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And it’s great for reading a couple of articles on the web, or those e-mails you’ve been pushing away. It’s an excellent streaming video screen (with most of the major UK streaming services supported), either for watching a film in bed, or a short clip on the tube. For people of a certain age, this is the tablet we dreamed about as kids – very lightweight, small enough to hold in one hand, but big enough to be a cool entertainment device.Īnd that’s exactly what the Fire HD 8 does best: entertainment.

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They’re not as portable as a 6.5″ mobile phone, and they’re not big enough for actual work like the 10″+ tablets (Amazon also sells a Fire HD 10 Tablet (see our review).Īnd yet – as someone who’s used to larger tablets, when I first started using the Fire HD 8, its size clicked for me. And, don’t count on heavy apps or games, as it’s still somewhat underpowered.Ĩ″ Tablets, like the Fire HD 8, are kind of stuck in the middle in terms of size. The lack of a proper Google app store is the main downside, as many major apps are sorely missing. If you’re OK with the 8″ screen size (I think it’s perfect for everyday use), the price makes this tablet almost unbeatable for watching videos on the go, browsing the web and doing some very light work. Apps: Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Sky GO, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, All 4, Plex, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and many others.Connectivity: USB-C / WiFi / Bluetooth 5 / 3.5mm headphone jack.Battery Life: 13 Hours (5 hours charge time, less with optional adapters).

Fire hd 8 tablet 32gb review 720p#

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Doesn’t have the full Google Play app store (so many important apps are missing).So, is this the right tablet for you? Let’s dig in… Of course, the Fire HD 8 has its downsides – the primary one being no support for the Google Play Store, and a somewhat underpowered CPU – for some tasks (don’t bother with heavy, complex games for example).

And the tablet’s biggest feature is its relatively low price. Powered by a 30% faster processor (compared to the previous generation), this tablet is an excellent content consumption device – it’s perfect for watching a show in bed, or on the tube, and you can answer some e-mails and even play a game or two.Įven its size – which I was a bit wary of at first, proved to be just the right size (and weight) for something you just slip in your bag and forget about (until you need it).

In comes the new Fire HD 8 Tablet, an updated (2022) version of Amazon’s 8-inch device. These tablets are almost in a category of their own – they’re bigger than your phone, and they’re not as powerful – but they’re super affordable. And the budget ones are often too small and underpowered. The ones with big screens and flashy screens, like the large iPads of the world, are expensive. With mobile phones getting bigger and bigger, tablets are becoming an odd category.