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MagyarAmazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition (2019) Review - One tablet for all cases
Comparison Devices
Bewertung | Rating Version | Datum | Modell | Gewicht | Laufwerk | Groesse | Aufloesung | Preis ab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77.3 % | v7 (old) | 12/2019 | Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition 2019 MT8183, Mali-G72 MP3 | 778 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 10.10" | 1920x1200 | |
| 76.8 % | v7 (old) | 01/2019 | Lenovo Tab M10 SD 450, Adreno 506 | 480 g | 16 GB eMMC Flash | 10.10" | 1920x1200 | |
| 80.7 % | v7 (old) | 05/2019 | Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 Exynos 7904, Mali-G71 MP2 | 460 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 10.10" | 1920x1200 | |
| 69.6 % | v7 (old) | 11/2019 | Trekstor Surftab Theatre S11 MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz, Mali-T720 MP2 | 719 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 11.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case, Software and Operation
The tablet included in the scope of delivery is identical to the conventional Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019). For details on this tablet, please refer to its review. The special feature of the Kids Edition is the new bumper, which is supposed to protect the Fire tablet from rough handling and falls and offers a fold-out stand. The brightly colored material can be pushed in a little and reliably cushions smaller falls. The stand holds the tablet stably in the desired position, but has only one adjustment level. A disadvantage is the strongly increasing dimensions and the comparatively high weight of the tablet together with the bumper.
Another special feature is the software of the Kids Edition. The special user interface of the Kids profiles is clearly arranged and child-friendly, but in combination with FreeTime Unlimited, which is included free of charge for one year, the little ones quickly find themselves at the mercy of a surplus of content. A positive feature is the quite flexibly configurable usage time, which however only differentiates between books, videos, apps and a total screen time. A separate setting of audio content or even individual apps is unfortunately still not possible. More details can be found in the Fire 7 Kids Edition review.
Cameras - Kids Edition without additional functions
With a 2-MP camera on the front and back, the Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition does not offer a particularly attractive camera configuration. As expected, the quality of the recordings is mediocre to poor.
Amazon has not made any major adjustments for the camera app. The software-sided surfaces are now blue instead of black and the user interfaces have been enlarged a bit. A few AR filters or something similar would certainly have increased the fun factor.
Display - Fire HD 10 with bright IPS panel
The Amazon Fire HD 10's 10.1-inch IPS panel has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels and delivers a good pixel density. Due to the comparatively high luminosity, it is also suitable for outdoor use, but direct sunlight should be avoided.
The uniformity of illumination is good and the values also remain constant during APL50 measurements. Another positive aspect is that Amazon does not use pulse width modulation. The color display, which we checked with the CalMAN analysis software, is also absolutely okay considering the price range.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 449 cd/m²
Contrast: 748:1 (Black: 0.6 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.1 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.94
ΔE Greyscale 3.8 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
98.4% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.09
| Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition 2019 IPS, 1920x1200, 10.1" | Lenovo Tab M10 IPS, 1920x1200, 10.1" | Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 TFT-LCD, 1920x1200, 10.1" | Trekstor Surftab Theatre S11 IPS, 1920x1080, 11.6" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Times | -64% | -17% | -24% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 49.6 ? | 77.6 ? -56% | 52.8 ? -6% | 48.8 ? 2% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 24.6 ? | 42.4 ? -72% | 31.6 ? -28% | 37 ? -50% |
| PWM Frequency | 25510 ? | |||
| Screen | -38% | 1% | -29% | |
| Brightness middle | 449 | 339 -24% | 401 -11% | 245 -45% |
| Brightness | 425 | 327 -23% | 396 -7% | 231 -46% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 86 -3% | 86 -3% | 87 -2% |
| Black Level * | 0.6 | 0.42 30% | 0.5 17% | 0.25 58% |
| Contrast | 748 | 807 8% | 802 7% | 980 31% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.1 | 5.8 -87% | 2.9 6% | 5.2 -68% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.4 | 11.6 -81% | 5.8 9% | 10.8 -69% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.8 | 8.6 -126% | 4.1 -8% | 7.3 -92% |
| Gamma | 2.09 105% | 2.16 102% | 2.36 93% | 2.24 98% |
| CCT | 7202 90% | 8718 75% | 7263 89% | 7496 87% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -51% /
-43% | -8% /
-2% | -27% /
-28% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 24.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 8.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 17.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 54 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.1 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 49.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 26 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 23.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 84 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17204 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance, Emissions and Battery Life
Amazon provides the Fire HD 10 with a rather young MediaTek-SoC, which in combination with the two GB RAM is well equipped for all everyday tasks. The gaming performance is certainly not outstanding, but Amazon's App Store isn't equipped with demanding games either. The built-in eMMC memory is also sufficiently fast.
