its Appstore, download books from its Kindle store and buy physical products from its shopping section. For some people that will be an acceptable workaround but, for others, a deal-breaker.įire tablets have their own apps for email, photos, web browsing and of course its own video service, Prime Video and music streaming from Amazon Music. Most Google apps – including YouTube – are also accessible as websites via Amazon’s web browser. ![]()
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