6/30/2023 0 Comments Fire hd 8 tablet review 2020![]() ![]() The front of the tablet has a flush screen and bezel with a camera at the very top, above the screen. Overall industrial design to similar to previous iterations of the Fire 8 tablets. If you have the 2018 model, this would be good value to upgrade. It’s also available in a “Plus” model with 3GB of RAM and wireless charging. The Fire HD 8 is 30% faster than the two-year-old model it replaces and has 0.5GB more RAM, for a total of 2GB. The dimensions are 202 x 137 x 9.7 mm and weighs 355g. You can connect up to the internet via dual-band Wi-Fi. This is the first generation of Fire tablets to have a USB-C port, instead of Micro USB. Amazon is really billing this device has a Zoom machine in all of their marketing materials. There is also a 2MP rear facing and a 2MP front facing camera. There is an SD card that is capable of 1TB cards, which is enough for all of your movies, TV shows, songs, Kindle eBooks, magazines, apps, and games, the Fire HD 8 is the perfect tablet for enjoying entertainment. It is powered by a Mediatek MT8168A Quad-core 2.0 GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and the internal storage has two different configurations – 32 or 64 GB. It also has two speakers on the back, so you aren’t relegated to plugging in a pair of Bluetooth headphones, but you can do it if you want. Unlike an e-reader, you can play games, download and install apps and consume all of your media content in full color. Some people like multipurpose tablets as their daily driver. ![]() You have to know if you are buying this, does not have an E INK display, but a full color LCD tablet. Unlike the Amazon Kindle line of e-readers, this is a tablet, with a backlight, but it does have bluelight filters in the settings menu, to offset the bright screen. ![]() The Fire HD 8 2020 edition features an 8 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 with 189 PPI. You will find value in this $89 device if you are heavily invested in the Amazon ecosystem and don’t want to spend a lot of money. This tablets major selling points are the faster processor, more RAM, speedier WiFi, and a USB-C port. 12 hours).The 2020 edition of the Fire HD 8 has been refreshed and has been available for a couple of months. The improvements from the 2020 model are relatively modest though not insignificant: Not only is the new-for-2022 HD 8 slightly slimmer and lighter but thanks to an upgraded processor and software optimizations, it has a 30% performance boost, according to Amazon, along with an additional hour of battery life (13 hours vs. ![]() It's equipped with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, plus an expansion slot to add more of the latter via MicroSD. That doesn't mean The HD 8 is a great tablet - it isn't - but it performs reasonably well for its modest price and has a display that's just sharp and bright enough.Īvailable in a few versions, the "all-new" Fire HD 8 (2022) starts at $100 (£100 or roughly AU$175), making it $10 more than the previous model. Lighter and thinner with improved battery lifeįast USB-C charging and wireless charging enabledĭisplay is HD but not 1080p (could be sharper)Īmazon Appstore is limited compared with Google Play and Apple App Storeįor the last several years the Fire HD 8 has arguably been the best budget tablet out there, particularly for Amazon Prime members, who can take advantage of all the included content that goes along with that membership. ![]()
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