The Fire HD 10 doesn't get particularly warm even without a bumper, with this one there is practically no increase in surface temperatures to be felt.
The two loudspeakers are well positioned and deliver a decent sound image as long as they're not set too loud. Alternatively, an audio jack or Bluetooth can be used for the sound output. On the software side, a volume limiter would be desirable, at least for the child profiles.
The battery life is a positive surprise, as it turns out very well with fifteen and a half hours and the Fire HD 10 Kids Edition doesn't give the competition a chance.
| PCMark for Android | |
| Work performance score (sort by value) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 | |
| Average Mediatek MT8183 (6284 - 8599, n=2) | |
| Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value) | |
| Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition 2019 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 | |
| Lenovo Tab M10 | |
| Trekstor Surftab Theatre S11 | |
| Average Mediatek MT8183 (5056 - 6735, n=6) | |
| Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition 2019 | Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 | Lenovo Tab M10 | Trekstor Surftab Theatre S11 | Average 32 GB eMMC Flash | Average of class Tablet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | -12% | -20% | -24% | -17% | 323% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 270.9 | 300 11% | 279.9 3% | 158.8 -41% | 242 ? -11% | 928 ? 243% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 180.7 | 90.7 -50% | 52.6 -71% | 107.6 -40% | 100.5 ? -44% | 616 ? 241% |
| Random Read 4KB | 73.9 | 62.6 -15% | 52.5 -29% | 28.93 -61% | 43.2 ? -42% | 182.5 ? 147% |
| Random Write 4KB | 22.86 | 11.37 -50% | 11.32 -50% | 15.98 -30% | 22.4 ? -2% | 173.7 ? 660% |
| Sequential Read 256KB SDCard | 77.2 ? | 81.2 ? 5% | 83.5 ? 8% | 86.6 ? 12% | 71.8 ? -7% | |
| Sequential Write 256KB SDCard | 52 ? | 65.6 ? 26% | 61.2 ? 18% | 61.9 ? 19% | 52.9 ? 2% |
Temperature
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 28.7 °C / 84 F, compared to the average of 33.7 °C / 93 F, ranging from 20.7 to 53.2 °C for the class Tablet.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 25.7 °C / 78 F, compared to the average of 33.2 °C / 92 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.2 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 30 °C / 86 F.
Speakers
Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition 2019 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (86.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 26.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.2% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 6.5% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 64% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 30% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 63% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 31% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Trekstor Surftab Theatre S11 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (76.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 37.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 10.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (11.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (35.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 94% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 4% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 93% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 6% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Battery Life
| Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition 2019 6300 mAh | Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 6150 mAh | Lenovo Tab M10 4850 mAh | Trekstor Surftab Theatre S11 6800 mAh | Average of class Tablet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | |||||
| WiFi Websurfing | 932 | 723 -22% | 580 -38% | 296 -68% | 820 ? -12% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Good, but the software is stagnating
Amazon offers the Kids Edition for an additional charge of around 50 euros compared to the conventional Fire HD 10. There are no special offers, a thick bumper with an integrated stand, a free year of FreeTime Unlimited and a two-year carefree warranty, which covers most damage to the tablet. Certainly not only for children a suitable offer.
The tablet itself offers a good IPS display, decent speakers, integrated Amazon Alexa and the Echo Show mode for this price range. The Octa-Core-SoC delivers a good everyday performance and the 32 GB measuring memory can be expanded via microSD card.
The hardware and features of the Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition are really good, but we still see room for improvement in the software.
With the special offers for children, the US giant offers a wide range of apps, video, audio books and eBooks, especially with FreeTime Unlimited, which is specially adapted to this age group. Unfortunately, the software has been stagnating in its further development for years. Access to audio content, for example, cannot be regulated at all, nor is it possible to limit individual apps. Especially for older children, controlling media time via Google's Family Link and screen time management can therefore make more sense. Similarly, the user must also accept a restricted Amazon universe.
Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition 2019
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12/19/2019 v7 (old)
Daniel Schmidt
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